I was going to debut my weekly ode to cooking, but it feels a bit ridiculous to do so after what I've heard and read today.
The ICC has decided that Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, must be tried externally and thus put out a warrant on him. The warrant charged Bashir with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Some people in Sudan are not happy including human rights activists who feel Bashir should be tried internally. Of course Bashir isn't just willingly handing himself over to the ICC, instead he is making good on threats to expel non-profit organizations from the country.
He believes members of these organizations supplied the ICC with information that helped the court build a case against him. Something about this is intrinsically disturbing. We are talking about groups like Oxfam and Mercy Corps that are working to help the very people Bashir is supposed to care for in his position as president.
Nicholas Kristof has been back and forth to the Sudan and is extremely knowledgeable about the intricacies of the situation. He answered questions about Darfur today.
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