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(29 May 2007) Washington, DC, US - 29 May 2007 1. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President: "Good morning. For too long the people of Darfur have suffered at the hands of a government that is complicit in the bombing, murder and rape of innocent civilians. My administration has called these actions by their rightful name, genocide. The world has a responsibility to help put an end to it." FILE: Brindisi village, South west Darfur, Sudan - April 2007 2. Mid shot of women and children at water point 3. Woman carrying water 4. Women and children at water point 5. Close up of tap 6. Mid shot of women washing clothes Washington, DC, US - 29 May 2007 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President: "First the department of treasury is tightening US economic sanctions on Sudan. With this new effort the United States will more aggressively enforce existing sanctions against Sudan's government. As part of this effort the treasury department will add 30 companies owned or controlled by the government of Sudan to its list of specially designated nationals." FILE: Brindisi village, South west Darfur, Sudan - April 2007 8. Various of woman threshing wheat 9. Mid shot of woman and donkey carrying water away from water point 10. Mid shot of woman and wheat Washington, DC, US - 29 May 2007 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President: "I call on President Bashir to stop his obstruction and to allow the peacekeepers in and to end the campaign of violence that continues to target innocent men, women and children. And I promise this to the people of Darfur, the United States will not avert our eyes from a crisis that challenges the conscience of the world. Thank you very much." STORYLINE: United States President George W. Bush ordered new US Economic sanctions on Tuesday to pressure Sudan's government to halt the bloodshed in Darfur that the administration has condemned as genocide. "I promise this to the people of Darfur: the United States will not avert our eyes from a crisis that challenges the conscience of the world," Bush said. The sanctions target government-run companies involved in Sudan's oil industry, and three individuals, including a rebel leader, suspected of being involved in the violence in Darfur. "For too long the people of Darfur have suffered at the hands of a government that is complicit in the bombing, murder and rape of innocent civilians," Bush said. "My administration has called these actions by their rightful name: genocide. The world has a responsibility to put an end to it," Bush added. Bush had been prepared to impose the sanctions last month, but held off to give United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon more time to find a diplomatic end to the four-year crisis in Sudan's western Darfur region where more than two hundred thousand people have been killed. Beyond the new US sanctions, Bush directed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to draft a proposed UN resolution to strengthen international pressure on the Sudanese government of President Omar al-Bashir. "I call on President Bashir to stop his obstruction and to allow the peacekeepers in and to end the campaign of violence that continues to target innocent men, women and children," Bush said. Al-Bashir agreed in November to a three-phase UN plan to strengthen the overstretched, seven thousand strong African Union force in Darfur. Over the weekend, however, al-Bashir reiterated his opposition to the deployment of a 22-thousand strong joint UN-AU force, saying he would only allow a larger African force with technical and logistical support from the United Nations. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...