Sudan : NAACP & Movie Star Arrested~Concerning Crisis in Sudan

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I really don't know too much about what his going on in Sudan in regards to politics, but I try to keep informed. This just hit the news:

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NAACP President, Ben Jealous

...The protesters accuse Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, of provoking a humanitarian crisis and blocking food and aid from entering the Nuba Mountains in the county's border region with South Sudan.
 
Clooney, his father, Nick and others, including Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia and NAACP President Ben Jealous, were arrested after being warned three times not to cross a police line outside the embassy. They were handcuffed and placed into a U.S. Secret Service van.

Clooney said earlier that he hopes to draw more attention to the issue and that if action is not taken in the next three to four months "we're going to have a real humanitarian disaster."...
 http://movies.yahoo.com/news/clooney-arrested-protest-sudanese-embassy-150449477.html

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In the Spirit of Sankofa,




.......Although two-fold(Oil), this tumult finally gets the attention it deserves:

George Clooney meets with Obama, rules out higher office … for now?


Clooneywho was flanked by human rights activist John Prendergastsaid he talked with Obama about the urgent humanitarian needs in South Sudan and emphasized the urgent need for the creation of a "humanitarian corridor" to ensure deliveries of aid to populations at risk for starvation.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/george-clooney-meets-obama-rules-higher-office-now-213449750.html

Peace In,
 
In the Spirit of Sankofa,




.......Although two-fold(Oil), this tumult finally gets the attention it deserves:

George Clooney meets with Obama, rules out higher office … for now?


Clooneywho was flanked by human rights activist John Prendergastsaid he talked with Obama about the urgent humanitarian needs in South Sudan and emphasized the urgent need for the creation of a "humanitarian corridor" to ensure deliveries of aid to populations at risk for starvation.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/george-clooney-meets-obama-rules-higher-office-now-213449750.html

Peace In,

I sure hope that President Obama can do something!
 

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