Save Sudan: End Slavery. I attended the Simon Deng Freedom Walk rally on the West Front Lawn of the US Capitol today, April 5, 2006. Scroll down for some VIDEO. Simon Deng is, incredibly, a former slave from the Sudan. It's appalling to think that we're only a few airline-hours away from the 7th Century. He was captured by Arab Muslims and sold as war-booty during the regional Arab/Muslim "jihad". This "jihad" is directed exclusively against the black population in the region, killing both Christian and Muslim alike, and thereby demonstrating the purely racial/genocidal character of this particular, lovely, spiritual "jihad". Frankly, if "jihad" is some sort of "spiritual struggle" then perhaps the hundreds of thousands of dead need in this region alone to be enlightened on that point. Those are some "spiritual" issues ... these people need serious therapy. Or something more "active". Starting on March 15 of this year, Mr. Deng and a group of supporters walked from New York City to Washington DC in order to bring attention to the unbelievable conditions faced by his people as a result of continuing Arab/Muslim genocide in the region. Approximately 200 people attended the rally. Senators Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) are supporting legislation to support the Sudanese victims of the on-going Arab/Muslim genocidal "jihad". I have video of both speeches and will be posting both tomorrow. Interestingly, military options were mentioned by both Senators as on the table, in order to save thousands of lives. The speeches were, mostly, non-partisan. This is an issue that should transcend such issues. UPDATE: OK, I decided against the Brownback/Hillary videos. Too bloody boring. I did, however, create an edited video version of Simon Deng's speech. I cut it by more than half ... not because the material wasn't good but because he spoke for over 17 minutes and that's not something anyone will sit through or load on the internet. My version is just slightly over 7 minutes long which, while still pushing it in my opinion, is acceptable. You might have to hit the play button a few times for it to start and keep running, depending on your connection Here are some quick quotes from Simon's speech:

"We want the United States Government to take the leadership, because the United Nations failed. I, personally, I am the last person on earth to believe in the United Nations. For a simple reason. Anyone who'll believe in the United Nations I will buy him a ticket, and let's go to Rwanda ..."

"My fellow Americans, those victims in Darfur today, they are not counting on the UN ... they're counting on you."

The situation in Sudan is rapidly deteriorating and something must be done soon. To the left is a photo of Mr. Deng (who is now a proud US Citizen) holding an American flag. Mr. Deng also gave a speech at the rally which I recorded. I'll do some editing tomorrow and perhaps post it along with those of Senators Brownback and Clinton. It was a lengthy speech, however, and may not be amenable to the net. We'll see. [see UPDATE above] Thankfully, none of the usual cast of race-baiting victim-mongers showed their faces at the rally. That's not surprising ... Mr. Deng is an honest hero who overcame actual slavery and real violent racism while maintaining his integrity. Looking at him I just can't see "victim" and I'm sure he doesn't see himself that way. The strength of his character and the validity of his history would overshadow any attempt at exploitation. It's no wonder they didn't show ... Here's a VIDEO of one of the strongest speeches at the rally, made by the chairman of the American Anti-Slavery Group. Amazing and sad that such a group is still required. He didn't pull any punches. Some quick quotes from the video:

"This is a racist jihad. You're not supposed to say that but that's the truth."

"[They] don't want to be arabized ... they want their own culture, their own customs, their own dress and their own language. Arab supremacists won't abide that, so there's a jihad."

"At the UN, the Arab League and the Islamic Bloc along with the Europeans who make money on deals with Sudan are in alliance with mass murder, and they cover it up."

Yeah ... "Religion of Peace". More information can be found HERE and HERE.