Sudan Angered by U.S. Accusations of Genocide
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Secretary of State Colin Powell holds up a report documenting atrocities in Darfur while testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sept. 9, 2004.
Sudan's foreign minister says the Bush administration's decision to call the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region "genocide" is a political calculation aimed at winning black votes. Sudan has rejected international peacekeepers to monitor the Darfur crisis. Hear NPR's Jason Beaubien.
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