AL BASHIR EXECUTES MARTIAL LAW TO SILENCE EL-FASHER UNITY: US AND UN UNSPOKEN; Congressional Record Vol. 156, No. 70
(Extensions of Remarks - May 11, 2010)
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AL BASHIR EXECUTES MARTIAL LAW TO SILENCE EL-FASHER UNITY: US AND UN
UNSPOKEN
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HON. FRANK R. WOLF
of virginia
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Mr. WOLF. Madam Speaker, I would like to share with our colleagues an
article which ran last week reporting that Sudan's leader, the
internationally indicted war criminal, Bashir, declared martial law
inside El-Fasher, Darfur.
What's remarkable is the headline: Al-Bashir Executes Martial Law to
Silence El Fasher Unity: US and UN Unspoken.
Silence in the face of martial law?
Once again, I urge this administration to find its voice on Sudan.
[From Salem-News.com, May 4, 2010]
Al-Bashir Executes Martial Law to Silence El Fasher Unity: US and UN
Unspoken
(By Alysha Atma)
``I know there are many good, compassionate people in this
world, who will listen to us and help us''--Mohammed Yahya
(EL FASHER/PORTLAND)--``Martial Law has been declared
inside El Fasher, Darfur. We have to stay in our homes; the
Police and Government Army are searching house to house
looking for people, cell phones, cameras and pictures,'' a
source on the ground there tells Salem-News.com.
All communications have been severed, ``They are going to
cut the network, no email or cell phones. We will not be able
to communicate with anyone. We don't know how long this will
last.''
The International Superpowers--US Government and China,
have all given their silent approval in support of the
Genocidal President of Sudan. Omar Al-Bashir is a wanted war
criminal who ran, and won the recent, rigged and fraudulent
elections. By standing silent the US Government has allowed a
continued reign of terror to besiege the people of Sudan. The
US government has chosen its path, to stand with the Sudanese
President while he targets the people and strips them from
their land, families and often their lives.
The last several days have seen the tensions and terror
increase inside the state of Darfur; bombings, clashes and
protests have left many dead, injured or displaced.
According to sources on the ground, this was to be
expected, with information beginning to leak its way out of
Darfur and their voices coming together in unity. The
government (GoS) is trouncing hard on the people of El
Fasher. Those inside report that the government is not only
stopping all communication they are confiscating cell phones,
cameras and computers in an effort to ebb the flow of
information leaving the state.
Sources say to brace for more to happen, there have been
too many to count, arrested and beaten. Many of those being
taken are the same that stood in strength and protested
against the government's horror and deception.
2 May 2010 in El Fasher, also known as Al Fashir
The GoS Ponzi scam that was earlier reported not only stole
money from the hard working Darfuri's but also allowed the
GoS to compile a list of names and addresses. This list is
not being used not to repay those that the government owes
money, but to target with violence and harassment. Many on
this list have already been taken away or arrested; reports
Indicate they are being sent to Shalla prison.
``Shalla is a very bad, terrible place''.
We previously reported over 300 people were arrested in the
two days following the protest.
Our source says, ``Over 100 arrested today and still
arresting more based on the governor's order this evening.''
Sources indicate this may be a very long lockdown; they
cannot leave their homes and the market has been shut down. A
majority of people inside El Fasher do not have running water
and rely on every day trips to the market to feed their
families.
``How are we going to survive if we can't get food and
water, we can't last a week? If we leave our homes we are
arrested or killed.''
Omar Al-Bashir has been known in the past to use starvation
as a weapon of war. The goal and ideology has been consistent
within this government; to clear Darfur of its people.
``They can do anything that they want and get away with it,
anything beyond your imagination, that is what they can do,''
Reporter Mohammed Yahya said.
Oil, gold, copper and uranium are all found in ground of
Darfur. Omar Al-Bashir's actions suggest that the Sudanese
people are dispensable; wipe out the people and the land is
his, this equals money. He has successfully managed to wipe
out over 80% of the villages. El Fasher is one of the largest
towns in Darfur with a population of over 250,000, how many
will survive?
The citizens of El Fasher no longer having anything to
lose; with no other direction and with many facing death or
imprisonment, the U.S. and UN still stand silent. Their hope
is for world to hear them and not allow another hundred
people to disappear into
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Shalla prison today and thousands to starve while Al-Bashir
smiles for the camera during his re-election photos.
Mohammed Yahya said, ``I know there are many good,
compassionate people in this world, who will listen to us and
help us.''
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