The importance of words

Props to Secretary Powell and the Bush administration for describing the Darfur situation as genocide and taking on the responsibilities that entails.

For Sudan refugees, a long hot wait for world action - Christian Science Monitor

The naming is likely a signal that the administration is going to increase the pressure. Colin Powell talked about using 'calibrated' pressure so as to make the most use of the people inside the Khartoum government who are sensitive to international pressure. Sounds good.