U.S. threatens Sudan sanctions - The Washington Times

The new U.S. strategy continues to accuse Sudan of "genocide" in Darfur.

Ghazi Salaheedin, an adviser to Sudanese President Omar Bashir called the genocide accusations unfortunate. Sudan puts the civilian death toll at 10,000.

But Mr. Salaheedin characterized Mr. Obama's overall effort in upbeat terms.

"Compared to previous policies, there are positive points. We don't see the extreme ideas and suggestions, which we used to see in the past," Mr. Salaheedin told reporters in Khartoum, according to Agence France-Presse.

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