When America says “genocide,” does anyone care?
This is the uncomfortable and necessary question author Rebecca Hamilton raises over at The Atlantic today. Hamilton is the author of Fighting for Darfur,…
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This week in “Huh?”
From CNN International, in an article about a British aid worker with what appears to be remarkable if limited telepathic capability. I think. Or…
Read MoreAn open application to join Kofi Annan’s speech writing team
Because I’d make a few tweaks to his op-ed on Holocaust education and genocide prevention. I’d clean up some sloppy language and some bad…
Read MoreDoes the Holocaust teach us anything about modern-day genocide? (Oh, and happy new year)
Things are quiet on this blog while we’re preparing for a server transfer and redesign. But here’s a nice graph from a piece in…
Read More(Eat) Fast for Darfur
In February, when I was in Kigali, a Rwandan friend came over for dinner, and he was surprised that I was eating. He was…
Read MoreThe unintended consequences of American torture
This week, I’ve been reading The Translator by Daoud Hari. Hari spent a few years fixing and translating for Western journalists covering the conflict…
Read MoreI’m sorry, Angelina, but this is too much
TIME ran an article on Friday about the ICC and Bashir. Not a long article–it’s hard to find those any more–but a “context” piece,…
Read MoreVox justus. (Cuz that sounds like it would be Latin for justice…): An interview with Luis Moreno-Ocampo
My personal picks for “best of” the ICC prosecutor’s sit-down with Newsweek: NEWSWEEK: Bashir responded to the ICC’s arrest warrant by expelling foreign-aid groups…
Read MoreICC: Not as stupid as the cynics may have thought…
So I feel a little bad about my reflexive “Yes, but what about the DYING?!” response to the ICC indictments. For starters, it’s pretty…
Read More"I see your war crimes charge and raise you civilian protection…"
This is old-ish news, but it merits repeating: After five years of genocide, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is flirting with peace in Darfur. He…
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