Who would Pogo say was the devil?

A short while ago I read where China has an upper leg in the race for energy in that they will make a deal with the devil, whereas the US will not. But apparently the race for energy is one thing, fighting terrorism is another.

Nat Hentoff, in The Village Voice, has an interesting article (based in part on reporting by the LA Times and Nicholas Kristoff on the NY Times) asserting that our silence re the genocide in Darfur is a function of our CIA’s desire to use Sudan in our war on terrorism. So what if the powers that be there are vicious and violent murderers? We need them more than the 500 people being slaughtered every day in Darfur need a smidgeon of help.