I read something today...
And it gave me the shivers... "Peacekeepers, teachers prey on Liberia girls" was the headline. I think the most appalling part of this was the fact that those in the wrong were meant to be representatives of the UN, an organization seen as the defender of human rights. UN Peacekeepers are not supposed to be mercenary troops. They were meant to be helping and saving victims in need, not exploiting them of whatever little they have left. How are we any better than those who caused the suffering in the first place if we sent out aid that causes more harm than help? I was outraged when I read this! Furthermore, as with any other piece of disturbing news, those with children are always harder to take. Some of the children sexually abused were as young as 8 years old! That is a painful thing to hear and it saddens me that people can be such monsters to the best part of us as a race.
It's funny how the world continues its path forward regardless of what one has been doing. Cooped up in the library and at various other rooms to study in the past few days has made me feel like I've missed an immense amount when I finally sat down and read the news online today.
The less you know about something, the more you tend to be curious about it. That goes without saying for North Korea. It's residents fleeing to China is not new news but the ones suddenly seeking asylum in the US? Now, that's definitely new. After naming it an axis of evil, one would never have thought Bush would allow North Koreans into the country. Then of course, there's the protests in South Korea. The question which comes to mind is although the stand-off between North and South Korea has technically come to an end, what the hell is the US still doing there? Why are they involved in matters half way across the world when they cannot control the disaster they created back in the Middle East... Besides, with exception to the Allies, one hopes that we are now a sensible enough race to talk things out first before resorting to violence. After all, it was not so long ago when South Korean representatives tried to persuade North Korea away from its nuclear programs.
It's funny how the world continues its path forward regardless of what one has been doing. Cooped up in the library and at various other rooms to study in the past few days has made me feel like I've missed an immense amount when I finally sat down and read the news online today.
The less you know about something, the more you tend to be curious about it. That goes without saying for North Korea. It's residents fleeing to China is not new news but the ones suddenly seeking asylum in the US? Now, that's definitely new. After naming it an axis of evil, one would never have thought Bush would allow North Koreans into the country. Then of course, there's the protests in South Korea. The question which comes to mind is although the stand-off between North and South Korea has technically come to an end, what the hell is the US still doing there? Why are they involved in matters half way across the world when they cannot control the disaster they created back in the Middle East... Besides, with exception to the Allies, one hopes that we are now a sensible enough race to talk things out first before resorting to violence. After all, it was not so long ago when South Korean representatives tried to persuade North Korea away from its nuclear programs.
posted by Lea at 1:25 AM
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