the NY Times has a new headline on an updated AP story some hours later now: "Volcano's Lava Kills Up to 40 in Congo"
it's the refugees stupid - 40 people die left and right from something horrible every day - this is way different
the US media coverage on this is completely shoddy - thank God for the Brits - they have the best mainstream coverage so far
Doc has some geophysical links and a call to blog it -- thanks man
600,000+ refugees in an instant - get it? - you ever seen 600,00 people at once on the move in your lifetime? try to imagine the scale of it -- it means homeless, displaced, starving, cholera, fear, panic, chaos-stricken people who have (had) dreams and life and loved-ones like the rest of us -- now they have bubkis and a polluted methane rich lake about to explode that they have to drink from, and looters stealing what few possessions they may have left
this was a rough place to begin with - remember the Hutus and Tutsis? - the eruptions are forcing a lot of genocidal militas out of their mountain hideouts and into the mix of refugees
so what's up Mr. Bush? -- you too busy this weekend with NFL playoffs and lawyers going over Enron to step up to the plate on this -- how do you respond when Nature's terror is unleased?
we're all watching boss - the US government has said or done absolutely nothing public on this for 3 days now
here are some relief agencies helping the people there
the times they are a changing -- and fast -- and if we don't get it then Nature is going to keep smackin' us all until we do -- if we're still around to notice
and there ain't gonna be a Rapture and you get to enjoy life back on Earth after it's all cleaned up -- if your'e dogmatic about God or Truth - or anything - you're part of the problem and you're on your way out
as many people, so many religions and paths to God