Sudanese refugee children running in the Djabal refugee camp near Gozbeida, Chad, on Sunday. (Philippe Huguen/AFP)From International Herald Tribune:
Mahmat Ismail Ali, 18, fled Darfur five years ago with what remained of his family, after Sudanese rebels attacked his village and killed his father and uncle and raped the women. The entire village set off on foot for relative safety across the border here in barren eastern Chad. It took them a month.
It is a familiar story by now, with more than 2.5 million refugees from Darfur, and while Darfur continues to suffer, the world has responded with aid to refugees in the usual fashion — a bit late, a bit haphazard, a bit misdirected.
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My Comment: It is a start, but the idea of E.U. soldiers handling bigger issues and problems is just a fantasy. A few thousand soldiers may make a difference in smaller roles, but Africa is one hell of a big continent.