There is still no news out of the UN Security Council on Sudan. In public statements new UN Ambassador Danforth is saying the right things, but it appears that France and China are managing to forstall further action.
Danforth, who took up his post at the UN yesterday, had previously served as U.S. President George W. Bush's special envoy to Sudan. He has been expressing skepticism about Khartoum's promises. "What we wonder is whether the government of Sudan is just using more words, more promises, with a view that delay means more death," he said. "And that's what it means."
Yup, I'd say that's what it means.
Update: Reuters summary on UN deliberations on Thursday and Friday. A line of particular interest to us:
as public opinion mounts at the crisis in Darfur, some diplomats believe the United States should just call a vote next week and dare nations to block the resolution.
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