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KRS and Sudanese Investment
Catching up on my blog reading this morning, I find a link at Bluegrass Report to this little article in the Courier-Journal under Regional Briefs:
State Treasurer Jonathan Miller is urging state retirement systems to sell off investments in some companies that are supporting the government of Sudan, which the U.S. State Department says is waging a campaign of genocide against residents of its Darfur region.
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“These holdings are a small percentage of the system’s investments, but washing our hands of these companies sends a big statement,” Miller said. “The actions of the Sudanese government in Darfur are morally outrageous and I do not want to play any part in supporting them.”
It is good news, I suppose, that some one is looking out for moral values in Frankfort. Our boy guv seems a bit morally deprived.
I haven’t touched on Darfur here. Only so many atrocities one person can absorb. However, you can find more information and ways to take action at Jonathan Miller’s site.
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