Darfur Groupies. ""The simplicity of their message is getting in the way of a response," says Harvard University's Alex de Waal, a leading Sudan scholar. Earlier this year aid groups were furious when Save Darfur launched an aggressive ad campaign calling for a no-flight zone over the region; they argued that the ban would cripple efforts to get aid to refugees. They also say that another Save Darfur ad—which claimed that "international relief organizations" had agreed that the time for negotiations was over—prompted the government in Khartoum to hold up visa applications and otherwise interfere with their ability to work. The Zoe's Ark operation will no doubt focus more suspicion on NGOs in the area. "One of the worst outcomes is the loss of confidence and trust," says Melissa Winkler of the International Rescue Committee, which participated in the well-organized resettlement of some 7,000 "lost boys" from southern Sudan in the United States." (thanks Laleh)