The Darfur conflict is an ongoing conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan, mainly between the Janjaweed, a government-supported militia recruited from local Arab tribes, and the non-Arab peoples of the region. Note that both sides are largely black in skin tone, and the distinction between "Arab" and "non-Arab" common in western media is heavily disputed by many people, including the Sudanese government. The conflict has been widely described as "ethnic cleansing", and frequently as "genocide".

As I surfed the poliblogosphere one meme that seemed to be common on right and left blogs was Darfur. Both political groups are covering the issue and seemed concerned at the lack of MSM coverage or attention from the Administration. Ironically, Bush called the Darfur situation genocide today, apparently after not mentioning the issue for 3 months.

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