{"id":1245,"date":"2006-06-29T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-29T21:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/?p=1245"},"modified":"2011-05-18T12:34:02","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T18:34:02","slug":"darfur-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/darfur-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Darfur update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/5524\/1070\/1600\/frist_clinton.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/5524\/1070\/320\/frist_clinton.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>From e-mail:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I have some important news to report; we have reached our goal of one million postcards calling on President Bush to take stronger action on behalf of the suffering people of Darfur!<br \/>\nIn a ceremony this morning at the U.S. Capitol, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) became the 999,999th and one-millionth postcard signers!<br \/>\nThat means we now have one million postcards to deliver to President Bush urging action in Darfur.  We reached this historic moment thanks to efforts by you &#8211; and hundreds of thousands of activists like you &#8211; and hundreds of organizations across the country.<br \/>\nWhile we&#8217;ve achieved this major milestone, the Darfur genocide is not yet over and so our work is not yet done.  To help truly make a difference, your support right now is crucial.<br \/>\n&#8220;>Click here to make a tax-deductible contribution today to help us continue our efforts on behalf of the people of Darfur.<br \/>\nMillions in Darfur have already been displaced from their homes, with little hope of returning.  They suffer in squalid refugee camps with little protection or hope for the future.<br \/>\nAnd hundreds of thousands have already died at the hands of a genocidal regime while every day more are killed.<br \/>\nPresident Bush has a critical role to play in stopping the Darfur genocide.  His involvement was key in getting a signed peace agreement &#8211; an important first step.<br \/>\nBut to truly stop the genocide in Darfur we must: <\/p>\n<li>Deploy a UN peacekeeping force; and\n<li>Appoint an American envoy to be sure U.S. actions reflect the urgency of the crisis\n<li>Help the Save Darfur Coalition keep the story of Darfur in the news and on the minds of President Bush and members of Congress.<br \/>\nAs always, your support is greatly appreciated.<br \/>\nThank you,<br \/>\nDavid Rubenstein<br \/>\nSave Darfur Coalition<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From e-mail: I have some important news to report; we have reached our goal of one million postcards calling on President Bush to take stronger action on behalf of the suffering people of Darfur! In a ceremony this morning at the U.S. Capitol, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) became &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/darfur-update\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Darfur update<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pEnSo-k5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1245\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}