Thursday, August 03, 2006

Darfur refugee describes the horror

‘Genocide a way of life in Sudan’
By Richard Nangle

WORCESTER— A refugee from the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan told of the horrors of living in and escaping from his country last night before a group of about 30 people at Temple Emanuel who were urged by Temple leaders to be active in the effort to force the U.S. government to take the lead to stop the killing.

Abu Asal, who has lived in the United States for just more than a year, said he was disappointed with the lack of attention being given to the carnage in his native land. He said genocide has been a way of life in Sudan for decades as democratic governments have been overthrown by the military. Read more >>>

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