we're failing in darfur.rge clooney earlier this month at the toronto film festival, and thus the word darfur got into the american news again. like it or not, celebrities caring about otherwise hard-to-cover international crises are a big reason that many americans know that crises like these are going on, and the crisis in darfur, the disaster in sudan that has killed more than 300,000 people already, is definitely still going on. our president meeting with some african leaders this week as the u.n. general assembly convened in new york, while there are new reports of intense fighting this week in darfur. now, hopes were high among human rights activists when president obama was elect thad this issue would not only be a priority for the administration, but that a fresh approach from a powerful, new internationally well regarded african-american president would make peace possible. for the first time since war and the ravaging of the civilian population of sudan started six years ago. but so far activists br

when it comes to darfur and the sudan, it's important to recognize that the people of sudan's desirefor a just and long standing sustainable peace has been crushed repeatedly by one of the most brutal regimes in the world. more than two million south sudanese have died in the 21-year war and have suffered countless atrocities, mostly committed by the same regime in khartoum. that's why it's so important to do the right thing now. which is to support the international criminal court in its efforts to hold sudan's president bashir accountable for his crimes against humanity. let me tell you, they are crimes against humanity. i have visited the refugee camps on three occasions and witnessed the effects of genocide that was taking place right in front of my eyes. i tell you, we cannot lift sanctions at this point. we have to keep the pressure on. and help make sure that people in sudan are protected and that the humanitarian assistance gets to them and gets to them immediately. the congressional black caucus under congressman payne's leadership was instrumental. we encouraged president o

you have wanted to sacrifice darfur. you have turned the problem into the united nations'. you just want to settle scores with syria. lebanon is an independent state. it has laws, courts, judiciary, it has police. we're not after the perpetrators at that point. what they really wanted was to settle scores with syria. the assassinations could have been turned into the united nations as well. the general assembly is now under the presidency of libya. this is our right. libya hopes that he would assist the world -- libya hopes that you would assist the world to move from one stage to another, from a world that is scattered and fraught with crises and tension to a world in which humanity prevails and in which tolerance prevails. i will personally follow up on this issue with the general assembly, with the secretary general. it is not part of our courtesies or habits to compromise when it has to do with the destiny of humanity. the struggle of the third world, the struggle of small nations should live in peace until the end. god's peace be upon you. i think my brother, the leade

fewer. 300,000 people dying, innocent men and women and children tying of the madness of genocide for darfurze the pain that they feel is connected to our own existence. we've committed ourselves since 2003 to campaign to bring that genocide to an end. today, there's all these debates about figures, should it be called genocide or this or that? we are saying a single life lost senselessly -- the issue of economic security around the world. one of the lessons that we've learned is that the world has become such an interconnected village. as a result of greed on wall street, south africa will lose 500,000 jobs, men and women who have to go and face their families and face the reality of their children dropping out of school and losing their homes because of the greed that's happening on wall street. so we are that interconnected and we have a responsibility, i believe, to think globally and act locally. and i think this is the message that the speakers who spoke before me talked about. and sometimes i think it feels so overwhelming that what exactly do you hold onto? what exactly do you attend

relations with sudan and a lot of other comments that alarmed groups to object to the genocide in darfur. did you guys have a reaction to that comment? >> my reaction is more to the story. the policy is being worked on and no announcements of a new policy. obviously, our policy would not include that unless there was significant change on the ground in car tune. >> the president may be perceived as weaker as this policy or strategy review session drags on fueled by the perception that many in his own party are against increasing the troops in the war and when you say drags on -- secretary gates said this weekend it took three months in the previous white house to discuss a policy on a surge of troops in iraq. did anybody, was there a suggestion by those then that the president was dragging this assessment on? >> you all have made a point of saying that there is no time limit on this. >> right, the president wants to get the policy right. if the policy takes time to get right, then that's what the president intends to do. i think he owes that to the men and women in uniform that are there

