http://langabi.name/blog/2005/07/07/live-by-the-sword Paul Cook's blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:03:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://langabi.name/blog/2005/07/07/live-by-the-sword#comment-417 Jonathan Fri, 08 Jul 2005 16:07:30 +0000 http://langabi.name/blog/2005/07/07/live-by-the-sword#comment-417 Yes. Whoever planted the bombs in London is certainly no friend of Africa - the timing could hardly have been worse, not just for distracting attention from Blair's important initiatives, but also I expect unfortunately for hardening attitudes towards the victims of poverty. In a time of threat, the "them" who should be pushed away become anyone other than the "us" inside our wall of protection. We will just have to keep plugging away at representing a world of peace and justice. Yes. Whoever planted the bombs in London is certainly no friend of Africa - the timing could hardly have been worse, not just for distracting attention from Blair’s important initiatives, but also I expect unfortunately for hardening attitudes towards the victims of poverty. In a time of threat, the “them” who should be pushed away become anyone other than the “us” inside our wall of protection. We will just have to keep plugging away at representing a world of peace and justice.

]]> http://langabi.name/blog/2005/07/07/live-by-the-sword#comment-409 paulcook Thu, 07 Jul 2005 19:52:39 +0000 http://langabi.name/blog/2005/07/07/live-by-the-sword#comment-409 UPDATE: A <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4648801.stm" rel="nofollow">diary of a Kenyan journalist</a> in Scotland for the G8 meeting -- his most recent post is already talking about journalists leaving for London. UPDATE: A diary of a Kenyan journalist in Scotland for the G8 meeting — his most recent post is already talking about journalists leaving for London.

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