As part of its continuing effort to crush
Darfurs rebellion by attacking civilian populations
purported to be supportive of the
rebels, the Sudanese regime has again stepped up its
aerial bombing campaign, the most definitive tactical
advantage the government possesses. Because
the regime continues to bomb indiscriminately and
because frustrations deepen around glacial forward
movement in the peace process and in deploying the
proposed A.U.-U.N. hybrid force, voices from across
the political spectrum are clamoring for some kind
of action. President George W. Bush, former Prime
Minister Tony Blair, U.S. presidential candidates,
members of parliament and Congress in Europe and
the United States, and advocacy organizations on
both sides of the Atlantic have considered or called
for the military enforcement of a no-fly zone.