Archive for the ‘Elsewhere’ Category
ICC: 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 much the most obvious response to have. And mine is neither as well-crafted as Wronging Rights’ nor as comprehensive as Chris Blattman’s (yeah, I already linked to these, but good work [...]
What does the high road cost?; or, Thanks, ICC: Bashir orders a dozen+ aid agencies out of Darfur
There has been lots of speculation, hand-wringing and other expressions of sincere concern since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the president of Sudan (see especially well-wrung hands here and here). Turns out they were on to something. The LA Times has a wonderful–and, blessedly and unusually, lengthy–piece today exposing the costs [...]
ICC warrant for Bashir strengthens global justice, do-good fundraising
The International Criminal Court issued a warrant for the arrest of Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan. After the usual politicking in the halls of the United Nations and elsewhere, the Court decided to issue the warrant, despite strong words for the ICC from Bashir himself: “They can eat it,” he said Tuesday. The International [...]
Advice for Life I
For those of you who haven’t yet had the occasion to squish tightly into a small little mini-bus, known in most of East Africa as a matatu, and share sweat with strangers, there’s one thing you need to know, other than the sweat: they often have words on teh back–sometimes little sayings on the back, [...]
Africa in the blogosphere
In the last few days, I’ve come across some fantastic blogs focused on Africa, and I thought I’d share a few of my findings. More, surely, to come: Owen in Africa has the best blog roll I’ve ever seen, if you’re an Africa/human rights/civilian protection/aid geek like me. Owen, says his page, is a runner, [...]
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