Thursday, April 23, 2009

War No One Cares About Officially Ends

The New York Times reports that Burundi's civil war, raging on an off from 1993-2005, "officially came to an end" yesterday. According to the report, more than 200,000 died.  How many reports did we hear about the Burundi civil war and its mass slaughter? How many people here in the U.S. even knew there was a civil war in Burundi?
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  1. Gherald LApril 24, 2009 at 12:40 AM

    Some people care about blanket 'World Peace' without concerning themselves with knowing the details of every ongoing conflict. Others might care about the aftermath of Rwanda in particular.

    But it's interesting that your reaction to a NYT world briefing is to suggest no one in the U.S. cares.

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  2. UNRRApril 24, 2009 at 6:40 AM

    "But it's interesting that your reaction to a NYT world briefing is to suggest no one in the U.S. cares."

    I'd be willing to bet that only a minority of Americans ever even heard about civil war in Burundi.

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