[Peace-discuss] US plans for Sudan

[C. G. Estabrook]

[To frenzied applause for its Israeli client, the USG determines to 
treat Sudan as it did Serbia and Afghanistan. In the US military 
division of the world, Sudan is part of the Central Command, which 
includes Iraq and Iran. --CGE]

	Natsios warns Sudan of `Plan B’

A top U.S. envoy warned Sudan that the United States has an “extremely 
aggressive” backup plan if Sudan continues stonewalling on Darfur.

Andrew Natsios, top U.S. envoy to the conflict-ridden region of Sudan, 
briefed leaders of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs on his recent 
negotiations in the area in a conference call Monday.

Natsios said he stressed U.S. frustration with Sudanese foot-dragging on 
ending the carnage, which has claimed hundreds of thousands of civilian 
lives and which the United States describes as a genocide.

The United States prefers negotiations, Natsios said he told his 
Sudanese counterparts, but “the other option is some extremely 
aggressive measures against your government.”

He said “Plan B” was still classified, but that it had been developed by 
the U.S. government’s national security agencies.

The JCPA, the umbrella body for Jewish community relations councils, has 
taken a lead in the Save Darfur movement.

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