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To: Greywolf who wrote (89432)	4/14/2001 9:40:31 PM
From: Douglas V. Fant	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95453

Greywolf, Re Sudan-Here's my response to Herr Adolf of Lundin Oil: News Article by AP posted on April 14, 2001 at 17:56:47: EST (-5 GMT) Sharpton returns from Sudan after seeing slave trade NEW YORK, Apr 14, 2001 (AP) -- The Rev. Al Sharpton, just back Saturday from a six-day fact-finding visit to the Sudan, promised a renewed effort to end the thriving slave trade in the African nation. "We saw with our own eyes what is going on in Sudan," the civil rights activist told reporters barely an hour after his return to the United States. "It is clear to us that the practice of slavery is going on." During his trip, Sharpton said he and his group spoke with slaves and witnessed the sale of other slaves. Sharpton said he planned to meet with black leaders such as Louis Farrakhan and Jesse Jackson to discuss the problem. He also said that he wanted to speak with Secretary of State Colin Powell and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan about the issue. Sharpton called on the United States to increase pressure on Sudan to end its slave trade and to enact harsher sanctions against the African nation. The current economic sanctions prevent American companies from investing or doing business in Sudan. But several foreign oil and other companies still operate there; Sharpton suggested the U.S. interests of companies should be targeted. "Everybody ought to be sanctioned," Sharpton said. "You can't say we're going to sanction the government but then let these businesses operate in Sudan." Telephone calls to the Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan, in Washington, D.C., went unanswered Saturday.