U.S. Envoy to Expose 4 Sudanese in U.N. Debate About Darfur 
By Warren Hoge
April 18, 2006
The New York Times
Original Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/18/world/africa/18sudan.html

UNITED NATIONS, April 17 — John R. Bolton, the United States ambassador, said Monday that he intended to offer a Security Council resolution on Tuesday that would publicly identify four Sudanese individuals responsible for atrocities in Darfur and possibly force a vote on whether the panel would impose sanctions on them.
We've been pushing sanctions for years, and the effort was always to make it clear to the government in Khartoum that there would be individual consequences, Mr. Bolton said in a telephone interview.
He said he decided on the move after learning that China and Russia had objected to action against the four individuals. Their names were circulated among Council members last Thursday under a so-called silence procedure that would have applied the sanctions unless they met opposition.
On Monday, China said it opposed the sanctions, and Russia said it backed China's view. Wang Guangya, the Chinese ambassador, said that taking action now would complicate African Union-sponsored peace talks on the conflicted Darfur region under way in Abuja, Nigeria. At this sensitive moment, to publish the list of names will have a negative effect on the negotiations there, he said.
The four — including a member of government, as well as fighters from pro- and anti-government militias — are charged with committing atrocities and undermining peace efforts in Darfur. The sanctions include travel bans and freezes on assets.
Mr. Bolton said he was surprised by the response of China and Russia, despite the two countries' traditional reluctance to endorse sanctions, because these were aimed at individuals rather than countries.
That's the whole idea of targeted sanctions, not to have a broader effect than necessary, he said. These are people who are involved in atrocities and killing people and turning people into refugees. 
Mr. Bolton said he hoped China and Russia would reconsider their opposition, avoiding a showdown vote. Both countries are permanent members with veto power.
This will be in effect a test of the Council to see if the sanctions procedure is going to work at all, and we have moved slowly, unfortunately slowly, but we certainly have come to the point where it's time for a decision, he said.