. >> let's talk about darfur for a moment because there's been some criticism that the united statest of view on that? >> yes, i think it's just a very tough problem that they're trying to balance african leadership with our own human rights concerns and i'm confident that they'll keep pressing ahead. >> hillary clinton has, as you've mentioned, made a real focus of her attention as secretary of state, africa. at the same time she's been criticized for not showing up leadership in the middle east and else where in the world and her foreign policy and how would you assess her role in trying to bring attention to subsuheron africa. >> she carved out ten days on the trip, seven different countries she went to, i think was very important and very impressive. by the way, her message was also a very rich one like president obama that our relationship is a two-way street and really about partnership. for their part we expect africans to be responsive to the needs of their people and put together institutions and government and they're looking to us and what president obama was hearing at lu

we were looking at the problems and darfur as well. but we have a presence in sudan and we're working with everyone there to make sure that we can monitor the registration of voters, the preparation of the butter's list, and the conduct of the election another country that has been divided with horrible human rights abuses is the ivory coast. we expect tabulation there this november, and the carter center is preparing to be a monitor of that process. we continue to stay involved indirectly or directly with a full-time staff in the paul nea -- in nepal. we have helped to bring about an honest election that was held, and different factions are trying to put together a government to write a new constitution for nepal. that covers very quickly and briefly the elections that we have. remember every election in which the carter center is involved with is a difficult or troubled election that in our opinion cannot be held successfully without our presence. if the election was going to be held decently and properly and legally and safely, we w

we will pursue a lasting peace in the sudan, and support for the people of darfur, and the implementation of a comprehensive peace agreement so that we secure peace that the sudanese people deserve. and in countries -- [applause] and in countries ravaged by violence, from haiti to the condo to east timor, we will work with the u.n. and other partners to support an enduring peace. also continue to seek a just and lasting peace between israel, palestine, and the arab world. we will continue to work on that issue. [applause] yesterday i had a constructive meeting with prime minister netanyahu and president abbas. we have made some progress. the palestinians have strengthened their efforts on security. israelis have facilitated greater freeman of movement for the palestinians. as a result, the economy in the west bank has begun to grow. but more progress is needed. we continue to call on palestinians to end incitement against israel and we continue to emphasize that america does not accept the legitimacy of continued israeli settlements. the time -- [applause] the time has come to relaunch ne

calls too darfur buzzards bu the coyotes spend the night feasting on the carnage. men prowl on both sides to plunder the dead and bring the wounded. tayler's casualties went by wagon the next morning. theexican injuries were mtly from cann fire sthe men were mutilated rribly, reported a witness. there was nobody to attend to them because the medical officer disappeared and nobody knew where he ft the surcal stores. some men went on supply wagons while others were simply abandoned as the army moved out the next mning it was reported losses of 102 men kled 129 wounded and 26 missing. the other side had about 2 killed and wounded that taylor reported five killed, 48 wounded and two missing. the lopsided butcher's bills reflected the role played by north american country. the day and it got no use arista tried to manage as part of the battle according to the mited abilities. on the other side of the battle just happened, the chief contribution was to strengthen their right to predict supply trade and he should have left behind. both commanders claim victory and both we

we will pursue a lasting peace in sudan for the people sudandarfof darfur.ce that those people deserve. [applause] in countries ravaged by violence, from haiti to the congo, we will work with the u.n. and other partners to support peace. i will also continue to seek a just and lasting peace between israel, palestine, and arab world. [applause] we will continue to work on that issue. yesterday i had a constructive meeting with benjamin netanyahu and president of losabbas. we have made some progress. israelis have facilitated greater freedom of movement for the palestinians. as a result of efforts on the both sides, the economy in the west bank has begun to grow. more progress is needed. we continue to call on palestinians. we continue to emphasize that america does not accept the legitimacy of continued israeli settlements. [applause] the time has come to relaunch negotiations without preconditions, addressing the permanent status issues. security for israelis and palestinians. the goal is clear. two states living side-by-side in peace and security. a jewish

