Eh, sad times out there in this world...
For the last month I've eaten breakfast everyday reading this huge book called,"Holocaust Chronicles" which is about Hitler all his stupid cronies, thousands of followers, concentration camps,and the holocaust that led up to and included World War 2. Sometimes I wonder if I was alive then how I would've acted, written or thought about what was happening.
Reading this book coupled with going to work with little kids who are Congolese refugees here in the land of ice and snow I am continuously seeing first hand the link between the past and our present world.
I hope you read this to help you understand this situation in D.R. Congo. Perhaps the majority of people will not care but I do and hopefully you will...
(I'd like to point out that in the MSNBC report below the description of "tribal fighting over the nations resources" is truly lame reporting since there has been 6 countries and many, many multinational corporations from all over the world including Canada and United States all vying for these resources without conscience to the human toll in the country. I've included the report anyway so you can look and see for yourself. )
"A major mortality study released Tuesday by the International Rescue Committee revealed shocking information about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Congo. The study, which is being reported by major media outlets around the world, found that conflict and humanitarian crisis in Congo have claimed the lives of 5.4 million people since 1998 and continue to leave as many as 45,000 dead each month - making it the world's deadliest crisis since World War II. An article about the study in the New York Times this week highlights comments by Dr. Richard Brennan, health director for the IRC: "The Congo is still enduring a crisis of huge proportions... the international engagement has to be sustained and committed for years to come... Is it possible that as few as five million people died? It's much more likely that 5.4 million died. But the exact number isn't as critical. This data can help us understand the scale of the problem and target our solutions to save lives." For complete text of the New York Times article, click here: http://ga3.org/ct/vdsYyP51I42H/NYTimes MSNBC offers a multimedia report on the IRC's Congo mortality study: http://ga3.org/ct/v1sYyP51I42T/MSNBC Also, we encourage you to take a look at this BBC News photo essay by the IRC's Peter Biro: http://ga3.org/ct/fpsYyP51I42Y/BBC To access the IRC's full report, Mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo - An Ongoing Crisis, click here: http://ga3.org/ct/v7sYyP51I42G/CongoCrisis Thank you, The International Rescue Committee" ------------------------------------------------