Lots of Darfur updates

I'm still in a certain mindset...as soon as I saw this story I went to post it on my blog...only to start typing "wak" in the URL box. Though they could use *my* sense of news judgment.

TRIPOLI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the current African Union president, on Tuesday accused "foreign forces" including Israel of being behind the Darfur conflict.

Huh?

Judges from the International Criminal Court are due to announce on March 4 whether they will issue a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir over allegations that he masterminded genocide in Sudan's Darfur region. U.N. diplomats have told Reuters the warrant will be issued.

But Gaddafi, addressing a meeting on ways to expand cooperation between the United Nations and African Union, urged the Court to stop its proceedings against Bashir:

"Why do we have to hold President Bashir or the Sudanese government responsible when the Darfur problem was caused by outside parties, and Tel Aviv (Israel), for example, is behind the Darfur crisis?"

Gaddafi suggested, without presenting any evidence, that the Israeli military was among those stoking the conflict:

"It is not a secret. We have found evidence proving clearly that foreign forces are behind the Darfur problem and are fanning its fire," Gaddafi said, according to the Libyan state news agency Jana.

"We discovered that some of the main leaders of the Darfur rebels have opened offices in Tel Aviv and hold meetings with the military there to add fuel to the conflict fire."

Not sure what to make of this. I understand why the US hasn't gotten involved much, and why China hasn't intervened, but I have no idea what Israel has to gain from this genocide. Somebody enlighten me, because I'm skeptical of Gaddafi.
Good to see that the President and Vice President are showing concern. From BostonHerald.com...

The country’s economy is in shambles, but President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden found the time the other night to meet privately with George Clooney to discuss Darfur.

Gotta put Clooney here to make up for the bikini post.
Also good to see that negotiations to end the fighting are still going on.

CAIRO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will pay a visit to Egypt on Sunday for consultations with Egyptian leaders on means of ending the prolonged Darfur crisis, a diplomatic source said Saturday.
During the visit, al-Bashir is expected to have talks with President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday on various issues that include both the Darfur crisis and bilateral relations, said the source who declined to give his name.