New Haven Independent

All peace pacts and promises are off in the Darfur region of Sudan, reigniting full-blown civil war and promising no end to the mass rapes and genocide carried out by the government-supported Janjaweed militia. The ethnic slaughter has claimed up to 450,000 victims and has driven 2.5 million people from their homes. It now threatens to destabilize neighboring African countries. It’s considered one of the central, if not the central, moral crisis in the world today.

Schlesinger is the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, running against Democrat Ned Lamont and incumbent Joe Lieberman, the “Connecticut for Lieberman Party” candidate.

The candidates haven’t been asked about Darfur in their three debates. Before Monday’s night’s debate, Schlesinger was asked what the U.S. should do about the situation. “I do not have a position,” he said. When will he? By the time the election comes, he vowed. Click on the play arrow to hear his full answer.

Ned Lamont, too, was asked about Darfur before the debate. He proposed that the U.S. organize a multinational force to intervene in Darfur. “Let’s get in there — not with American troops … and exercise some leadership,” he said. He didn’t have a specific position on which international group should be the vehicle. Click on the start arrow to hear his full answer.

Joe Lieberman also supports intervention — specifically calling for NATO to spearhead it, bypassing the United Nations. He gave his answer when asked about Darfur at a New Haven campaign stop last week. Click on the arrow to watch it.