A conversation about Darfur

with Bernard-Henri Levy
in Current Affairs
on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 * * * * *

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A conversation about Darfur with author and philospher Bernard-Henri Levy. He recently returned from Darfur.

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    1. Kit Olivi  05/23/2007 10:57 PM Report

      Can we stop a genocide? This the aim of our next high school lesson at a school for "the best and brightest." Yes I believe we can because you have revealed in your conversation the lever to move the mountain of apathy.

      Boycott the Chinese olympics to deprive the government, whose presence is so controlling, of the legitimacy they crave. The US government won't intervene because China is our major trading partner. But if we began a boycot of the olympics by way of pressure from our youth, "the generation that says no to genocide" then it will be done. They are computer literate and ready to roll. Please come to Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan to begin the movement.

    2. Bob  04/27/2007 02:43 PM Report

      Call me skeptical, but I think that the Bush administration is getting serious about Sudan to create another front for war against radical Islamic groups.

      I think that heavy sanctions to make Sudan a terrorist haven for Islamic jihadist and that the Bush administration will use that as justification to back a joint Ethiopia, South Sudan and Chad force against the Islamic North Sudanese government. More war is in store for the people of Sudan.

    3. OZP  04/26/2007 08:29 PM Report

      Thank you Mr Levy for at least mentioning Bosnia; add to that Kosovo and all the other genocides and massacres in our memories that did not stir up boycotts and demonstrations. The thought is that the internet will be the tool for 'universal information trade' whereby many people can get enraged at the same time about global atrocities. But now the collective responsibility will weigh even heavier if these kinds of actions go unchecked, unchallenged. It will be interesting to see what we will be saying in 5 years about the resolution to Darfur. Thank you both for discussing the possibility of a higher standard for humanity.

    4. W D Harris  04/26/2007 06:54 PM Report

      This is a most amazing discussion. I am pleased at the timing. I am facilitating the reading and discussion of the book: "The Sunflower" by Simon Wiesenthal, with a group of high school students. Most appropriate... This discussion and this high school read will tie the two time periods (1940's and 2006 and 2007) tightly together.

      Thank you both for the discussion.