Burma

These are some pictures from James Whitlow, who was in Burma during the cyclone. His photos capture the pure devastation of it. The photos are Here.

I have been disappointed in the world's response to this. The military government has blocked most forms of aid offered by the world community. Only now they are allowing it to trickle in, partially due to the strong diplomatic efforts of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. But it must happen faster, there is no time to waste; the potential for much more misery and disease is looming. The world community must intervene if another country is destroying the most basic human right of its people, that of life. It will continue to fail miserably if it does not act with a unified vision of the unity of humankind. Only through this unity can we avoid future Rwanda's, Sudan's, and Burma's.