Sunday March 29, 2009

I've Been Thinking:

Qatar is hosting the Arab League Summit this coming week.
The Foreign Minister of Qatar has released the Summit agenda to the public.

According to the foreign minister the two main topics under discussion will be:
the Palestinian issue
the International Criminal Court's indictment and arrest warrant of Omar al Bashir of Sudan for mass murder in Darfur

It is not clear whether al Bashir will attend the Summit but he has certainly made his desire to attend very clear.
The International Court has asked Qatar and the Arab League to arrest al Bashir if he presents himself.
The Arab League now has to decide how to balance this tricky issue.

Will the Arab League decide to protect a mass murderer or will they condemn al Bashir?
Their best move would be to do both:
to un-invite al Bashir
to categorically condemn his actions
In that way the Arab League can claim that they respect al Bashir's position and assert Arab unity at the same time.

Anything short of that plan will be a nightmare for all the parties involved.

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