tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post2349903543622328001..comments2024-03-28T11:16:30.313+02:00Comments on Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: Nigerians die- is anyone watching? Laurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-45525157404406201552010-09-04T08:15:12.377+02:002010-09-04T08:15:12.377+02:00If you want to look ed hardy clothes and feel sexy...If you want to look <a href="http://www.classicedhardy.com/" rel="nofollow">ed hardy clothes</a> and feel sexy, a <a href="http://www.classicedhardy.com/christian-audigier" rel="nofollow">Christian audigier</a> maternity cocktail <a href="http://www.classicedhardy.com/ed-hardy-mens/men-shoes" rel="nofollow">ed hardy shoes</a> dress may be the <a href="http://www.classicedhardy.com/" rel="nofollow">ed hardy outlet</a> fashion choice. 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Look at New Orleans- they're still cleaning up, some people are still missing, but us outside of the area think it is all back to normal. <BR/><BR/>Selma, the situation in Zim is horrendous. It just keeps going from what you think has to be the worst to something even beyond that. Cholera is a deadly disease, you can die in hours. Imagine getting to the clinic or hospital and finding no antibiotics? It's a death sentence. People are pouring over the South African border, they have set up temporary hospitals to help. Now the cholera is spreading. We had two Zimbabweans in Serowe last week diagnosed with cholera, a disease not seen in Botswana. And it all goes back to Mugabe. About a month or so ago I read that they didn't have money to buy the chlorine tablets for the water in Harare. Now they've just shut it off. Imagine!Yes, Selma, if the media doesn't look, no body cares.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-43151789619366083742008-12-02T05:25:00.000+02:002008-12-02T05:25:00.000+02:00The level of media bias at the moment is unaccepta...The level of media bias at the moment is unacceptable. Tania has made a very important point about Israel. I have a friend from Palestine who lost two family members in one of the recent Israeli attacks and it wasn't even mentioned in the news. It was just another attack.<BR/><BR/>The news stations are meant to present news as objectively as they can, but they don't even come close. And I feel the lack of adequate coverage is reflected in the amount of aid affected countries get. Look how long Haiti has been waiting for aid and what about the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe ? It's an outrage. I feel so sad for all the innocent people whose stories are never told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-85082889423135168102008-12-01T18:34:00.000+02:002008-12-01T18:34:00.000+02:00I know the BBC and NPR both covered the Nigerian r...I know the BBC and NPR both covered the Nigerian riots. However, they didn't give them NEARLY the time they gave Mumbai.groovyoldladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971936982658984234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-7864171779550968762008-12-01T17:33:00.000+02:002008-12-01T17:33:00.000+02:00But we must keep an eye on them, somehow keep them...But we must keep an eye on them, somehow keep them accountable; even if it is just by saying -this is wrong. <BR/><BR/>I watch and I rant. I even once sent a crazy angry email to The Oprah when she thought it was okay to show the faces of dead people in the DRC on her show. She the alleged lover of all things African, and yet SHE couldn't even see the prejudice. Did she show the faces of the bloated bodies on the streets of New Orleans on her show? Of course not. <BR/><BR/>As writers we must write about such injustice every time we're given a chance.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-77726457820977192862008-12-01T16:50:00.000+02:002008-12-01T16:50:00.000+02:00You are so right. Sadly, this is exactly the situa...You are so right. Sadly, this is exactly the situation. And, as someone on the opposite end, I am often embarrassed and ashamed of how much media attention Israel gets, a disproportionate amount compared to the rest of the world. The news media doesn't even attempt balance, so I don't watch, try not to listen. Yes, choices have to be made but when they are the same, year on year, you have to question why. It's all about ratings. A crying shame.Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.com