Zooming in on Darfur: Google teams up with Holocaust Museum
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Apr 11, 2007, 17:59 GMT
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... And we should really be able to see the destruction that occurs in Iraq and Palestine, too.
Dear Sirs,
A new service which no doubt is trying to be apolitical. Already comments revert to OLD expression - bullshit-hypocrisy, biased etc. Some mention palestine -since 1947 - they've had long enough to sort it out???? Overlooked the fact the Holocaust Memorial Museam sponsored the item On the recent trouble with Darfur . Well, now we know about Darfoe, and what are these 'naysayers' doing about it. What are they doing about the Mid-East problem in Palestine come to that. Nothing I expect. Dare one mention Zimbabwe??? So far, we can keep the faith in Google. Let's hope it remains apolitical and honest.
Sincerely..John T. Portugal.
I agree with John. The Palestinian crisis indeed deserves no less attention. However, each man has a burden on their heart for all sorts of hurt. Google apparently cared enough about this crisis in Darfur to invest in bringing the world's attention to it. Rather than calling them hypocrites, I would say that it is their critics that are the hypocrites since they themselves aren’t acting on their own convictions, to help the people they care for. And who’s to say, now that Google has prototyped this medium, won’t use it to the benefit other hurts in the world. Darfur just happened to be the first.
This is a terrific idea. I only wish other companies in the world, public or private, would take such a strong interest in critical world issues. -carter.sterling@gmail.com
' Iraq and Palestine ' This focus on ' Iraq and Palestine ' is the problem , you are the problem . And when something else is mentioned you revert to same behavior , ' well , what about Iraq and Palestine Iraq and Palestine Iraq and Palestine .
' I only wish other companies in the world, public or private, would take such a strong interest in critical world issues '
They do , open your eyes and look .
This is a great idea and just the start of something that could really do some good. Entertainment is the best way to involve the complacent couch potato that, for some reason, holds the power.
Palestine. Zimbabwe. Somalia. Ethiopia. Iraq. The insanity seems not only limited to the US, it seems instead limited to - humans. Good to know, bad to know. Google connecting with the Holocaust Museum? Whatever it takes, in this case, to get it done. More is better, expose, uncover. Too long we have been asleep, with our nightmares hidden from view by press and governments and partisan lunacy.
Next - be prepared, all, for reality checking. Any schoolchild can photoshop a fire, a body, an explosion.
Still - more is better.
'Zooming in on Darfur: Google teams up with _Holocaust Museum_'(4/11/2007):
Reference _Holocaust Museums_: 'Usama bin Laden Says Israeli Regime is Behind the 9-11 Attacks KABUL, Afghanistan (Ummat): Prominent Arab mojahed (freedom fighter) Usama bin Laden or the Al-Qaida group has nothing to do with the 11 September attacks on the Bush Administration, according to an Usama bin Laden interview with Ummat, the Karachi-based Pakistani daily newspaper. In his interview, Usama bin Laden pointed out that the Israeli regime is behind the 9-11 attacks'[Bin Laden: AUTHENTIC INTERVIEW by Carol A. Valentine
Curator, Waco Holocaust Electronic Museum, October, 2001 ].
This is not an apolitical move. Darfur is located on top of some large oil reserves that a Chinese oil company currently has dibs on. Sudan geography alone makes it an important strategic point. (it's connection to the read sea, important rivers, relation to Mideast and Africa etc.) The US government wants the ability to create a pretense to get its hands in Darfur, just as it did in Iraq. The demonstration against the genocide last year included speakers from congress and the state department. The amount of people killed is really quite smaller than those killed in Iraq. (about 200,000 vs. 655,000-900,000 deaths) Genocide has only been an issue for our government when money and power are at stake. The Sudanese government is supporting the massacres in order to push rebels and the communities that support them off the oil rich land. Given our government's record, there's no reason to think this would stop if they stepped in to get the oil themselves. Most likely the violence would increase because the political pressure to stop the killing would disapear. That a holocaust museum is involved isn't suprising. Most holocaust institutions (not to mention Jewish institutions) have been taken over by a leadership that actively collaborates with American imperialism. Instead of drawing real lessons from the holocaust that could prevent another one (such as the need for a working class movement, the threat a collapsing capitalist system poses, and the need Jews have to align ourselves with workers and oppressed nationalities (including and especially Palestinians) in order to build a new world etc.) Holocaust rememberance has been primarily used to bolster the image of American imperialism and shield it's junior parters in the Israeli government from attack. (Just one instance: The entire justification for war in Iraq was basically: Saddam=Hitler) This Darfur propaganda is only the latest installment.
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anonymousApr 11th, 2007 - 18:49:50
.. can we please have one for Zimbabwe as well ?
Maybe someone could spot one of the camps where some of my friends are held - if they are still alive and haven't been massacred like countless others.
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