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- The situation in Darfur is simple outrageous. How could humans in today's society do such things to other humans? I%u2019m taking action by raising attention to the situation my school. I feel like I can do my part to help the people of Darfur by getting as much attention to the situation as possible. I advise others to do their part as well and help save Darfur.
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- The situation in Darfur is simple outrageous. How could humans in today's society do such things to other humans? I%u2019m taking action by raising attention to the situation my school. I feel like I can do my part to help the people of Darfur by getting as much attention to the situation as possible. I advise others to do their part as well and help save Darfur.
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- The situation in Darfur is simple outrageous. How could humans in today's society do such things to other humans? I%u2019m taking action by raising attention to the situation my school. I feel like I can do my part to help the people of Darfur by getting as much attention to the situation as possible. I advise others to do their part as well and help save Darfur.
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- I can't believe the US in turning the other cheek on this mass murder. But as usual, the gov't is only involved so much as it can get something out of the situation. So, I guess I'm not surprised. I just wonder how they ever manage to have fun with their families knowing that they have real power to make this situation better but choose not to.
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- 60 minutes did an excellent job on the crisis in Darfur. Our gov't, as usual under Bush, is failing to take positive steps to stop this genocide.
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- Dear 60 Minutes,
Scott Pelley did a fine job showing the human side to this atrocity. It was bittersweet when they found Jacob in the refugee camp, but my heart sank when Jacob told how his 4 yr brother died. Thank you for putting this in perspective. - Reply to this comment
- Jacob, may you find peace one day. Your books that you sent back, will always be there for you.
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- I am the daughter, grand-daughter, niece and cousin of Holocaust survivors - and Holocaust victims. I was appreciative of the piece on Darfur genocide, apparently with the tacit wink-and-nod sanction of the American government - until Scott Pelley made the comment "To be fair..."... 'we receive some good intelligence' by turning our backs on the horror, in exchange for info on terrorists.
I was really horrified! The use of that phrase totally minimized the reality of MURDER, rape, plunder, "ethnic cleansing"- just as we essentially ignored and denied the Nazi activities, and allowed American businesses to sell the Nazis supplies for their war crimes, until we were pulled into the war, and HAD TO behave respectfully. How many people actually know that Prescott Bush, the President's grandfather, sold arms to the Nazis, or that the numbers tattooed on Concentration Camp prisoners' arms were IBM ID codes?
I cannot believe that 60 Minutes allowed Mr. Pelley to make such a callous, obviously heartless statement, which, to me, totally negated the impact of the story. Perhaps he just doesn't understand the word "fair". - Reply to this comment
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I am relived this genocide has finally reached mainstream news. About 1-2 years ago, I saw this atrocity on BBC news. Now that this genocide has aired, the American people have become aware of this genocide. It is time for our goverment to take a stand. THE TIME FOR TALK IS OVER. WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION!!!!!! - Reply to this comment
- Al Sharpton went to South Sudan in April 2001 at the behest of an American civil rights organization. He witnessed a slave redemption, where slaves were bought back for cash into freedom. A just released woman slave (all this was covered in the NY Post which sent along a reporter)hearing that Sharpton was an influential American complained to him that the problem was that the world didn't know what was happening. He said "they will now". But he never did anything, a few qiet press conferences, that's it. He virtually closed down NYC over the death of one African immigrant, Amadou Diallo. He organized mass protests for a week for Amadou. But for the 400,000 plus dead Darfurians, nothing. For the women being raped daily, nothing. He could have led a thousand people day after day sitting down in front of the UN, but he never did. Never said a word during the Pres. debates. Never said anything at the Dem. National Convention. Never said a word at Farrakhns Million Man March anniversary. Of course the Black Muslims deny there is slavery in Sudan. I know this is Darfur, not South Sudan, but Farrakhan is cozy with the Bashir Khartoum gov't. Is Sharpton afraid of Farrakhan, probably. So what, masses amts. of people are dying. Sharpton could have brought this issue to the fore. He could have embarrassed Bush into action, by constant sit ins. He refused. He deserted the blacks of Darfur.
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