Cara. Posted June 8, 2006 June 7, 2006 LAGOS, NIGERIA— Emergency-management personnel are calling the population explosion that ripped through this already densely populated coastal city last week "an unparalleled natural disaster" and fear the mounting life toll will only grow as tiny bodies are discovered among the human wreckage. "It's hard to put into words what we're seeing here," said Dr. Marceline Klurfeld, a World Health Organization pediatrician who was assisting in relief efforts but found herself "utterly helpless" to stop the senseless beginning of human life she saw unfold around her. "You can't comprehend the effect that a wave of impregnation of this magnitude can have on a country like Nigeria. The long-term consequences are yet to be seen, but I fear it won't recover from this disaster for decades, if ever." Nigeria's population, already the highest in Africa, is believed to have increased by eight percent in the wake of the explosion. With hundreds still clinging to life, that number is only expected to rise. The Onion Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cara. Posted June 9, 2006 Poverty-Stricken Africans Receive Desperately Needed Bibles MARADI, NIGER—More than 60,000 urgently needed Bibles arrived to allay suffering throughout the famine-stricken nation of Niger Friday, in one of the largest humanitarian-relief operations ever attempted by a Christian ministry. "Come rejoice, and feast upon the word of Our Lord, Jesus Christ," said Christina Clarkson, executive director of the Living Light Ministries of Lubbock, TX. "Those who were hungry, hunger no more, for the Word brings life." An exuberant Clarkson said the Bible drop was the culmination of one of the largest and most aggressive grassroots fundraising drives ever undertaken by the organization, which was able to fund the mission largely through local charitable events, such as bake-offs, barbecues, and pie-eating contests. http://www.theonion.com/content/node/46226 Supreme irony on the scale of Swift's "A Modest Proposal" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cara. Posted June 10, 2006 Civil Unrest In Sierra Leone Concerns NPR Listener May 10, 2000 HANOVER, NH–A National Public Radio report on a rebel insurrection in the West African nation of Sierra Leone deeply concerned Hanover-area listener Jim Ellenson Monday. "Apparently, the Sankoh-led Revolutionary United Front rebels are rapidly advancing on Freetown," said Ellenson, listening to NPR while leafing through the latest issue of The Nation. "Hopefully, the U.N. peacekeepers will be able to limit the movement of the RUF in the interior near Masiaka." Ellenson said he plans to stay tuned to NPR for the latest on the crisis. http://www.theonion.com/content/node/31722 Light touch, but the bit with "The Nation" is overkill. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FatB Posted June 10, 2006 aaaaaaaaahhaaa@looool oh man that had me in stiches....... no realy, is that sarcasim suposed to be funny???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rudy-Diiriye Posted June 10, 2006 these r beautiful african kids! aint nothing wrong with! god bless them! so where is the mankind help!!mia!! i guess the rich nations wasting all there money on there luxury fix-ups!! can u say help thy mankind!! :confused: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baluug Posted June 11, 2006 Originally posted by Cara: "Come rejoice, and feast upon the word of Our Lord, Jesus Christ," BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH............ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pucca Posted June 15, 2006 the site has some interesting pieces ...gotta love it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
