Obama, because am so slow that I would not recognise myself in a mirror even when staring at my own reflection, translate this piece of doublespeak for me - also tell ODM to quit taking us for tothis because one half of the organising commitee (mohammed isahakia in PM's offis) must have kept his boss RAO updated on who the invitations were sent out to:
28th May 2010
The State Department says the decision to send a U.S. diplomat to Thursday's inauguration of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir does not signal any change in the United States' view that the Sudanese leader should face justice for alleged war crimes in Darfur....
At a news briefing, State Department Spokesman P.J. Crowley said the U.S. delegate was a junior consular officer from the embassy in Khartoum. He added most states with Sudan relations had sent more senior representatives.
Crowley noted that Sudan's Vice President Salva Kiir, the southern Sudanese leader with whom the United States has extensive dealings, was also sworn in for a new term at the event...
Crowley said the fact the United States has no direct ties with President Bashir, and wants to see him answer war crimes charges from the International Criminal Court, or ICC, is well known and unchanged. "Our presence at this ceremony should not be confused in any way with our continuing pledge that President Bashir should respond to the warrant for his arrest for war crimes in Darfur. We continue to believe that those responsible for war crimes in Sudan should be held accountable for their actions. But we are working closely with the government of Sudan on ways to resolve the situation in Darfur," he said.
http://www.voanews.com/e...auguration-95142879.html