The Global Day for Darfur has been quite a success.
Peace activists around the world staged a day of action on Sunday to highlight the “forgotten war” in Darfur where tens of thousands of people have been killed and more than 2 million left homeless
In London, Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders delivered a plea and said prayers outside the Downing Street residence of Prime Minister Tony Blair, and demonstrators rallied outside Sudan’s embassy.
Members of the association ’Urgence Darfour’ (Darfur Urgency), wearing symbolic blue berets, oversee the signing of postcards by members of the public in Paris September 16, 2006. (Reuters)
And in Khartoum this is what happened.
Photo: Sudanese women joined a counter-protest in Khartoum. In Khartoum, a small group of people staged a counter-demonstration branding the Darfur Day events a Jewish conspiracy. The demonstrators also opposed the deployment of a proposed UN peacekeeping force in Darfur. (Aljazeera 17 Sep 2006)
(hat tip: Sudan Watch)
Dear Jews, thank you for your efforts I really appreciate them. No, seriously I really do but it seems that to some people your efforts are always equivelant to “evil intentions”. Hence they always end up bringing the opposite of the intended outcome. Stay away next time 
By the way were there any rallies in the Muslim world to protest the ruthless killing and suffering of “blackies” in Darfur? Okay fine, fine. I’ll stop being the cynical person I am. There were small tiny efforts in Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Cairo. I’m starting to see the “light”. In 5 years time we’ll protest things like Darfur besides continuing our violent protests against the Pope. Great improvement huh?!
UPDATE: Sudan blames Israel for its problems. Lovely!
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It makes me sad to read that good intentions are torpedoed into bad ones because of the blatant ignorance of manipulated people. When you read something like that you don’t know anymore to feel sorry for them or to be angry at that much ignorance.
Tse.
I think this distrust will take a long time to vanish. Honestly it isn’t this that bothers me much but rather, the cold, relaxed and laid back attitude of some Sudanese in regards to the Darfur problem.
Some go to the extent of saying, the casualties are very very small and the problem isn’t a big deal. They claim it’s the “Jewish controled” media exagerating the numbers… It pisses me off so badly. They love wrapping up themselves in a “victim” mentality.
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