How to Stop Genocide in Darfur: Nicholas Kristof, NYTimes

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Osama's Crusade in Darfur

Published: April 25, 2006
Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times
Nicholas D. Kristof.

"Those of us who want a more forceful response to genocide in Darfur should be sobered by Osama bin Laden's latest tape.

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Osama's tape underscores the fact that a tougher approach carries real risks. It's easy for us in the peanut gallery to call for a U.N. force, but what happens when jihadis start shooting down the U.N. helicopters?

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The first step to stop the killing is to dispatch a robust U.N. peacekeeping force of at least 20,000 well-equipped and mobile troops. But because of precisely the nationalistic sensitivities that Osama is trying to stir, it shouldn't have U.S. ground troops. Instead, it should be made up mostly of Turks, Jordanians, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and other Muslims, and smaller numbers of European and Asian troops. The U.S. can supply airlifts, and NATO can provide a short-term bridging force if necessary.

Second, the U.S. and France should enforce a no-fly zone from the French air base in Abéché, Chad. American military planners say this is practicable, particularly if it simply involves destroying Sudanese aircraft on the ground after they have attacked civilians.

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1. Sorry - it is select. Try to Toronto Star Newspaper for reprint.