Kigali (Rwanda): On ground haunted by one of the worst atrocities of modern times, US President George W Bush pleaded with the global community for decisive action to stop grisly violence in African nations like Kenya and Sudan.

"There is evil in the world and evil must be confronted," said Bush yesterday, shaken by his visit to a museum that tells the story of Rwanda s 1994 genocide in which more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered in just 100 days by extremist Hutu militias.

Bush, who famously once wrote "not on my watch" in the margin of a report on the Rwanda massacre, decided not to send US troops into Sudan, focusing instead on imposing sanctions, applying diplomatic pressure and training and transporting other nations soldiers for peacekeeping.

He has been particularly frustrated at what he sees as sluggish efforts by other nations against the atrocities that have raged in Sudan s western Darfur region for five years.

Bush has called Darfur s situation genocide, though others have not. Hoping that his campaign for increased involvement by others would gain more weight from the scene of another genocide, the president used strong language to criticize the international effort.

"If you re a problem solver, you put yourself at the mercy of the decisions of others, in this case, the United Nations," Bush said. "It is - seems very bureaucratic to me, particularly with people suffering."

At least 200,000 have been killed in a campaign by militias supported by Sudan s Arab-dominated government against black African communities in Darfur. Four cease-fires have gone unheeded.

Source : PTI