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Had you heard about the killings in Cairo?

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These are not the Children of a Lesser God | 5 comments (5 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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so it's from an American reference, but this arguably lies more at Europe's feet than Washington's given the Festung Europa attitude that's  beginning to take root in Europe.  

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
by ManfromMiddletown (manfrommiddletown at lycos dot com) on Sat Dec 31st, 2005 at 04:09:25 PM EST
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Thanks for drawing attention to Sudan.

"arguably lies more at Europe's feet than Washington's"

I agree. We Europeans should do something about it.
However, I can't resist making a comment at the Christian Right in the US. They were making a big fuss about some kind of "war against Christmas," but don't care much about the wars during Christmas, like Darfur, Uganda and others.

Having said that, Europeans don't care much about refugees either. Most only get concerned when Festung Europe seems to be under attack...


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by Atlantic Review (bl -at- atlanticreview dot org) on Sun Jan 1st, 2006 at 01:08:47 PM EST
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It's not just Europe too, there's a rank racism here on the part Arab nations, with Morocco this can be chalked up to being Europe's policeman, but in Cairo this isn't the case.

"Operation Track Down Blacks"?

My god are they insane?

Absolutely true about the "Christian" Right, do you know about Pat Robertson and Liberia?

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg

by ManfromMiddletown (manfrommiddletown at lycos dot com) on Sun Jan 1st, 2006 at 09:43:17 PM EST
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We will see a lot more about immigration...and immigrants (migrants, seeking a better life), if 2006. For sure, no doubt.

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia
by whataboutbob on Sat Dec 31st, 2005 at 07:35:51 PM EST
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What we're talking about in Cairo is poltical refugees, but there's the wider problem of immigration.  I was aware that there's a huge problem with leaky boats full of immigrants going down off the Spanish coast, but this comment by one of the founders of Medecins sans Frontier that  "undoubtedly 4000 dead at the bottom of the sea this year" saddened me.

John Lennon has it right, and here's to hope.

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg

by ManfromMiddletown (manfrommiddletown at lycos dot com) on Sat Dec 31st, 2005 at 09:11:38 PM EST
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