President Bush Announces Additional Sanctions against Sudan

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President Bush today ordered new economic sanctions against Sudan, in an attempt to pressure the government there to end the bloodshed in Darfur. Calling the crisis a genocide that "challenges the conscience of the world," Bush urged Sudanese President Bashir to "end the campaign of violence" and allow peacekeepers into the region. John Prendergast is a senior advisor to the International Crisis Group.

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