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  • Enlisting the Taliban in the Fight Against Polio
    Ben commented on the article | about 2 years ago
    Enlisting the Taliban in the Fight Against Polio

    It's great to see the neutrality and impartiality of humanitarian action discussed at length in a major US newspaper. Nevertheless, may I be permitted a tiny told-you-so?


    "KABUL, 14 September 2009 (IRIN) - In an unprecedented move Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan have endorsed a three-day polio immunization drive in areas under their influence in Afghanistan, according to aid agencies.


    The insurgents issued a "letter of support" through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) before the immunization campaign started on 13 September, an official working for an international aid agency told IRIN..."


    http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=86136

  • How To Sound Like a Humanitarian Expert in Three Easy Steps
    Ben commented on the article | over 2 years ago
    How To Sound Like a Humanitarian Expert in Three Easy Steps

    This reminds me of when I was having a Bell with the VMT at AFEX in Rumbek after January 9 2005 and wondering about the Bor and the Murle...

  • An Old-Fashioned Darfur Rumble
    Ben commented on the article | over 2 years ago
    An Old-Fashioned Darfur Rumble

    ...as humanitarian problems don't have humanitarian causes...

  • An Old-Fashioned Darfur Rumble
    Ben commented on the article | over 2 years ago
    An Old-Fashioned Darfur Rumble

    Humanitarian problems very rarely have humanitarian solutions.

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