Go here:
http://www.theglobalist.com/DBWeb/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=4273
Take a look at the seventh picture in the gallery.
http://www.theglobalist.com/DBWeb/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=4273
Take a look at the seventh picture in the gallery.
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That is f'd up. :angry:fluff said:
Good thing the photographer was there to capture it. I wonder if he/she gave the kid a candy bar?
At the risk of sounding like a bleeding heart liberal, why aren't we (the US) busting down the door to feed these folks?
No oil?Andyman_1970 said:
That picture was taken in 1998 and some additional measures have been taken. But it seems like it is just too messy of a situation for anyone to be interested in solving. Many say the that the Pan African organization needs to start taking care of their own continent but we are putting 0 pressure on them. Instead we are rattling sabers to get Syrian soldiers out of Lebanese cafes.
That's the UN's job, not ours. What makes you think that we are the world's policeman?Andyman_1970 said:
edit:
Yes, I'm being sarcastic. But after hearing the Republicans scream about how the UN is irrelevant and useless, I'm waiting for them to do something. After all, they are in control of the both the Executive and the Legislative branches right now, if they can put through bills that MBNA has written, they could do something about this, if they wanted to.
It's not like Bush has to face a hostile House or Senate...
My next question is: why aren't more Christian organizations addressing this?
[edit: I try to stay up on the latest world crisis and where Christian organizations are at work, from what I can tell (I could be wrong) this seems to be pretty low on the list - Africa as a whole]
[edit: I try to stay up on the latest world crisis and where Christian organizations are at work, from what I can tell (I could be wrong) this seems to be pretty low on the list - Africa as a whole]
I'm guessing it's due to the fact that only one side of the conflict would welcome aid from a Christian organization, and that would serve to pour gasoline instead of water on the fire.Andyman_1970 said:
It can only be a political decision to avoid an obligation to act. If the UN calls it genocide they must act, if they can avoid calling it that they can pay lip service.$tinkle said:
I'm probably in a minority in feeling this way but I see the failure of the UN to act as a failure of all member states together.
There is stuff happening, Oxfam are doing stuff. The Tsunami has taken attention away from other areas of desperate need though.Andyman_1970 said:
From the article $tinkle posted: ' there were 10,000 humanitarian workers in Darfur.' Clearly some organisations are trying.