An American Military Observer in Darfur interview by Becky Garrison

An interview with Brian Steidle, a former American military observer in Darfur and the subject of the documentary film and book The Devil Came on Horseback.

Briefly explain why you were in Darfur.


I had been in Sudan for seven months prior going to Darfur. Even though I was in Sudan, I had very little idea what was going [...]

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