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...Congo Votes Will the election usher in stability...
Congratulations for your excellent report on the Democratic Republic of Congo [June 5]. It is a very rich country inhabited by an overwhelming majority of impoverished people, victims of foreign rapacity and the unlimited greed of some nationals. International cooperation is needed to halt the looting of Congolese resources, and to bring peace and efficient, honest democratic governance. Otherwise, the so-called First World will continue trying to stop African immigrants with walls, patrol boats and airport controls...
...going to build walls to keep out the foreigners, you might as well use language to keep them out as well. Dave Horne Helvoirt, the Netherlands A Rich, Impoverished Nation Congratulations for your excellent report reminding us of the enormous tragedy of the Democratic Republic of Congo [June 5]. It was especially appreciated by someone who spent more than 20 years teaching there. In fact, it is a very rich country inhabited by an overwhelming majority of impoverished people, victims of foreign rapacity and the unlimited greed of some nationals. International cooperation is needed to halt the interference of Congo...
...Your selection of photographs from Congo is simply devastating. Why is the world so silent? The U.S. is spending billions of dollars fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but to what avail? If the Bush Administration really cares about establishing democracy around the world, it is concentrating on the wrong region. Kris Sahay Winnipeg, Canada...
...postgraduate student of international politics, I have been dismayed by the lack of interest in the human tragedy that has been occurring in Congo for so many years. The Rwandan genocide is etched in our memories, and Bosnia and Kosovo received much international attention, yet the most deadly of all recent conflicts seems to go largely unnoticed by both the left and the right. Thank you for awakening us. Nicholas Kerton-Johnson Bristol, England...