July’s View From The Cockpit Image Double Sun
This month’s image was taken right before sunset. The double sun effect was a natural illusion and not a camera artifact. As always, you can get a high resolution copy
This month’s image was taken right before sunset. The double sun effect was a natural illusion and not a camera artifact. As always, you can get a high resolution copy
The media (and this film) has compared what’s happening in Darfur to the genocide that took place in Rwanda. And if the killings of several hundred thousand people is genocide, then they are correct. The big distinction in this case is that the genocide is being carried out by the Sudan government. In Rwanda, as in most all genocide cases, ethnicity is the primary source of conflict. In Darfur it seems to be a battle for resources. Oil is a factor with Exon Mobile emerging as the biggest player. One way to combat the problem is by divesting in U.S. companies that do business with the Sudan government.
One of the key points in this film is that the only way we’re going to correct the problem is by creating a higher level of awareness. You would think that by now everyone would know that we can’t continue on the course that we have been on, but apparently that isn’t so because we continue to elect officials who don’t have a grasp of what has to be done.
The slide show is like an interactive documentary. If you’re in the area, stop by. I think you’ll enjoy it.
The title of the book alone is enough to stir up controversy. Most of his critics, however, haven’t read the book. They get hung up on the title and become so inflamed that they can’t contain themselves. But if they would step back and listen (and read) they would see that the book gives both sides of the issue. He condems the violence from Palestine. And the word in the title that angers so many people fits what’s happening. Apartheid is defined as when one group of people forces their influence over another group of people.