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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated.
— Poul Anderson
Darfur
Reporting Tragedies, Raising Awareness, and Helping People
I got an interesting email from the American Progress Action Fund regarding news reports of tragic events, like the devastation wrought by Katrina. "Like many of you, for the past 48 hours we have been glued to our computers and televisions, watching this tragedy unfold. We applaud the […]
Unnatural Disasters
Blogicus
reminds us that the Khartoum regime of Sudan has killed almost 400,000 civilians.
That's about half of the death toll from the genocide in Rwanda. The deaths
caused by the tsunamis - a natural disaster - happened nearly instantly in comparison
to these murders. We can't stop nature's […]
Guilty As Charged
Genocide in Darfur sparks outrage, but little action
[T]he handwringing isn't translating into action. In progress instead is a fresh mockery of that 1948 convention. A repeat of well-intentioned, feeble actions that failed to save 800,000 Rwandans a decade ago.
I've been all talk and no action, just as this op/ed piece says. Well, I […]
Crisis
"They are happy when they rape."
How
do you put a headline on the suffering of thousands of women and girls?
Pope
sends special envoy to Sudan, expresses concern for crisis in Darfur
