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[Richard Owl Mirror]

Darfur Peace and Accountability Act

http://www.genocideintervention.net/advocate/docs/HR_DPAA.pdf
PDF document of the House bill (H.R. 3127)

PDF document of the Senate bill (S. 1462)

Key Points of the "Darfur Peace and Accountability Act" Passed by the Sentate

Quote: Affirms that it is the sense of Congress that acts of genocide have been carried out against civilians in Darfur with the complicity and support of Sudan's National Congress Party; that the AU should rapidly expand the size and amend the mandate of AMIS to better protect civilians and deter violence; that the international community, including the UN, NATO, the EU, and the US should support the AU's efforts with political, military, and financial resources; that the President should appoint a Presidential Envoy for Sudan to assist with implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and bringing peace and stability to Darfur, elsewhere in Sudan, and northern Uganda; and the new leadership of the SPLM should remain unified and reaffirm its commitment to bringing peace to Southern Sudan, Darfur, and northern Uganda;
Imposes travel bans and asset freezes on individuals determined by the President to be complicit in atrocities in Darfur (with a conditional Presidential waiver);
Proposes imposing sanctions on Janjaweed commanders and coordinators;
Authorizes US assistance - including but not limited to logistics, transport, communications, materiel, technical assistance, training, command and control, aerial surveillance, and intelligence - to strengthen and expand the AU mission in order to adequately protect civilians;
Urges the Administration to use the voice, vote, and influence of the US within NATO to advocate greater NATO reinforcement of the AU mission;
Urges the Administration to deny the GoS access to oil revenues, including by prohibiting entry into U.S. port of ships carrying Sudanese oil;
Denies U.S. assistance to countries that violate the arms embargo imposed by the UN Security Council (with a Presidential waiver);


Quote: Forerunners to the DPAA
The Darfur Accountability Act (S. 495) was introduced on 2 March 2005, by former Sen. Jon Corzine (D-NJ). There were 40 senators who co-sponsored the bill. The Darfur Accountability Act was the first piece of binding Darfur-related legislation introduced in the Senate. The bill directed the president to identify and target individuals responsible for the genocide in Darfur. The United States would freeze assets and deny visas to these individuals.

The Darfur Genocide Accountability Act (H.R. 1424) was introduced on March 17 2005, by Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ). There were 133 co-sponsors of the bill. The Darfur Genocide Accountability Act was the first piece of binding Darfur-related legislation introduced in the House. The bill was not taken up for a vote and ultimately died, though elements of the bill showed up in the DPAA. The provisions of the Darfur Genocide Accountability Act included targeted sanctions against Sudanese governmental officials, restricted functionality of the Sudanese embassy in the United States, authorization for the president to use force to stop the genocide, and denial of port entry to ships conducting business with Sudan.

Subsequent Bills
As a result of the removal of "Section 11," protecting individual U.S. states from lawsuits arising from divestment, Rep. Barbara Lee introduced a new bill (H.R. 6140) containing the stripped provision.

All well and good on paper but, how has this legislation been implimented so far ?

[Heinz]

Quote: The bill was not taken up for a vote and ultimately died, though elements of the bill showed up in the DPAA. The provisions of the Darfur Genocide Accountability Act included targeted sanctions against Sudanese governmental officials, restricted functionality of the Sudanese embassy in the United States, authorization for the president to use force to stop the genocide, and denial of port entry to ships conducting business with Sudan.

So Democrats would approve saving the lives of Africans in Sudan by means of force, but would tell Arabs to kiss their ass? Not that they aren't already doing the latter. Hmm..sounds a little racist to me.

[Richard Owl Mirror]

Heinz wrote: Quote: The bill was not taken up for a vote and ultimately died, though elements of the bill showed up in the DPAA. The provisions of the Darfur Genocide Accountability Act included targeted sanctions against Sudanese governmental officials, restricted functionality of the Sudanese embassy in the United States, authorization for the president to use force to stop the genocide, and denial of port entry to ships conducting business with Sudan.

So Democrats would approve saving the lives of Africans in Sudan by means of force, but would tell Arabs to kiss their ass? Not that they aren't already doing the latter. Hmm..sounds a little racist to me.

Why do you OUTRIGHT LIE ?
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002
(Public law 107-243, 116 Stat. 1497-1502)

Members of the Senate who voted for:

Wayne Allard (R-CO)
George Allen (R-VA)
Max Baucus (D-MT)
Evan Bayh (D-IN)
Bob Bennett (R-UT)
Joe Biden (D-DE)
Kit Bond (R-MO)
John Breaux (D-LA)
Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Jim Bunning (R-KY)
Conrad Burns (R-MT)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO)
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Jean Carnahan (D-MO)
Tom Carper (D-DE)
Max Cleland (D-GA)
Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Susan Collins (R-ME)
Larry Craig (R-ID)
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Tom Daschle (D-SD)
Mike DeWine (R-OH)
Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Pete Domenici (R-NM)
Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
John Edwards (D-NC)
John Ensign (R-NV)
Mike Enzi (R-WY)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)
Bill Frist (R-TN)
Phil Gramm (R-TX)
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Jesse Helms (R-NC)
Fritz Hollings (D-SC)
Tim Hutchinson (R-AR)
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
James Inhofe (R-OK)
Tim Johnson(D-SD)
John Kerry (D-MA)
Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
Trent Lott (R-MS)
Richard Lugar (R-IN)
John McCain (R-AZ)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Zell Miller (D-GA)
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Don Nickles (R-OK)
Harry Reid (D-NV)
Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
Rick Santorum (R-PA)
Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Robert Smith (R-NH)
Gordon Smith (R-OR)
Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Arlen Specter (R-PA)
Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Craig Thomas (R-WY)
Fred Thompson (R-TN)
Strom Thurmond (R-SC)
Robert Torricelli (D-NJ)
George Voinovich (R-OH)
John Warner (R-VA)

Actually, the Darfur question seems to call into question the exact opposite for the Republican majority Congress in that THEY were willing to send troops on behalf of our Oil-rich Arab friends and not willing to do the same for poor black people who have nothing to offer in return for assistance.
authorization for the president to use force to stop the genocide, was NOT approved by the Majority Republican Congresss yet, was approved for Arabs who were NOT experiencing genocide.

[Revenant]

So you want our troops out of one quagmire and into another. Fantastic.

We can pat ourselves on the back like we did in Somalia, or what is likely to happen in Iraq. Say "Well, we tried" and go home after we have wasted lives and money on foreign s**tholes.

[leftneckredwing]

If people think Darfur is worthy of some sort of military intervention, why don't you guys start a fund for mercenaries to do what you want?

No American Troops for Darfur or anywhere else. Our military should only be used for defense. Perceived good intentions will pave the road to hell if we use the military ever time there is a favorite cause. We can't be jumping into the middle of every feud in the world. None as far as I'm concerned.

I cannot imagine why people would favor to enter Darfur and not back the Iraq war. But what is less fathomable is why anyone would want to invade anywhere when that nation has done absolutely nothing to the US.

If it's really worthy of spilling blood, then volunteer your own.