Pooka, thanks for providing the information I've already read, and provided the link to. I posted the information because I thought the article was important for several reasons. One is, to draw attention to the fact that while international attention is being focused almost exclusively on the US/British military buildup for war with Iraq, these other horrific tragedies are being ignored, and the necessary resources to deal with them, diverted.

I also felt it was very important to draw attention to the fact that the US response was, again, reactionary and unilateralist, rather than well planned and multi-lateral. With the Cowboy President, I think that sort of posturing needs to be taken seriously, if we are to prevent another Somalia from happening in Zimbabwe.