WASHINGTON (AP) - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is calling for the appointment of a U.S. special envoy to Sudan, where a three-year rebellion in the Darfur region has left an estimated 180,000 people dead and displaced 2 million more. ``This special envoy would signal that bringing peace and stability to Sudan is a priority for the United States,'' Pelosi, D-Calif., said in prepared text of a speech to be delivered Friday at the Center for National Policy.``To do this we must stop the violence, bring the parties to the negotiating table and get humanitarian relief to the people who need it.''
| Or we could help the refugees defend themselves and whack the Janjaweed til the latter decide to take motel management courses. |