Sudan was once the home of Osama bin Laden so, to say that the country has terrorist ties would be an understatement.

In our so-called, “war on terror”, it appears that we are willing to drag our feet while atrocities are carried out by a government in exchange for some information on terrorist activities.

Despite protestations to the contrary, this is part of our policy on Sudan.

It’s kind of like the police letting one of their informants rape and murder in exchange from some information they might have on drug syndicate. You ignore crimes actually being carried out by one group, based on the fear of potential crimes by another group.

This is just one more piece in the puzzle of why we sit idly by while people die.

But, really, it’s not so complicated when you think about it. There’s a line in the movie Sahara that sums it up best. In one scene, there’s an exchange between a man running a waste disposal plant where chemicals are seeping into the water supply, threatening the people of the country, and the dictator of that country. When the plant owner expresses worry, the dictator turns to him and simply says, “Don’t worry. It’s Africa. Nobody cares about Africa.”

So, I offer the same conclusion — nobody cares about Africa.

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