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| September 8, 2008 |
WFP to suspend food deliveries in Darfur
The World Food Programme announced today that it will halt the food aid that sustains 3 million people unless humanitarian convoys can proceed safely. More than 100 WFP vehicles have been hijacked just this year alone. 43 drivers and 69 trucks remain missing.The 9000 UNAMID troops are not providing protection for the convoys or the aid workers. Of course, Khartoum has channeled billions of Chinese bucks into its armed forces. IF they wanted to, the Sudanese government could easily insure safe passage for humanitarians -as they agreed to do in UN Resolution 1769. They are exporting huge amounts of food. They could feed the displaced people of the Darfur region. But of course, that would not be consistent with their (genocidal) plan.