Donnerstag, 11. Juni 2009

CONGO




Gallery from German site, Der Spiegel

10 Kommentare:

  1. Have you seen "Blood Diamond"?

    It explains a lot about what's happening in Africa. As does "The Constant Gardener". ..

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  2. It was 1967 when I had heard about Biafra. Since then it has never ceased. Take a closer look at the caption:
    Pictures of the famine caused by Nigerian blockade garnered sympathy for the Biafra worldwide.

    Sympathy.

    Sympathy?


    WTF!!!

    A child suffering the effects of severe hunger and malnutrition. The effects of the blockade. Pictures of the famine caused by Nigerian blockade garnered sympathy for the Biafra worldwide.

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  3. saw both and yes they were excelent eye openers-

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  4. Just yesterday I heard a radio feature about Ghana. The poultry farmers there are ruined because Europe and the USA export masses of cheap poultry giblets to Africa. This is a result of our preference for chicken breast only. The rest of the chickens go to Africa. With the blessing of the WTO.

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  5. I own both. Great films, but I don't take films literally.

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  6. I must be way behind in the class... I heard of it from Astra, here, about six months ago

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  7. Neither do I. But I will take their messages . ..

    When I see them, well, sometimes.

    It's another media form that reaches many more of the masses than the bankrupt and discredited mass media. ..

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