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Washington, Tyrannical Taya and Darfur Hypocrisy

“(President) Ould Taya’s hands are dirty with the blood of thousands of non-Arab black people in Mauritania,” said Mansour Kane, president of the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Mauritania. “This is no different from what’s happening in Darfur right now.” Kane said protesters had come from as far as California to bring […]

“(President) Ould Taya’s hands are dirty with the blood of thousands of non-Arab black people in Mauritania,” said Mansour Kane, president of the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Mauritania. “This is no different from what’s happening in Darfur right now.”

Kane said protesters had come from as far as California to bring attention to the plight of countrymen living as modern-day slaves, and thousands of others who have been summarily deported for their ethnic identity

“The world must understand that the human rights struggle in Sudan is mirrored in Mauritania,” [Oumar] Ba said. “The government there is corrupt and continues to harm its own people … The bottom line is there is no reason Taya should be in the United States’ good graces.” ~The Washington Times, April 5, 2005

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