Mia Farrow tours Central African Republic to highlight 'forgotten' crisis

Houston Chronicle ^ | Feb 11, 2007 | TODD PITMAN

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The perils of designer tribalism.....***In 1996, the actress Lauren Hutton took her two young boys to Africa to witness a bunch of Masai warriors and their witch doctor perform a tribal dance, slaughter a cow, and drink some warm blood straight from the carcass. The whole spectacle was captured for the television audience by Ted Turner’s minions. Miss Hutton loved it: according to Sandall, “Wow!” was her frequent refrain. But her young children, one of whom burst into tears, were terrified. Quite right, too. The purpose of the television show was to show that “Masai culture is just as good as Western civilization, if not better.” Miss Hutton’s enthusiasm was sparked by the display of “authentic” tribal passion. But her children saw the episode for what it was: a glimpse into the heart of darkness, the abyss of uncivilized barbarism.......***

[kinoxi]

The United Nations says the violence has affected 1 million people, nearly one-quarter of the country's population

Too bad the UN's main goal seems to to undermine the US these past few years. We may have been able to remedy much of this if our resources weren't being drained.

[Defender2]

Media....tools of, by, and for....our enemies!!!!


:-(

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The UN sponsors schools around the world that are anti-American and anti-Israel.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Media....tools of, by, and for....our enemies!!!!

Yes. The same ones that cuddle up to Castro and to Chavez.

[RightWhale]

She looks good. Very, very good!

[kinoxi]

Creating each future crisis we need to fight. Job security.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I'm sure she's glad you aprove.

[Chi-townChief]

She almost has a chest.

[Defender2]

#5 Yes and to our other enemies as well.

[Dallas59]

What are they and she worried about??? These people are living GREEN and produce very little pollution...This helps prevent Global Warming!!!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Oh that old photo op......

U.S. actress Mia Farrow hands a baby back to its mother, in the town of Birao, situated around 55 kilometers (34 miles) from the border with Sudan, in the Central African Republic, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007. U.S. actress Mia Farrow began a weeklong tour Saturday of Central African Republic saying she wanted to draw attention - and aid - to one of the world's most forgotten crises. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

[sgtbono2002]

Yeah the rich folks go down slumming and show how much they care, then they return to their Comfortable life. Their duty done.

[RightWhale]

I am altogether too close to Hollywood. Alaska is a mere 4000 miles away and the emanations are still strong.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Exactly! All show and nothing to back it up.

Apartheid! God all good with that over. Now Zimbabwe is in the toilet and they're silent.Cuba they LOVE. Venezuela! Oh my Chavez has his hands around their necks.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Fight it.

[hubbubhubbub]

Too bad the UN is perpetrator of much of the violence on the African continent.

[RightWhale]

Can't. Can you tell a brown bear to stay away from the salmon stream? Sure, but can he? Should he?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

All too true.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The consequences are what they are.