The Similarities Between Islamic Insurgency And The Janjaweed

When I was young, I saw bullying a school often, though I never questioned why the bullies did what they did. I later learned that many bullies started and continued bullying because their actions was ignored. This shows that bullies and violence are similar because they are both caused by ignorance. This can be seen because of the Islamic Insurgency and the Janjaweed. Otherwise, people may believe that war and violence is caused by disagreement. The Islamic Insurgency and its consequences can prove this wrong. Violence can be caused by ignorance, which is shown by the Child Soldiers in Africa. To prove this, “Armed & Underage” by Jeffrey Gettleman stated, “And in the African nation of Somalia, the U.S. might even be helping pay their salaries.”

According to “The Charge: Genocide” by Lydia Polgreen, it says, “In explaining to the Security Council his effort to have Bashir arrested, Moreno-Ocampo said that it takes a lot of planning and organization to commit massive crimes like those that have taken place in Darfur. ‘But mostly,’ he said, ‘it requires that the rest of the world look away and do nothing.’” In other words, Moreno-Ocampo agrees that the rest of the world that isn’t already involved in fighting the criminals and terrorists in Sudan is ignoring the problem. Having Moreno-Ocampo say this, I can support that violence is caused by ignorance because someone in Africa agrees that the problem could be resolved if other countries were to take action. Additionally, Polgreen stated in her article, “‘Some people have said that for me to intervene at this point is shocking,’ he says. ‘I say what is going on now is shocking. Genocide is going on now, and it is endangering the lives of many more people.’" This piece of the article describes how many people are shocked because Moreno-Ocampo tried to support the effort of fighting the Janjaweed and other similar groups. This shows how violence can be a consequence of ignorance because the article shows that many people are uncomfortable with the idea of helping Sudan fight the Janjaweed. Lastly, “The Charge: Genocide” states, “The I.C.C. prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo of Argentina, charges that Bashir has "masterminded and implemented" a plan to destroy the people of Darfur. ‘Al-Bashir organized the destitution, insecurity, and harassment of the survivors,’ he contends. ‘He did not need bullets. He used other weapons: rapes, hunger, and fear.’" These sentences from the article describe how violence wasn’t created from weapons, rather than rapes, hunger, and fear. With support from other nations, Sudan could prevent these problems, supporting my claim that violence is