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Just announced: Mia Farrow called off her hunger strike after 12 days..... I don't think I need to say anything else.
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Just announced: Mia Farrow called off her hunger strike after 12 days..... I don't think I need to say anything else.
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There appears to be a growing trend developing as countries begin to refuse the aid of humanitarian workers among their needy. Last week we were stunned with the announcement made by Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to expel foreign aid to the thousands who are hungry and sick in Sudan. Just this morning Reuters AlertNet reported that North Korea has climbed aboard the foreign aid refusal train, with a seat next to Sudan. See the full report here. Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will be responsible for "every single death" caused by the expulsion of 13 foreign aid groups from Sudan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.
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I just turned off CNN. I'm so angry, so outraged, so utterly incensed. I don't know what to do. The President of Sudan, who was yesterday indicted by the International Criminal Court at the Hague for war crimes and crimes against humanity, is throwing ten aid agencies out of Sudan. Organizations like Doctors without Borders, World Vision, the Red Cross, and others have received notification that they are to stop providing food and medical assistance to ANYONE in the country. This means hundreds of thousands of impoverished people have been sentenced to death. Even with the help of these agencies, the crisis in Darfur was staggering at best. There already weren't enough resources and health care to go around. Read the article here.
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