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    RobertaFisk: I read the article, and while well-written, it can pretty much be summed up as "do something!" When exactly is she asking the Security Council to do? ... more »
    AlmostDream: I'm curious what everyone here who is calling for "action" actually thinks should happen. Obviously the refugee camps need to be better secured and f... more »
    Diziet_Sma: I meant to say above that, if people feel helpless and want to do something, donating to Refugees International would really be helping. They are in t... more »
    Diziet_Sma: What's happening in Darfur needs to be dealt with ASAP. But there is a wider concern that will impact on any good that is done in Darfur - stabilizing... more »
    nessalicious: I've said it before and I'll say it again, please all Jezebels, read What Is The What, and you will get a window into the horror and suffering that we... more »
    SomeAuthorGirl: It was a short but elegant article. Her point that it has been downgraded to a "low intensity" conflict should only illustrate that the UN has allowed... more »
    LatinaMasFina: Despite my mixed feelings regarding Angelina, her continued focus and vocalization about the horrors in Darfur are beyond admirable. It reminds me of ... more »
    JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: Surely if she just stood in front of warlords long enough and grilled them with that gaze, they'd find themselves unable to stop from cutting their ow... more »
    Penny: He's an evil, evil man. This has been going on long enough. more »
    AJ: It's moments like this that I wish the real world was like The West Wing. Because then I could be certain that we would intervene. But in truth, eve... more »
    ObtuseIntolerant: This kinda warms me to the Palins. At least on a NON-political level. I am not a "God's Will" sort of person but in this case, maybe her getting ream... more »
    PaintedTrollop: Is it Todd or Sarah that Greta is hot for - or both of them? more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: My family has always had guns in the house, but they were LOCKED UP away from us when we were children. People who don't lock these things far away fr... more »
    whynotshesaid: Good for Bristol. I'm holding out hope that she, like the Bush twins (especially Jenna, for whom I have developed a bit of fondness after she wrote t... more »
    Shamrockette: After reading the headline, I thought it was going to be 'same old, same old'. But then while I was reading your post, I seriously did a doubletake an... more »
  • #speakingout

    Angelina Jolie Pleads For International Intervention in Darfur

    Today, Angelina Jolie writes for Time, "Friday is a defining moment in the history of justice." Why? Because the U.N. Security Council is getting the (obvious) results of the International Criminal Court investigation into Sudanese President Omar al Bashir. More »
  • #newsat10

    Sarah & Bristol Palin Discuss Sex, Pregnancy & Abstinence Education

    While Bristol and Sarah Palin were giving a joint interview to Fox News' Greta Van Susteren that was interesting for its honesty, Japan's Finance Minister gave a blotto public address that got him booted. More »