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Thousands of Manasir villagers in Sudan are refusing to leave their lands, which are currently being flooded as the reservoir for the nearby Merowe Dam begins to fill. “Local communities have recorded their trauma on video, and say the reservoir is being deliberately filled now to forcibly evict those villages that have been most outspoken in calling for fair compensation and replacement lands.

According to Fox News, Senator Barack Obama plans to announce who his running mate will be later this week. Among those in consideration are thought to be former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn, Indiana Senator Richard Lugar (R) (Lugar has been withholding his support for McCain), Delaware Senator Joe Biden, and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.

I wonder how, or if, the UN will respond to this explicit threat. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan has warned the United Nations of “serious consequences” for its staff and facilities if the International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir over Darfur, a U.N.

By Ben Lynfield Jerusalem - When I broke the story last November on this website and elsewhere that 48 African refugees deported by Israel to Egypt on Aug 19,2007 had been confirmed as missing by the United Nations Higher Commission on Refugees I certainly did not imagine that on Aug.

Here is a sad piece on the ongoing genocide in Darfur: http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/item/dear_condoleeza_rice_20080813. We all know what's going on there. It's (largely) Arab Muslims killing off (largely) Black Christians.

Rafael Nadal Does he know how addictive he is to his admirers, his fans? ................................................ ................................................ Rafael Nadal Your Song This is from Wimbledon 2007 But I love the music used here with Rafa ................................................

Rafa in Olympic Semi-Final Match against Djokovic Photo credit: Reuters Rafa in Olympic Semi-Final Match with Djokovic Djokovic loses to Rafa ~ but goes on to win bronze Rafa will play for Gold, but will definitely medal Semi-Final match change over Olympics Tennis Finals Rafael Nadal plays in The Final ~ The Gold Medal Match in the second match of Centre Court.

To accessorize this video a Piece from the New Republic Bashir’s Willing Accomplices. Though muzzled by the media thank you Team Darfur

one of the most disturbing things about the genocide in darfur is the targeting of women, hundreds of thousands of whom have been raped, tortured, mutilated and enslaved by the al-bashir regime’s stormtroopers.  tell condi rice to PROTECT THE WOMEN OF DARFUR!

GENOCIDE - A CHOICE SPEAKING OUT AGAINST GENOCIDE - A CHOICE SAYING NOTHING ABOUT GENOCIDE - A CHOICE WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE? While the Olympics go on in China, Russia invades Georgia, the USA fights in Iraq - the genocide by Sudan and "sponsored" by China is in its sixth year.