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George Clooney on Threat of Conflict in Sudan
Clooney warns of imminent civil war in Sudan without diplomatic action.
Oct. 13, 2010 -- George Clooney dropped by "Good Morning America" today to raise awareness about the possible renewal of civil war in Sudan because of an impending vote for independence by the southern half of the African nation.
He recently returned from a week-long trip to southern Sudan, a region that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls "a ticking time bomb."
"They want to vote for their freedom and they're going to vote for their freedom; their freedom and independence," Clooney said of the region. "They believe they've earned it. They're hoping for protection but they are resolute in their intent for freedom."
"Our job is to sound all the alarms and say before this becomes bloodshed. This is an opportunity to stop it before it happens."
Clooney met with President Obama Tuesday to discuss what could happen when the vote takes place in less than three months. Clooney told "GMA" the president is "very much involved" in the concern about Sudan.
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The region is torn from 21 years of a civil war that has killed about 2 million people, according to the U.S. State Department. Clooney is concerned that without immediate diplomatic action from the United States, Sudan is on its way to resuming the bloody conflict.
The Oscar winner isn't the only one concerned. In the past week, both the U.N. Security Council and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum have visited the region.
Both organizations are trying to intervene before a Jan. 9 referendum to decide whether animist and Christian south Sudan should secede from the Muslim north, and which side will obtain ownership of the oil-rich region of Abyei.
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