darfur update
by John at 8/20/2004 01:25:00 PM
I've been keeping track of the developments in and about Darfur, Sudan at the website Passion of the Present. I haven't been keeping you updated lately, but today there is an excellent, detailed summary by Eric Reeves on the prospects for intervention (humanitarian aid or peacekeeping) in the region.
It looks very bad. I am ashamed.
It will always be easy for us to say "Never again." It is much harder to say "Not this time."
Consider this: if you are reading this right now, you are most likely safe, with a full belly, and reasonably secure in your prospects for the future. You probably didn't earn that lofty position - you were fortunate enough to be born to it as a member of the planet's aristocracy. Never forget how lucky you are.
It looks very bad. I am ashamed.
It will always be easy for us to say "Never again." It is much harder to say "Not this time."
Consider this: if you are reading this right now, you are most likely safe, with a full belly, and reasonably secure in your prospects for the future. You probably didn't earn that lofty position - you were fortunate enough to be born to it as a member of the planet's aristocracy. Never forget how lucky you are.
