Actor George Clooney is calling on the United States to take action now against a Muslim government in Sudan that is “repressing Christians,” proposing diplomacy and public and financial pressure. “Join us in pressing for the deployment of a senior U.S. official to work fulltime on Sudan’s peace process with a small team of experts and diplomats to support African and U.N. mediators,” he asks in commentary at Vice that is headlined “Sudan’s Silent Suffering Is Getting Worse.” Clooney contends the U.S. certainly can “rebuild its influence” in Sudan, “and the best way to do that is through the regime’s wallet.” “The U.S. government must give the Treasury Department the resources it needs to follow the money enabling mass atrocities, and enforce sanctions against complicit actors,” he says. “Short of military intervention, which is off the table, going after the stolen wealth of the regime’s elite will grab their attention like no other action,” he says in the commentary co-authored by John Prendergast. The commentary was published a day before a Washington rally Thursday in which Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also said it’s time to act in Sudan. Read more at wnd/2014/06/clooney-targets-muslim-government-in-sudan/#k4djWDtxCHvomeGS.99
Posted on: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 04:06:45 +0000