At the dawn of the new year, some 200,000 thousands of people in the Nuba Mountains are huddled in caves and crevasses in the mountains in an effort to evade potential death at the hands of the Government of Sudan (GoS). Many thousands have been in the mountains since the GoS first attacked the people of the Nuba Mountains back in July, and the vast majority has gone for months without access to adequate amounts of food. One has to wonder, “Where is the Samantha Power who once lashed out at government insiders in the Clinton and Bush administrations for their silence in the face of crimes against humanity and potential genocide?” Indeed, where is her voice now that she is a heavyweight (Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs, National Security Council) in the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama?
