Darfur continues to be simply a dot on a map. it seems to exist without
politics ,without history and without the ability to truely capture the
attention of the westernized world. The recent attack on the AU
compound demonstrates how volatile this region continues to be. If the
security force protecting the victims of genocide are not safe how can
we expect progress in this war? How can we further expect humanitarian
aid workers to remain in the region? Darfur is now facing further
catastrophe as the remaining humanitarian workers will undoubtedly be
forced to evacuate the region if these types of attacks continue. when
i visited Darfur 3 years ago the security issue was critical. to think
this much time has passed and this issue is still in question after
more than two hundred thousand people have been exterminated and close
to 3 million displaced is mindboggling. It's become increasingly
apparent to me that the real people to blame for the Darfur Crisis,the
Iraq War and now the impending conflict with Iran is the mass media.i
understand this should not be some new revelation and it really isn't.
it is simply made more and more apparent each day that in an age when
our politicians are not to be trusted the media ends up being the
peoples resource for information. We are unfortunately forced to bask
in an age of misinformation. The recent wave of celebrity journalists
are more in touch with their personal brand then they are with the
truth. it is a fucking disgrace to democracy to watch these people
report the "news." what to do? i try to make a habit of tuning into
Amy Goodman's hour of Democracy Now in the morning. nothing like a
strong cup of black coffee to balance out that sweet sugared cereal we
call news.
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