Nicholas Kirstof is reporting from The Congo, writing critical words for thinking people: Sometimes I wish eastern Congo could suffer an earthquake or a tsunami, so that it might finally get the attention it needs. The barbaric civil war being waged here is the most lethal conflict since World War II and has claimed at least 30 times as many lives as the Haiti earthquake. via NYTimes

The Congo is also high on our radar. 

I left this comment on Kristof’s blog:

Your work and reporting are so valuable Kristof. The lack of comments confirms your key point of how this tragedy among women in the Congo just can’t penetrate our radar.

I wrote another Congo post this week, inspired by the London Times piece on Dr. Denis Mukwege, Director of Panzi Hospital. Following up on Eve Ensler’s UK website, she’s advancing the idea that we make the Congo problem a ‘blood diamonds’ campaign.