Amanpour Reports on Genocide

I was hoping to get a little off topic today. The economy is depressing, but I thought I would help put you down a little bit more. I watched an absolutely amazing article by Christian Amanpour last night on genocide around the world, called “Scream Bloody Murder”.

This was a very striking article because it highlighted several recent hotspots around the world. It included genocide in Cambodia, Darfur and Yugoslavia. A scary look at what catastrophes can be done to other human beings.

I have always been fascinated with hotspot reporting. Journalists that risk their lives to find the news that others seem to miss out on. Genocide has always been a serious issue, and our hatred for someone different than we are. It is hard for me to put myself in someone else’s shoes and look into this, but for that brief period of the news special, I was completely immersed in what Amanpour had to say about the world. My admiration for being able to take on such a challenge goes out to her.

I think that this is the only way to fight such an issue and have it be publicly recognized. Many of us don’t realize how serious the situation is at times and to have it portrayed in such a way is really eye opening.