Obama's Darfur Solution: US Policy On Sudan [Paperback]

Río Tenango (Author), Leah Pries (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 22, 2009

This book is a proposal for US policy on Sudan.

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About the Author

Since 1993, Río Tenango has conducted humanitarian fieldwork in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Romania, Hungary, Turkey, the United States (Hurricane Katrina), Chad, and Sudan. His investigation inside Darfur is distinguished from most others' in that it was carried out undercover and without permission from the Government of Sudan. The journey was made on foot next to the horse that carried his equipment. Though this method of research was infinitely more dangerous than traveling with armed escorts (with a UN convoy), it was free of staged interviews orchestrated by the Government of Sudan. After 2 ½ months in Africa, Río was forced to return to the US due to a severe case of giardiasis. Río is currently the president of The Peace Pipe Project. To date, Leah Pries has participated in humanitarian fieldwork in Turkey, the United States (Hurricane Katrina), and Chad. After years of researching the Darfur conflict, Leah visited multiple refugee camps in eastern Chad along the Sudan border. Over a period of 1½ months she conducted interviews with Darfuri refugees, sheiks, NGO staff, French military command, Chadian locals, and UN personnel (UNHCR, UNICEF, MINURCAT, WFP). After returning to the US, Leah devoted her time to raising public awareness of the dire conditions in the camps, further research, and promoting the elements of the proposal within this text. Leah is currently the vice president of The Peace Pipe Project. She mentored under Congressman Harry A. Johnston, President Clinton's Special Envoy to Sudan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 54 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (January 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1442109114
• ISBN-13: 978-1442109117
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,348,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)