Sudanese Foreign Minister, Mustafa Osman Ismail, right, receives U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell at Khartoum Airport, Sudan, Tuesday June 29, 2004. Secretary Powell issued a direct appeal Tuesday night to Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir to rein in militia groups that he said were responsible for a "horrific" humanitarian crisis in western Sudan, including the uprooting of more than 1 million people. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)