Comments on: Video: Jean-Marie Guéhenno Explains the Obstacles to Peace in Darfur

By: john Madsen

john Madsen — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:44:15 +0000

i have never understood this one sided armament why the people getting killed are not armed to protect themselves is beyond me. If all those woman being raped murdered were given handguns ammo and training the armed bands would be checked if they knew they were going to be shot at by some very angry women. If the chinese are arming the bands how about arming the civilians as well so they can protect themselves. Seems like a no brainer to me.

By: Minna Levenkron

Minna Levenkron — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:59:34 +0000

Unfortunately I missed this program yesterday. Will it be aired again?

By: julie sarff

julie sarff — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:44:56 +0000

It is not true that the UN has a terrible reputation for solving problems – look at what they did in Sierra Leone. What hampers them is that the leaders of the security council – and in this case mostly China – cannot agree on a solution.

By: PMKinstrey

PMKinstrey — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:17:05 +0000

It seems Mr. Guehenno is convinced that the UN has a good reputation to begin with which would be jeopardized if action were taken and failed. Is he delusional? The UN has a terrible reputation for solving problems already! It seems the old saying”nothing ventured, nothing gained” doesn’t ring a bell with him or his cohorts.

By: Sativarg Millenious

Sativarg Millenious — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:08:09 +0000

WIDE ANGLE
Thank you for this important film. Thank you for the clear and legible translations.
My remaining eye is not so good any more and the translations where much easier for me to read than in many PBS presentations on my 4 inch tv.

I believe that the health and sovereignty of Mother Africa is very important to the health of the world. She has been wronged and her peoples have been abused. Many nations have profited from the rape of the womb of humanity. How can the people of the world stop the bleeding? We must look and see clearly what we must never do again. But what can we do to help the healing?

Perhaps tribal peoples need to develop their own forms of government according to what they love and respect. A democracy must always grow from the hearts of the people it will serve. It must be loved like a child as it grows from the crucible of a nations needs. Then as it crawls and stands and walks it can be gently but firmly guided by a community of democracies into adulthood.

Can the countries of Africa work together to stanch the bleeding and start the healing? Rivalries can be healthy but the extinction of any peoples is like burning the tree of life from the ground up. Soon there is no support for our own branch and we will all fall our deaths.
May you all be blessed according to all of your beliefs.

Blessed be.
Let it be so.
Amen