Ostrich's come to mind when I read the above posts.

Why can't you see that no amount of intervention from the Western world will ever make a pence of difference. Yes putting your hand in your pocket after a weepy ad on television may deal with your inner guilt.

Can any of seriuosly think that we can change tribal laws and traditions ? Some have been banging on through the decades that the west must do more. Tell me what lasting difference has money raised by Eric Clapton and George Harrison through to Live Aid honestly done ?

It stuck a plaster on a wound that needed stitching. Remove one tinpot dictator in any of these countries and within a year another pops up.

So why do the Prime ministers and Presidents in the civilised world not get involved ? because they know the traditions within tribes and centuries of tradition CANNOT be changed.

Christ I never saw such an amount of gullible people on one site.
I recommend some of you go out there and see the place before you make silly comments not worth reading. What the hell would a guy living in a wilderness in Canada know about Africa ? Only some half baked media reports from reporters with over active imaginations.

I repeat we CANNOT change these people, we CAN accept and understand them.