What's happening in Darfur is horrible, but don't fall for this. This "movement" is trying to play with people's best intentions to achieve its own aims - which have nothing to do with humanitarianism. What are these demonstrators calling for? US intervention?

As people in the US, our first responsabilty should be with the massacres our own government backs in Iraq, Afghanistan, Colombia and . . . . yes Palestine. This is where we get to other aims.

It is no anti-jewish conspiracy theory to understand that Israel has long had its eyes on Sudan, especially the south, for the headwaters of the Nile. Sudan is a tragedy, but a very complicated one. The armies in the south have worked with Mosad and right wing US Christian groups, this is no secret.

When there has been no national demonstration against the occupation of Iraq (feb 15 was the last national mobilization) it is an embarrasment and a shame for "progressives" to be protesting our government about Sudan and not Iraq! Do not find yourself standing on the side of the US and Israeli governments because you thought you were taking a stand for human life and dignity. They care nothing about it. . . or you, or the Sudanese for that matter. They care about oil and domination, no matter what the human cost.