Sudan's president pays defiant visit to Darfur

From: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) | Date: July 24, 2008| Author: The Associated Press | Copyright information

NYALA, Sudan (AP) - Sudan's president made a defiant visit to Darfur just a week after being charged with genocide in the war- ravaged region, vowing not to be intimidated by the indictment and then breaking into a tribal dance on a parched field to the delight of cheering supporters.Wearing a beige suit and sunglasses and carrying a silver-tipped cane, President Omar al-Bashir exuded confidence during his stops Wednesday. He sought to cast himself as a peacemaker during speeches across the t...

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