The Darfur Blog: April 2007

April 13th, 2007 - Nikki Serapio  Permalink  View & Add Comments

Bashir Denies Involvement in Darfur Genocide, Claims Rape “Doesn’t Exist” in Afflicted Region

Yesterday, the NBC journalist Ann Curry conducted an exclusive two-hour interview with Sudan President Omar al-Bashir. Part One was shown yesterday on NBC Nightly News.

Among other denials, Bashir objected to overwhelming evidence that the Sudanese government is using rape as a weapon of war against the people of Darfur. Bashir simply and flatly said: “It doesn’t exist. We don’t have it.”

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