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 Is Gadhafi Fooling Us? aim.org 4/22/4 [""]
 U.S. Likens West Sudan 'Ethnic Cleansing' to Rwanda reuters.com 4/22/4 ["called on the United Nations' top human rights body to condemn "ethnic cleansing" in Sudan's Darfur region, comparing it to Rwanda's genocide."]
 UN: Violent Clashes Force 50,000 to Flee Homes in Southern Sudan voanews.com 4/19/4 ["the world body has received similar reports of mostly pro-government militias burning down villages, schools, and hospitals in the Upper Nile region."]
 EU Could Lead Sudan Peacekeeping Force, Top Official Says dw-world.de 4/13/4 ["It is likely that any EU intervention would follow a UN resolution and would be headed up by a ‘lead nation,’"]
 Liberia: disarmament to recommence in mid-April, UN announces un.org 4/12/4 ["During the DDRR process, combatants will report to designated pick-up points with all their weapons and ammunition. They will then be brought to disarmament sites and, after laying down their arms, will be transported to cantonment areas for demobilization. There, former fighters will receive photo IDs, medical screening, treatment and food, as well as orientation programmes."]
 Fear runs high in Sudan despite ceasefire taipeitimes.com 4/11/4 ["The UN has said a Rwanda-style genocide could be in the making in the Darfur area, where government-armed militias are looting, raping and killing"]
 Rwanda Marks 10th Anniversary of Genocide foxnews.com 4/8/5 ["...more than 500,000 lives in 100 days in 1994, he said world powers refused to do anything to stop the killing, which eventually ended when his rebel forces seized control of the country."]
 Bush, Annan call for end to Sudan fighting cnn.com 4/7/4 ["that the Sudanese government end mass fighting with rebels, calling the African nation's civil war "one of the worst humanitarian tragedies of our time.""]
 Fears of ethnic cleansing in Sudan swissinfo.org 4/3/4 ["of black Africans by Arab militia in the border region with Chad."  "Close to 1 million people have been affected by the conflict, with some 750,000 forced out of their homes and tens of
thousands having fled to Chad"]
Close to ethnic cleansing in western Sudan, UN says theglobeandmail.com 3/20/4 ["Arab militias of systematically attacking villages"]
African Leaders Sign Common Security Plan ap.org 2/29/4 ["a sweeping defense and security agreement Saturday that allows the fledgling African Union to send forces to intervene in civil wars, international conflicts and coup attempts across the continent"  "...modeled on the United Nations."]
Ugandan rebels storm camp and kill nearly 200 refugees azcentral.com 2/23/4
Liberia's new leader takes office on 'rescue mission' chron.com 10/15/3
Taylor's asylum is a misguided plan dawn.com 8/16/3 [deserves to be tried for his crimes]
Liberians Greet W. African Troop Arrival ledger-enquirer.com AP 8/4/3
Bush may send 500-1,000 troops to Liberia cnn.com 7/3/3
Bush 'exploring all options' on sending troops to Liberia sltrib.com  7/3/3
The Niger connection ['evidence' of WMD in Iraq questioned] 7/10/3 news.independent.co.uk
Troops, supplies arrive in Liberia detnews.com 8/5/3 [liason team]