Why all the brouhaha about Darfur? Sure things are bad there and the Sudanese government seems very corrupt and worse. But there are a lot of equally bad places and equally bad governments in the world. Some or even most of the latter are allies of (and/or are subsidized by) the US government.
My guess (and I haven't studied the matter) is that it's a pro-Israel campaign: Sudan's government isn't just corrupt but Islamic. By the way, why haven't I seen any postings about Darfur on pen-l? or is it my own myopia? Louis Proyect wrote: > A couple of years ago I used to scratch my head in wonder at those nearly > weekly full-page "Save Darfur" ads that appeared in the NY Times. Even if > they were discounted in moveon.org fashion, they still cost $65,000. (The > full price is about $180,000). My guess is that there were probably at least > 20 of them back in 2005 or so. That would add up to a tidy sum, even at a > discount: $1,300,000. Where the hell does that kind of money come from? -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
