Click Here For Kofi Annan and Sudanese Genocide by Michael Margolies

"Annan then got more specific moving from one to the other of the two terms that those closely following Sudan use when talking of Darfur Province in western Sudan. First, he said that military forces might be needed in Darfur Province to stop 'ethnic cleansing.' He then explained further: 'by action in such situations, I mean a continuum of steps which may include military action.' And then he added, 'The risk of genocide remains frighteningly real' (Tom Atkins, 'Annan Says Force may be needed in West Sudan', Reuters Net Alert, April 7, 2004). He cannot, he will not, against all evidence, actually admit genocide is taking place, because even he cannot stand idle in the face of such atrocity (2). So he contents himself with talking about this frightening reality in the conditional, as if it were merely an idea and not a terrible actuality affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan."