On Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing genocide in Sudan’s Civil War and announced sanctions on RSF’s leader, Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa, known as Hemedti.
Since war broke out between Hemedti’s RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in April 2023, at least tens of thousands have been killed, and millions are facing acute food shortages, with an estimated 638,000 already facing famine.
Atrocities have been committed by both sides, and Blinken said he previously determined both the RSF and SAF had “committed war crimes.” The RSF and allied militias have also been accused of carrying out massacres of civilians.
“The RSF and allied militias have systematically murdered men and boys—even infants—on an ethnic basis and deliberately targeted women and girls from certain ethnic groups for rape and other forms of brutal sexual violence,” Blinken said.
He said the US was targeting Hemedti with sanctions for “his role in systematic atrocities committed against the Sudanese people” and “sanctioning seven RSF-owned companies located in the United Arab Emirates and one individual for their roles in procuring weapons for the RSF.”
The UAE has been covertly shipping weapons to the RSF, but that hasn’t stopped the Biden administration from pushing forward major arms sales to Abu Dhabi.
Blinken’s declaration that the RSF is committing genocide comes as he and other Biden administration officials are vehemently denying that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza despite that becoming the consensus of leading human rights organizations.
By supplying Israel with weapons and providing political support, the US has enabled the mass slaughter of Palestinian women and children, including many infants, the systematic targeting of hospitals, a starvation blockade, and the demolition of entire cities to achieve ethnic cleansing. Palestinians detained by the Israeli military have also faced rape and torture.
Well, thank goodness our SoS is an expert on the subject …
How absurd! If the ICC accuses RSF of war crimes is the USA going to react like it did when Israel was accused of OBVIOUS war crimes? The establishment of Israel WAS a war crime!
"The UAE has been covertly shipping weapons to the RSF, but that hasn’t stopped the Biden administration from pushing forward major arms sales to Abu Dhabi."
The UAE is protected by Israel.
UAE is using Israel's strategy in Africa. Where else are they funding militias? Congo? Sahel?
UAE is not protected by Israel. This is Middle East and what appears is the last thing being true.
UAE is a money parking and transfer — no questions asked. It is the hub of Asian money today, just as it is the center of European money traversing globe. Now that Switzeland has become “ transparent” and must disclose details, money moved elsewhere.
City of Lindon has special legislation that allowes for less transparency, of course kown are Caribbean heavens for money of questionslble sources. Come to think of it, most serious money is questionable. Miami does very well, thank you. This is why in Florida there are two real property tax rates and two proper insurance systems. For those with money. no questions asked, you can be a corporation registered anywhere, physical presence does not have to be disclosed. Such entities pay hight property tax rates and higher insurance. As for mortals who need normal (not low by any means) taxes, get in DMV line — a test of indurance I assure you), get your ID, then get all sorts of documents (deed, proof of residence, electric bill , etc) to get a homestead status and a human tax rate.
Without homestead do not dream getting decent insurance. Money rules.
All UAE has done is — on a grand scale, along with living quarters of one’s choice, befitting money status.
UAE has decided to be better of with Isrsel in, than outside plotting problems against it. Naive are not, neither.
Do not be shocked how money will flow in mysterious directions once the dust settles in Syria.
Smuggled Gold Fuels War in Sudan, U.N. Says
https://adf-magazine.com/2024/02/smuggled-gold-fuels-war-in-sudan-u-n-says/
Sudan is caught in a web of external interference. So why is an international response still lacking?
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/sudan-rsf-saf-uae-intervention/
Because those that normally bleed for convenient victims while throwing others to the pile of undesrving dead — are too busy. So far only rhetoric that costs nothing is the tool of choice in Sudan.
Those that are concerned about chaos being deliberately seeded with dizzying speed, have tough choices to make. First one is stopping US and disrespected US European vassals in Ukraine. Second, stoppng Israel/Us duo from trampling over Levant by navigating the deconstruction of Syrian statehood. Third is the destabizing Indo-Pacific through Banglsdesh regime change, upending India-Pakistan cart. Taiwan sits there as a potential bombelet in the already stired up Korean theatre.
Sudan, unless ine has a plan to destabiize Egypt will stew along. Actdr Gaza genocide — hope Western silupremacist stop talking human rights
And after Trump — let them not have a peep about Sovereignity and Teritorial integrity.
The word “genocide” becomes more pervasive with each passing day!…
You mean more normalized each day? Something akin to himan rights of the more powerful?
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OFF TOPIC BUT CHECK THIS OUT:
UK Special Forces Whistleblowers: SAS Had 'Golden Pass' To Murder Unarmed Afghans. Veterans of British special forces operations in Afghanistan have shared with a public inquiry their concerns that noncombatants — including juveniles under 16 — were regularly murdered in raids targeting Taliban fighters. One senior officer said the elite soldiers had a "golden pass allowing them to get away with murder." More here: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/uk-special-forces-whistleblowers-sas-had-golden-pass-murder-unarmed-afghans
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE HAS AN EXCELLENT POST TODAY ON THIS SUBJECT: https://caityjohnstone.medium.com/the-biden-administration-declares-that-a-genocide-is-happening-in-sudan-17e104712c88
"Sometimes all you can do is stare wordlessly at the absolute gall of these freaks. This is after all the same Antony Blinken who just flatly denied that a genocide is taking place in Gaza in his final interviews with the press a few days ago, even as mainstream western human rights institutions like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch unambiguously accuse Israel of committing genocidal crimes of extermination against Palestinians in the enclave. This is the same Biden administration which has adamantly insisted on continuing to supply Israel with the weapons it depends on to continue its genocidal onslaught in Gaza, despite mountains of undeniable evidence that it is deliberately targeting civilians with deadly force and deliberately cutting off civilians from food, clean water and medical supplies."
Many natural resources especially gold in Sudan has been stolen and smuggled to the UAE by RSF.
UAE & RSF gold mines fund genocide in Sudan
https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/uae-rsf-gold-mines-fund-genocide-in-sudan
There are more fingers in Sudan pie. Do not forget how South Sudan was so expressly chopped off from Sudan. Now get Darfur under control and hopes of Sudan pipelines traversing West accroos Africa are puff gone. And Bab-Al-Mandeb is still in the play. Take control if it. and Saudis, Sudan and Egypt can kiss good buy Asian market.
It really depends on Trump administration. Will he prioritize American internal needs — which are aplenty. Or he will take tge Empire into overdrive, Based on the dual approach to Trump by his would be deep state forces — the stick (court cases threats) and carrots (Bezos, Gates, etc) paying visit to the Trump Court and bringing billions of gifts) — I would say empire wins.
Blinken is luck that no donor is calling White House asking for his immediate termination and removal from all goverment current and future positions and is noone doxing him .
Someone wrote in NYT " where are the protesters now against genocide " refering to campus agitation. What kind of stupid moronic comaprison! No one from any country sent 24 billions to one of the fighting groups and they are not fighting to ethnically remove people.That motive has not prolonged conflcit's duration.
… And the World Accuses US of Supporting Genocide in Gaza…!