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This Just InWASHINGTON - Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick was dispatched to Africa on Monday to push for a peace agreement to end political and ethnic conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan. ADVERTISEMENTZoellick’s trip was announced after the first day of a two-day extended deadline for a settlement ended without a pact. Sudan’s government has said it will accept the accord, but rebel groups are still pressing additional demands."As long as the parties are talking, there’s always a chance for an agreement," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said. But she declined to predict the outcome.At a news conference, Rice said President Bush felt "very strongly and very passionately" about both the need for an agreement and getting a robust and largely African security force in to protect the people of Darfur."It takes time," she said, "We need to shake the trees a little bit, shake the bureaucracy a little bit and say to people: ‘It’s not acceptable to wait any longer for at least the planning for a robust security force.’"Disarming militias and integrating them into an armed force are among a handful of matters that must be resolved before completion of a historic deal. Sunday’s deadline was extended at U.S. request."We are down to a few difficult issues," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in announcing Zoellick’s mission to the talks supervised by the African Union in Abuja, Nigeria. "Nothing is done until everything is done," he said shortly before Zoellick’s plane took off.By some estimates, at least 200,000 people have been killed and 2 million driven from their homes since 2003 in the western Sudan province. After a slow start, the world’s attention has focused on the conflict between a rebel insurgency and tribal militias linked to an Arab-dominated Khartoum government.Thousands of people, some clutching signs that read, "Never Again," rallied Sunday in Washington and several of the speakers urged President Bush to take stronger action to end the suffering amid what the administration has determined was genocide."You need the participation and public good will of all states who have an interest in seeing that this humanitarian situation, that this tragedy is corrected," McCormack said.Zoellick is "results-oriented" and prepared to meet with whomever can help get the agreement over the goal line, McC

# 472 | Professor -thank u for posting a lovely viewpoint. What i love about the bamz+ supporters is that they can present a well-written argument, not stooping to the "haters" level. They also present great facts/datas to back up their claims. Like you said, the sarcasms are great (for me imo), like i understand them. There are more to be said or written in here, but I’ll just say that we get to have a hella good time in here exchanging tidbits of our lives, weather?, school (universities), charities/how we can help and such, just about any ideas we can think of to not like stoop down to the invalid reasoning of the negative individuals.BAMZ+ fam & supporters FREAKIN’ ROCK!!!!!

http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=9addfb57-3c29-42b0-ad49-b36f2bc6da8b,b2f4f604-dc6e-4a0b-ad52-49cefc89ef22,dba12fa0-cf79-490a-9504-a9d534888395,9a36e953-548c-41ff-b1ca-f32b29b7c62a&t=s2&f=06/64&p=Another link——–DATELINE INTERVIEW

# 471 | Estelle | Hey thanks, just dropped her off, I’ll know if I’m going to have a good night or not in two hours, and people say we don’t have lives :)))SORRY, here is the MSNBC link to the whole transcript and full video, please watch it in max screen mode…..http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12578550/

Thanks Prof. That’s why I come here. Most of the supporters have great minds and they are intellectuals, quick and witty. Love them.

#476 - #477 - Alexanderina - I hope you are not suggesting that Angelina Jolie is reponsible for those decisions made in D.C. I live in Northern Virginia and believe me when I say there haas been plenty of news/discussion on a non-celebrity level concerning the issues in the Darfur region. Angelina Jolie is a coat tail rider IMO, nothing more nothing less. As is George Clooney, altough he is more informed and able to speak about the issues more clearly. It is completely naive of you to post every article that has something to do with Afican and appear to attribute it to Angelina Jolie’s efforts. Our front page and deeper has been carrying informed reports for some time. It is insulting that you celebrity hounds are acting as though Angelina discovered Africa.

http://www.pittwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/anewPrayer4Angi.jpg

http://angiejolie.free.fr/videotvshow.htm

# 472 | Professor | Thank you very much, I loved your post and the fact that you are trying to be unbiased observer. Now, don’t get me wrong we do have a few that fly off the handle towards the haters, I guess I have been tempted more than I would like to admit, but in general, lovely people to meet from all over the world sharing their day, what went wrong or right etc…Instead of coming home from work to watch a movie I join my cyber friends when the kids are taken care of. I am a chemist , have three kids and bunch of pets and this happens to be something I alone have to myself for enjoyment. I am willing to bet that if anyone of the fans needed something desperatly, most of us will bend over backwords to help them out. The bottom line is, the common denominator is BAMZ+1, but it evolved in to something much more than that. So, when you publish what you have been observing, you have to share it with us :) I hope you post more often and join our multicultural family….

#476 - #477 - Alexanderina - I hope you are not suggesting that Angelina Jolie is reponsible for those decisions made in D.C. I live in Northern Virginia and believe me when I say there haas been plenty of news/discussion on a non-celebrity level concerning the issues in the Darfur region. Angelina Jolie is a coat tail rider IMO, nothing more nothing less. As is George Clooney, altough he is more informed and able to speak about the issues more clearly. Please do not assume to know what am thinking but that would be foolish on your part, nor the I sugggest that AJ has anything to do with this. I post this because some people of this Site are interest in what going on in Darfur and so I am. And if you read all the Posts on all AJ’s Thread you would know that her fans are interested in her Causes and one of that cause happened to be Darfur

# 487 | wake up - What front Page you are talking about, because this Genocide in Darfur has been going on for a while but I haven’t seen much News Channnels or the Newpapers talking about it until lately. Let me ask you a question, since you said that I need to WAKE UP, ARE YOU AWAKE TO WHATS GOING ON IN DARFUR?

# 494 | Alexanderinaher Causes and one of that cause happened to be Darfur——-Jolie may very well have an interest in the same causes as others, but she did NOT initiate the interest, support or concern that has existed for quite some time–at least in the lives of most well-informed concerned people. And is insulting for her or her fans to suggest otherwise.

# 498 | embarrassed for U - And are you one of the well-informed people, if you are then I am glad for you