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After waiting for months, the United Nations has finally decided to put pressure on the Sudanese government to convince its government-backed militias to stop attacking innocent civilians in Darfur. At last, the slaughter, rape and murder of innocent Darfurians would finally grind to a halt once Sudan's President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir gives in to the U.N. demand. Was it a show of goodwill on the part of the U.N. leadership after reports reached his desk that thousands of people are being massacred each day, without regard to international human rights and respect for innocent lives. How could the Sudanese government close its eyes on the sad fate being experienced by millions of villagers in southern Sudan, while government officials live in the luxury of convenience while many are being butchered in neglected parts of Sudan. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon could only hope that Bashir will read and understand the content of the letter, which he handed to Sudan's ambassad

Dear Readers: I don't mean to deject from the structured journalism that this website is meant to be. Instead, it is only a way of breaking the monotony of reading so much about things now pestering most of us as we carry on with our lives. And perhaps, there is good reason to find an alternative genre--an outlet for the soul. Thanks and happy reading!!! R.G. Altarejos ======================= Unhatched poetry sometimes, in my languid hours creeps emptiness, yes, it is. devoid of flesh, but lifeless shadows i could only figure out in dreams. sometimes, it helps to be alone cause the gods have slumbered in my fevered moment, while fervent wishes of a new day strikes me like a bolt of lightning, paralyzing my bones. the longing pierced the soul, yes, the soul in me now filled with the tapestry of hopes like ephemeral traces in the pristine sand yet, i find satisfaction in seeing your fresh pink lips herald the break of a new day. those smooth tresses as glowing feathers of a peacock