There is no Thanksgiving in Darfur

With all the concern about the Middle East there's very little time for minor issues like a genocide in Africa. The security situation is so bad in Darfur that they cannot get humanitarian aid to the estimated 4 million who need assistance. The UN coordinator for getting aid to that region says the chaos "is an affront to humanity." Aid vehicles are being ambushed and the workers are mugged. And there is no hope in site as the world ignores Africa's plight.

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The beat goes on:

Iraqi deaths hit a new high in October and 100,000 people are fleeing abroad every month to escape worsening violence that is segregating the country on sectarian lines, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.

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The LA Times got it right with their headline: "Lebanon crisis reflects fading U.S. clout."