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"East Congo is hell on earth," says Uri Amit, the emergency division manager of Brit Olam, the international Israeli-Jewish volunteer movement, when asked why the humanitarian aid organization is dispatching medical equipment to the area.
Hell on earth
A difficult story to tell / Itai Engel
'On the entire planet, there is no place more terrible at the moment than eastern Congo. Except now, after arriving and taking pictures, I am completely frustrated at the thought that maybe you can’t even hear this story. Everything here is just too much.' Itai Engel explains why it is hard, and sometimes impossible, to explain suffering and pain that are so far and so plentiful...
"We know about the atrocious situation not only from the news broadcasts, but also from the heartbreaking personal stories told by the Congolese refugees who are residing in Israel and with whom we are in close contact. Although the aid is just a drop in the ocean, at this stage every drop is crucial. The chance of saving even a single child or woman is what drives us," Amit says.
Amit, who in recent weeks has been working with organization members to recruit donations of emergency medical equipment and medicine, which will shortly be shipped to East Congo, is well aware of the terrible situation in the area.
Originally posted by Kram09
Over 5 million people???
I would much rather support intervention in the Congo rather than the pathetic pointless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Where are you now America??? Millions dead!
Freedom and liberty? Bringing peace???
Ha! Don't make me laugh.
Africa, Africa, your troubles have arrested my heart.
Originally posted by heyo
I don't really care because it seems there's always some war going on in africa that i'm supposed to care about.
It was a couple years ago when i realized i shouldn't be concerned about things that i can't change.
If i wanna feel guilty about africa or any other poor nation i'll turn on world vision in the morning. lol.
Seriously tho people have their own problems here and i think that worrying about the other side of the world is what's getting us into trouble. We need to solve our own problems first
This war has been going on for YEARS and your blaming Obama?
Next the anti obamo squad will be blaming him for WWII.
Originally posted by Kram09
Over 5 million people???
I would much rather support intervention in the Congo rather than the pathetic pointless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Where are you now America??? Millions dead!
Freedom and liberty? Bringing peace???
Ha! Don't make me laugh.
Africa, Africa, your troubles have arrested my heart.
Congo is currently negotiating with the IMF over the forgiveness of about US$8 billion in debt. Western mining groups have also been put on alert as they are waiting for a government review of contracts signed during Congo's recent civil war.
Originally posted by bettermakings
Where is Obama and his African pride? Shouldn't he be preventing this war? I'll call him a racist who hates ALL races, even his own. He's one of "them" who wants to reduce the world's population, if you didn't know.
Originally posted by cloakndagger
It's not America's job to police the world. We are going bankrupt trying though. The only thing we could do is broker peace but if both sides do not want peace then let them fight out their civil war. I have no sympathy for those corrupt governments in Africa. I do have sympathy for the women,children, and elderly.
Originally posted by nixie_nox
reply to post by Ferris.Bueller.II
The anti Obama squad as I call it. The people on these boards who go around and try to attach anything that happens as Obama's fault, even if it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Without using any critical thinking or research.
Originally posted by Ferris.Bueller.II
Originally posted by nixie_nox
reply to post by Ferris.Bueller.II
The anti Obama squad as I call it. The people on these boards who go around and try to attach anything that happens as Obama's fault, even if it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Without using any critical thinking or research.
How are the anti Obama squad any different than the anti Bush squad was back during his Presidency trying to blame everything on him?
I know Obama isn't responsible for the war in the Congo. But I also know by popular opinion during the past election, the U.S. should keep out of other country's problems. And this means the Congo. I also feel that Obama not pulling immediately out of Iraq and Afghanistan and closing Gitmo were key indications of his hypocrisy on the campaign trail. And yet people still defend him unabashed. Who are the one's without any critical thinking or research?
Originally posted by Kram09
Where are you now America??? Millions dead!