You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring about a positive change.
From Nicholas D. Kristof
The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought if people could see them, there would be public outcry. No one would be able to say, We just didn't know what was going on there.
It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified that's the case.
While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they aren't actually angry at the president about inaction.
There isn't a political price to be paid yet for doing nothing. People need to get upset with President Bush. People need to get upset with their Congressmen.
I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight.
There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I lived and worked for some time. I was living there when Tiananmen Square erupted.
As soon as I was old enough to drive, I got a job at a local newspaper. There was someone who influenced me. He wrote a column for The Guardian from this tiny village in India.
I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there.
The fact that people will pay you to talk to people and travel to interesting places and write about what intrigues you, I am just amazed by that.
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