Comments on: Darfur Primer

Darfur Primer

hellx — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 09:38:25 -0800

This week, the New Republic's &c. blog is providing a primer on the Darfur conflict. Today's post: why the genocide started, how it is being carried out, and whether it is getting worse. Registration is required, but you can find a userid and password here.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:13:06 -0800

This is a great round-up of what's going on there. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series. (I hope I remember.) Thanks alot for the link.

By: Moral Animal

Moral Animal — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:58:57 -0800

...the scarce primary resources in Darfur--arable land and water--has been exacerbated by advancing desertification throughout the Sahel region. Why does it sound like Jared Diamond wrote this? I bet he feels like he's being heard...

By: languagehat

languagehat — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:47:21 -0800

Thanks for the link; like OmieWise, I'm going to try to remember to keep visiting it.

By: teaperson

teaperson — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:39:02 -0800

I'm new here, so I'm probably going to walk into a flame war with this opinion, but: if you think a money-losing independent journal of opinion is putting up valuable information to help you understand a crucial issue of the day, don't you think you could help them out by registering? A few seconds of your time and some information in exchange for their paying a pittance of a salary to an intelligent blogger to compile this information: seems like a fair trade to me.