Sudan Angered by U.S. Accusations of Genocide

By Jason Beaubien

Published September 10, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

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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