Just found this fantastic blog page posted by an aid worker in Sudan:
Sleepless in Sudan. Uncensored, direct from a dazed & confused aid worker in Darfur, Sudan
While already on the subject of Darfur, here is another website related to the topic that lists what kinds of relief agencies are working there and what kind of aid they are supplying (among other interesting bits of information):
http://www.charity.org/globalalert/darfur/
It's difficult to stomach the fact that so few Western governments have stepped forward to really attempt to intervene with the ongoing genocide--mostly, these governments (especially MY government) have offered lip-service support of doing something to help alleviate the situation. Isn't it interesting how the "never again" oath sworn by so many of our leaders in reference to the Rwanda genocide (after the genocide had ceased, and nearly a million people had been slaughtered) was so quickly forgotten and replaced with a "We'll get around to it... Eventually" attitude.
Meanwhile, we're still busy "freeing" the people of Iraq and spending approximately 3 billion dollars a week to do it. And what is the justification they're spooning us these days? That it was, essentially, a human rights mission to remove an abusive and tyrranical leader (and install our own version of democracy while we're at it). Of course, we all know to expect lies from this government, and this is certainly not an exception... but how can this administration rationalize placing this thin "human rights" veil over our intent regarding our invading Iraq while blatantly ignoring government-instigated atrocities far more severe in scale that are currently happening and that have been happening for years? It seems like it'd be good for their case if they'd at least pretend to be concerned enough to do something to help.
Enough on this subject for now. I'm too emotional today for a discussion on global politics, if you didn't already notice...
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