West Wing Week: "Dispatches from Sudan"

[ProSense]

West Wing Week: "Dispatches from Sudan"

Posted by Arun Chaudhary

Today the official preliminary results from the historic referendum in Sudan were released. The people of Southern Sudan appear to have voted overwhelmingly in support of independence: total turnout was about 97 percent with almost 99 percent of voters casting their ballots to create the world’s newest nation. West Wing Week was on the ground in Sudan during the week-long referendum, traveling to all parts of the country with the President’s Special Envoy, General Scott Gration. We went behind the scenes at polling stations from Juba to Khartoum, met some of the international community who helped to ensure the vote was fair and peaceful, and traveled to Darfur to inspect conditions and learn about the commitment of the United States to peace in this region after decades of civil war.

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See a few links below on the President's engagement on the issue:

October 19, 2009:

A Comprehensive Strategy for Sudan

November 12, 2009:

A Public Dialogue on Darfur

September 24, 2010:

President Obama in Ministerial Meeting on Sudan: "The Fate of Millions"

January 6, 2011:

Expectations and Implications: A Discussion on the Southern Sudan Referendum"

Excellent video, includes footage of Senator Kerry in Sudan.

[politicasista]

1. Kick

Nice timeline. :kick: :patriot:

[ProSense]

2. So little interest. n/t

[politicasista]

5. kick n/t

[wisteria]

3. Thank you for posting this-interesting stuff.n/t

[karynnj]

4. This is a very nice explanation of the referendum

Thanks for the link to the excellent video.