OK I must admit that I really didn't see the items about the atrocities
commited in Jos, Nigeria at the same time frame as the Mumbai massacre.
At least 400 people were killed on Friday, and more than 7,000 were forced to flee their homes in this central Nigerian city after angry Christian and Muslim mobs protested what they said were rigged local election results. In what turned out to be a short-lived but brutal rampage, groups of young men killed residents and burned down homes churches, mosques and schools. 1)
Andre you are right for chastising me for ignoring this terrible massacre which was largely ignored by the Australian media. Africa does not figure prominently in the Australian media and coverage of this was also sparse on the cable network news.
It makes me wonder what will be the focus of the incoming Barack Obama Administration , compared to the present incumbent with regard to African issues. The nomination of Hilary Clinton as Secretary of State-designate seems odd to say the least. I really wonder how long it will last or if she will pass the gruelling confirmation process.
Robin
1)http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hwzhFjSgnKOkPAmGjOcsFcfs_PyA
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