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Stories from 2004-04-12

Chechnya Official Denies Report of Chemical Weapons Experiments

STAFF | World News Connection | April 12, 2004

"'There are no conditions or opportunities in Chechnya for such experiments,' Dudayev said today in an exclusive interview with ITAR-TASS. 'Virtually all petrochemical facilities in the republic have been totally ruined, and only the shells of the buildings are left. So the equipment needed for the purpose doesn't exist.'" [more]

Genocide: Darfur Ceasefire Eases Pressure on the US

Kevin J. Kelley | East African | April 12, 2004

"'We've called it a humanitarian crisis,' State Department spokesman Adam Ereli told reporters on April 6. 'But I really hesitate to use the G-word at this point, not really having considered it in that light.'" [more]

US’ Disinterest in African Affairs is Just Strategic

Muniini K. Mulera | Monitor | April 12, 2004

"As I reflect on lessons learnt from the Rwandan genocide, the most powerful one remains the reality that African lives do not matter to the leaders, and the majority of the citizens, of the world's most powerful nation and its European allies./ Their non-interventionist attitude is couched in references to lack of strategic interest. But the underlying reason is an entrenched racism that prevents them from reacting with the urgency and emotional commitment that has propelled them to intervene in less extensive acts of mass murder among their kinsmen in Europe." [more]

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