Saturday, May 14, 2005

This conflict is not about nomads against farmers, or the Arabs against the Africans. It is too simple, political and contrived to only call it “Genocide” and then move to the next bracelet campaign. It is a complicated land, with a version of history that has changed as the story unfolds. It is not enough to blame the Nomads or the Arabs. It is not enough to say the land cannot support these people. The land lies beneath their feet and the people are here, very real and they belong here…despite conflict or cause. From an elder to a small child they can site their reasons, rationale and conclusions. They are not interested in simple solutions; they want to feel as though they too have reasons behind their suffering. Simply stated there is more than one version to this history.

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