Mia Farrow offers her freedom for Darfur rebel

[Kadie]

Mia Farrow offers her freedom for Darfur rebel
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Mia Farrow has offered her freedom in exchange for that of a respected Darfur rebel figure, virtually imprisoned for more than 13 months, in a letter to Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.

Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) Humanitarian Coordinator Suleiman Jamous has been confined to a U.N. hospital in Kordofan, neighboring Darfur, since the United Nations moved him there without permission last year.

He needs a stomach biopsy which cannot be performed there.

Khartoum said if he left he would be arrested, but has said it is open to talks on his release.

"Before his seizure, Mr. Jamous played a crucial role in bringing the SLA to the negotiating table and in seeking reconciliation between its divided rival factions," Farrow said in the letter dated August 5.

"I am therefore offering to take Mr. Jamous's place, to exchange my freedom for his in the knowledge of his importance to the civilians of Darfur and in the conviction that he will apply his energies toward creating the just and lasting peace that the Sudanese people deserve and hope for."

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[acmavm]

1. Strange for these days. People who are willing to act on their

conscience. Put their ass on the line for their convictions.

[Kadie]

3. Makes one wonder

how far they would be willing to go for something they believe in.

[wicket]

2. K & R

:kick:

[rateyes]

4. Too bad she's not a leader in Congress...

standing on principle, what a quaint idea.

[roguevalley]

5. sacrifice is noble. she's a good woman, this one.

[LostinVA]

6. She can be a bit of a nutter, but she practices what she preaches

Plus, "Rosemary's Baby" is one of my favorite movies.

Good for Farrow.