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01/31/2005:

"Sudan: U.N. Clears Gov't of Genocide"

ABUJA, Nigeria - Sudan's foreign minister said Monday a U.N. report concluded that no genocide was committed in his country's Darfur region, where tens of thousands of civilians have died in a nearly two-year crisis.

At U.N. headquarters in New York, diplomats confirmed that the report did not find that Sudan had committed genocide, but they said it was very critical of Sudanese government actions. The report was expected to be circulated in New York on Tuesday.
Full Article: news.yahoo.com

Well this must comfort people to no end in Darfur, with Sudanese bombs raining on their heads.