Congressmen Arrested At Protest Against Darfur Genocide

Five Democratic members of Congress were among protestors arrested today in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington DC. They were there to protest the continued genocide in Darfur that the Sudanese government is responsible for.

AP: Congress Members Arrested at Sudan Protest

They put their money where their mouth is and took a stand. Good for them.

This is part of a larger series of rallies that will be occuring all over the country this weekend to point a spotlight on this issue. The spotlight already attracted President Bush's attention, who said "The genocide in Sudan is unacceptable. There will be rallies across our country to send a message to the Sudanese government that the genocide must stop... I want the Sudanese government to understand the United States of America is serious about solving this problem."

Time will tell if action follows this rhetoric or if those were empty promises from President George "Hollow" Bush.

Finally, a U.N. decision on food rations is not encouraging news.