Presidential Candidate Calls for Urgent U.S. Action in Darfur to Enforce Peace Accord and Stop the Genocide

Hartford, Connecticut -- May 24, 2006 - Today, Webster Brooks, Vice-Presidential candidate on the Imperato-Brooks 2008 Independent ticket, called on the U.S. government to use its full weight and influence to get U.N. forces and additional peacekeepers on the ground in Darfur to help enforce the new May 13, peace accord and stop the genocide.

Brooks said "It's critical that the U.S. lead an international effort to finally end the three-year offensive against the people of Darfur and rebel forces waged by the Sudanese government. Tens of thousands of people have been murdered, and the unintended consequence of many of the two million that fled their homes to take refuge in Chad, is the destabiliation of that country as well."

The peace agreement negotiated by the African Union and signed by Majzoub al-Khalifa, of Sudan's negotiating team, and rebel Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) leader Minni Arcua Minnawi in Lagos, addresses security, wealth and power-sharing arrangements. But Abdel Wahed Mohammed al-Nur, leader of a rival SLA faction, and the smaller Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).refused to sign the agreement. Brooks said "What is crucial now is putting sufficient forces on the ground to ensure a cease fire, and begining to disarm the Jungaweed militias and the SLA insurgent groups. This will be a most difficult issue, and it's equally important to continue talks to bring the other two groups into the process."

Brooks commented that "The 7,000 African Union forces should be supplemented by U.N. peacekeeping forces immediately. Kofi Annan needs to deliver the troops and humanitarian aid which has reached a low point, with dispatch, not only to preserve the U.N.'s flagging credibility, but also to forestall the widening of the conflict."

The Imperato-Brooks platform calls for the U.S. to play a much more aggressive role in bringing a peaceful settlement to the Darfur region. Looking toward the future, Brooks said conflicts like Darfur, point out why their campaign platform also calls for the U.S. to accelerate the transformation of U.S. armed forces from purely combat units into a split force, inclusive of a professionalized military -civilian peace keeping force, with administrative functions to help re-constitute regions and nations in transition. Brooks observed that "The Iraq experience demonstrates that the U.S. military is proficient in making war, but not keeping the peace. Darfur is the test, to show we have learned something from Iraq. If we don't take advantage of this critical moment to consolidate the peace in Darfur, we will confront a much wider conflict in the region with Chad and other players becoming embroiled in the conflict."

About Daniel Imperato, Presidential Candidate, (www.daniel2008.com)
Daniel was born in Boston, Mass (1958), and began his business career in 1977 transforming the manufacturing facilities in Israel through adapting them to the global marketplace along with bringing financing to the factories for global expansion. He also operated a trading company in Singapore and owned a manufacturing company in Belgium. Daniel brings over thirty years of experience in global business planning and development and has personal relationships at high levels around the world. Daniel has consulted for Fortune 500 corporations, with a mix of product lines, consisting of telecommunications products and services, telecommunications equipment including v-sat terminals and handheld mobile satellite telephones, along with passport and identification cards services and secure documents for foreign governments around the world. He is currently a Papal Knight with honors from the Vatican, and a board member for the African Center Foundation, a United Nations NGO, and the founder of Imperiali Organization (www.imperiali.org). Presently, he has organized a Presidential Committee in order to organize support for a run at the White House in 2008.

About Webster Brooks, Vice Presidential Candidate
Webster Brooks was born in Colorado (1956) to an Army family and was raised in Detroit. In Detroit, Brooks saw the pride and spirit of Middle America growing up in a town that was heavily influenced by the auto industry and Motown music. Twenty Four years later, he ran for Mayor of Washington DC in 1990 as independent, and then worked with many democrats, republicans and independent in politics. In 2002, Brooks’ organization, The National Black Republican Network, became the most popular public forum for Black conservatives and Republicans, but included independents as well. Brooks was named as one of ‘The 20 Most Influential Black Conservatives’ by Headway Magazine and an ‘Intellectual Tour de Force’ by the Detroit News. During this time, Brooks chaired the National Congress of Black Conservatives and the National Black Coalition for School Choice. He currently resides in Hartford, CT with his loving family.

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