In Dafur, a Second Sudan aid worker arrested

According to the BBC:

The UN says that about 180,000 people have died in the two-year conflict in Darfur, and more than two million driven from their homes.

But Kofi Annon still won't call it genocide

And now another aid worker is arrested:

Mr Hoedt was arrested in Darfur and flown to the capital, Khartoum, under police escort.

United Nations Sudan envoy Jan Pronk has condemned the "smear campaign" in Sudanese newspapers against aid workers, accusing them of fabricating reports of rape.

"MSF Holland and all the other MSF have saved many lives of Sudanese people," he said.

This, one day after his boss is arrested:

MSF Sudan director Paul Foreman was arrested on Monday and later released on bail, over a report on rape.

BBC Africa analyst Martin Plaut says the charges are part of a drive by Sudan to end western criticism.

The Sudanese authorities deny accusations that they back the Arab Janjaweed militias alleged to have committed widespread atrocities, such as mass killings and mass rape.

They also deny that the scale of the violence is as severe as reported by aid agencies.

Isn't it heartwarming that Sudan sits on the Human Rights Commision of the UN? They sure know how to handle the help there. Maybe the Sudanese government wouldn't have such a problem if they didn't use Arab Militias to exterminate Africans. Ah, but that wouldn't be very reasonable to expect such things. And the Sudanese government is so very reasonable.

Almost as reasonable as the UN, which has done next to nothing to stand firm against Sudan. Calling the massacre by its true name--genocide--would automatically compel the Security Council to act. Mr. Annan seems incapable of even this basic act of diplomatic assertion. Perhaps he's too busy white-washing his corrupt cabinet or laundering his son's oil-for-food skimmings.

Or maybe he's waiting until every Sudanese African is dead or in refugee camps.

In the meantime, those that offer assistance to the people can consider themselves enemies of the state. It's clear that Khartoum does.