Sudan would rather fight a lawsuit about their assistance to terrorism, rather than stop the actual terrorism.
Sudan would rather fight a UN condemnation of the genocide in Darfur, rather than stop the actual genocide in Darfur.
Sudan rather than claiming it had no involvement in the Bombing of the USS Cole, tries to get off on a technicality
Families of American sailors killed in the suicide bombing of the USS Cole warship are suing the government of Sudan, accusing it of aiding terrorism.They claim the African nation helped al-Qaeda, which was blamed for the attack, and are seeking damages of more than $100m through a Virginia court.
Sudan has tried to have the case dismissed, saying too much time had passed since the 2000 bombing. - BBC
As for Darfur, Sudan doesn't just rely on technicalities, it creates them:
Sudan tries to block UN from considering Darfur atrocities reportAnd if that wasn't enough, they also lieMarch 13, 2007 (GENEVA) — Sudan on Tuesday accused a United Nations panel of bias, and moved to block the U.N. Human Rights Council from considering its report accusing Khartoum of orchestrating attacks in Darfur.
Sudanese Justice Minister Mohamed Ali al-Mardi told the 47-nation council that the American head of the mission, Nobel laureate Jody Williams, took "a preconceived and hostile attitude against Sudan."
Al-Mardi said Sudan "strongly and resolutely" opposes any consideration by the council of the report, which he said should be dismissed because it was written without the team having visited Darfur. The team said it had to proceed that way because Sudan refused to grant them visas. - Sudan Tribune
"Any attempt to confer legitimacy on this mission will constitute a serious and dangerous precedent in the eyes, not only of the Sudan, but also of many members of this esteemed council," al-Mardi said.
He asserted that two of the six team members had failed to participate, which made the mission "no longer valid."
U.N. officials said Indonesian Ambassador Makarim Wibisono had withdrawn from the panel, but that he was the only one to do so. Gabonese Ambassador Patrice Tonda had to return to Geneva while the panel was waiting in vain for Sudanese visas, but he remains a member of the panel, the officials said. - Sudan Tribune
Some may think that we shouldn't be overly harsh with the Government of Sudan, but as an Israeli Jew, I have no reason to pretend to love a government which gets into bed with Ahmadinejad.
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