From BBC NEWS | Africa | Sudan 'drops aid worker charges'

The arrests led to an international outcry, which the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Khartoum says seems to have forced the Sudanese government into a u-turn.

You think?

At least Khartoum has the sense to give up the charade. Oh, they'll deny that they backed down to save face, but they were smart enough to back down.

Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said he agreed that the pair should not have been arrested.

The Medecins Sans Frontieres report said nearly 500 women had been raped.

Two employees of MSF Holland - Vince Hoedt and Paul Foreman - have been charged over the report and could face up to three years in prison.

Climb-down

In the Netherlands, Sudan's ambassador was summoned to explain why his country were pressing charges against the heads of one of the aid agencies most prominent in helping the victims of two years of violence in Darfur.

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.

Unfortunately, the intelligence--and morality--of those in the Sudanese government still leaves much to be desired. Meanwhile, the genocide goes on.