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The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: The Secret Genocide Archive:

The archive [of materials collected by African Union monitors in Darfur] also includes an extraordinary document seized from a janjaweed official that apparently outlines genocidal policies. Dated last August, the document calls for the “execution of all directives from the president of the republic” and is directed to regional commanders and security officials.

“Change the demography of Darfur and make it void of African tribes,” the document urges. It encourages “killing, burning villages and farms, terrorizing people, confiscating property from members of African tribes and forcing them from Darfur.”

It’s worth being skeptical of any document because forgeries are possible. But the African Union believes this document to be authentic. I also consulted a variety of experts on Sudan and shared it with some of them, and the consensus was that it appears to be real.

It seems extraordinary that such orders would exist in written form, so there’s every reason — as Kristof emphasizes — to be skeptical about the authenticity of these materials. It’s almost too hard to believe that even thugs like the Islamo-Fascists in Khartoum would be so stupid as to write this down. Perhaps an eager subordinate decided to commit to paper what he was told? In any case, I think this confirms our worst fears.