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Events in Africa Should Not Be Neglected
RECEIVED Tue., May 17, 2005
Dear Editor,
I read your story about Gilbert Tuhabonye published on May 13 [“The Memories of the Long-Distance Runner,” News], the same day I first saw the film Hotel Rwanda. Both were inspirations. But I suppose I had let myself believe the violence in that part of Africa had ended a decade ago. How easy it is to imagine that trouble in mineral-rich Afghanistan and oil-rich Iraq count for more than whatever happens in AIDS-infected and famine-ridden Africa.
I read your story about Gilbert Tuhabonye published on May 13 [“The Memories of the Long-Distance Runner,” News], the same day I first saw the film Hotel Rwanda. Both were inspirations. But I suppose I had let myself believe the violence in that part of Africa had ended a decade ago. How easy it is to imagine that trouble in mineral-rich Afghanistan and oil-rich Iraq count for more than whatever happens in AIDS-infected and famine-ridden Africa.
Bill Taylor
Talladega, Ala.
Talladega, Ala.