we will pursue a lasting peace in sudan for support for the people of darfur and the implementation ofve peace agreement so we secure the peace that the sudanese people deserve. and in countries -- and in countries ravaged by violence from haiti to congo and east timor, we will work with the u.n. and other partners to support an enduring peace. i will also continue to seek a just and lasting peace between israel, palestine, and the arab world. we will continue to work on that issue. yesterday, hi a constructive meeting with prime minister netanyahu and president abbas. we have made some progress. palestinians have strengthened their efforts on security. israelis have facilitated greater freedom of movement for the palestinians. as a result of these efforts on both sides, the economy in the west bank has begun to grow, but more progress is needed. we continue to call on palestinians to end -- against israel and we continue to emphasize that america does not accept the legitimacy of continued israeli settlements. the time -- the time has come -- the time has come to relaunch negotiations

we will pursue a lasting peace in sudan through support for the people of darfur. and the implementation of the comprehensive peace agreement so we secure the peace that the sudanese people deserve. and in countries -- [ applause ] and in countries ravaged by violence, from haiti to congo, we will work with the u.n. and other partners to support an enduring peace. ly also contini will also seek peace between the world. we will continue to work on that issue. yesterday i had a constructive meeting with prime minister netanyahu and president abbas. we have made some progress. palestinians have strengthened their efforts on security. israelis have facilitated greater freedom of movement for the palestinians. as a result of these efforts on both sides the economy on the west bank has begun to grow. but more progress is needed. we continue to call on palestinians to end excitement against israel and we continue to emphasize that america does not accept the legitimacy of continued israeli settlements. [ applause ] the time has come -- the time has come to relaunch negoti

it is as simple as taking in darfur were. walking to the mall. walking to the park with her friend.e little things that matter and i can make a difference. >> dave: that's a good message. you can get more information on triple play on the boys and girls website. you have been so active. un dancing with the stars. they've been on letterman and opera, you've been on million active at all. what's next? the 2012 games in london? acting? grego? >> i'm not sure where to go or what to do next. i'm thinking about it. i'm taking one day at time. while i know is that it's an honor to do things like this and especially for the opportunities i've done, it has been an honor and a whirlwind but i love it if i want to ask you about serena williams outburst of u.s. open. it's one thing for me to sit here and react to it happened around the court, but you as a world-class athlete, who often has to deal with judges decisions if you don't like, and you also compete in a civilized board. what did you think of what happened with serena williams last weekend? >> i don't think i'm in a position to say any

slave trade shrike the holocaust, wait a minute, it wasn't like the holocaust and it wasn't like darfur. it didn't last for 25 years or 35 years or six months. and so the issues that you think are important, brother, are the ones that move us. and i think that we have to be honest enough with ourselves t follow our passions, figure out what's important to us and connect. because i think everybody on this panel can begin to tell you pressing international issues. i'm doing a documentary in urbile because i think the kurdish people are interesting because as we deal with moving out of iraq and we see the images of iraq on cnn or msnbc or fox news, all we see is baghdad and fighting. and while i think we need to support our troops and be engaged in what's happening with the withdrawal of those troops, i think we need to talk about the fact that the kurdish people who are the largest ethnic minority in the world that do not have their own homeland have been able to create an environment where there have not been any conflict deaths in three years and nobody is talking about it. and they're

a lot of other comments that are alarmed groups, whose existence is to object to the genocide in darfur. did you guys have a reaction to that comment? >> my reaction is more to the story. the policy is being worked on. there are no announcements of a new policy. obviously our policy would not include that unless there were significant change on the ground in khartoum. >> is there a changer with the president that he may be perceived as weak and decisive as this policy or strategic -- strategy review session drags on, fueled by the procession that many in his own party are against increasing the number of troops in the war? >> when you say drags on, secretary gates said this weekend it took three months in the previous white house to discuss a policy on a surge of troops in iraq. did anybody -- was there a suggestion by those then that the president was dragging this assessment on? >> you-all have made a point of saying there is no time limit on this. >> right. because the president wants to get the policy right. if the policy takes time to get right, then that's what the president inten