It’s a phenomenon that’s disturbing to see: Armed groups targeting aid workers. It’s not a new phenomena, though its increasing frequency suggests that such attacks are becoming an accepted tactic by some, much as suicide bombing has been embraced by some armed groups as a legitimate tactic.
It’s not.
Suicide bombing and targeting aid workers purposely shred [...]

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Paul Farmer’s Partners in Health not only is a reliable, strong provider of medical care in Haiti, it has been there for years before the earthquake and will be there long after the world’s attention has faded from the current destruction. If you want to donate money for Haiti, consider PIH.
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I highly recommend watching Wide Angle’s program, on PBS, about what has happened to the children of Myanmar since Cylcone Nargis hit. The people there, especially youngsters, are struggling mightily with little help from the government. This issue, and others involving Myanmar’s treatment of its people, need to stay on the U.S. radar. Granted, sanctions to pressure [...]

Sorry for the long absence. My father unexpectedly passed away. I’ll return to writing soon.

Stef Schiffer commented on my previous post about what Concern Worldwide was doing for World Malaria Day, arguing that bed nets was just a Western feel-good initiative. The comment included this site, with a well-done video.  Thanks to Stef for telling me about it. The people on the video, many of them first- and second-generation Africans, make a good [...]

Tuesday is the annual commemoration among Jews of those who died in the Holocaust. Although too much looking backward can numb the senses, it is worth remembering what Hitler and the Nazis did to 12 million people whose only crime was to be Jewish, or a gypsy, or disabled or gay. The Nazis erected an [...]

The International Criminal Court announced today that it would issue its decision a week from Wednesday, March 4, on the request to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al Bashir on charges of crimes associated with the violence in Darfur. Read about it at the ICC’s Web site.