Another Islamic “hijacking.” Looks as if the jihad will continue. From AP, with thanks to DC Watson:
UNITED NATIONS – Sudan denounced a U.N. Security Council resolution that gave the government 30 days to stem ethnic violence in the western Darfur region or face sanctions, saying Khartoum needed international help, not threats.
Sudan said the resolution, passed 13-0 on Friday, violates a previous agreement with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in which it promised to crack down on the militias who have killed thousands of people and forced more than 1 million to flee in Darfur.
“Sudan expresses its deep sorrow that the issue of Darfur has quickly entered the Security Council and has been hijacked from its regional arena,” Information Minister El-Zahawi Ibrahim Malik said in a statement.
But the violence has continued despite a cease-fire called in July and Sudanese promises of a crackdown. The three African countries on the council “” Algeria, Angola and Benin “” backed the U.S.-sponsored resolution.