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johnnycolven@yahoo.com 700 Haldane Drive Kennett Square, PA 19348 (484)-653-8800 Hon. Barack H. Obama, President February 28, 2011 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW The United States of America Washington, DC 20500
 * John D. Colven **

Dear President Obama:

I am but a simple college student that wishes to bring to your attention a serious global conflict. Genocide is streaking across the Middle East in several countries and it is progressively getting worse. As you know, genocide is a term referring to violent crimes committed against groups with the intent to destroy the existence of that group. What you probably do not know, is that a man named Raphael Lemkin originated the word during the time of the Holocaust in 1944. Ever since then, the word seems to unveil itself to other matters, not just the Holocaust. Darfur, Sudan is a dying region with no governmental support or aid because of genocide. A militia group known as the Janjaweeds, are a government supported organization that are killing off African farmers and others. Rapes, murder, torture, kidnapping and burning of villages are regular activities in Darfur. To us, this is a horrible sight and we say how terrible it is and what the people of Darfur must be feeling; then we go back to whatever it is we were doing. People in Darfur fight to survive this extermination every day. I know it is probably asking a lot from you and our government to stop this madness that is occurring in our world, but I believe it is something that needs to be done before it spreads out even further from the borders of Darfur. Civilians of Darfur are without a government to protect them, and are getting killed by hired men who abduct male children to train them for combat. To save Darfur, they will need the help of the United States government.

Thank you for listening and I hope you take this into consideration.  Sincerely yours,  John D. Colven

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