January 4, 2009
Cartoon Darfur
There is the brutally simplified version of Darfur - Arab militias vs "black African" villagers.
And then there is the cartoon version, brought to you this time by UPI:
There was the continuing genocide of Christian African tribes in Darfur in Western Sudan. The United States, the European Union, the United Nations and the African Union all proved totally useless in even stemming the violence.
Just for the record, there are no Christian tribes in Darfur. Everyone is Muslim. Everyone is black. And everyone is African (through the fact of everyone being Sudanese and Sudan being in Africa).
Posted by aheavens at January 4, 2009 5:40 AM
Comments
Andrew, thanks for posting a clarification about Darfur. I left a comment to this UPI article saying the same. I know there are many ignorant people who don't even know where Sudan and Darfur are, but I cannot believe that a journalist is writing such rubbish. Don't they have an editor or someone else at the UPI to check your facts before you publish false information???
Best,
Savo Heleta
Posted by: Savo Heleta at January 5, 2009 1:19 PM
So does anyone bother to proofread stories like this before they're published. Seriously.
Posted by: Aaron Stewart at January 5, 2009 6:14 PM