Many Sudanese remain skeptical of leader's arrest
Crime: President of African nation faces charges
Some doubt peace will follow indictment.

 
By The Associated Press
Published: July 20, 2008

KHARTOUM , Sudan — For years, Mohammed Ali has been hearing relatives and friends tell how government-backed militiamen torched villages in his native Darfur , raped women and shot fleeing civilians.

The painful past and present have become a way of life for Ali and his tribe, so much so that the news that the president of Sudan has been indicted on genocide charges seems to leave him cold.

"I just want to...


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