outgoing commander caused quite a stir among Darfur advocates this week, but seem to be, at least in part, the casualty of a news media and blogosphere thirsty for controversy. General Martin Luther Agwai, who began his service with Darfur's peacekeeping force in July 2007, told reporters in Khartoum, "As of today, I would not say there is a war going on in Darfur," as the security situation is characterized more by banditry and local conflict than by the organized military campaigns seen in years past. A reporter for the Telegraph, in what was perhaps a brief lapse of journalistic objectivity, wrote that the "comments are likely to enrage the 'Save Darfur' lobby" in the US.

"Enrage" is not exactly the word I would use. Save Darfur's Alex[...]

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