Sudan defiant in face of new sanctions

Sudan has dismissed as unjustifiable the threat of slapping new sanctions because of the Darfur conflict, vowing to do everything it can to protect what it sees as its national security.

Britain and the US said this week they would propose the sanctions after a confidential UN report charged that the Khartoum government has been flying arms and heavy military equipment into Darfur in violation of Security Council resolutions. Russia, China and South Africa are opposed to any new sanctions.