And now for something completely different:

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

That is to say a good-news story which has every reason for grounds for optimism:

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/ICC-Finds-Congolese-Warlord-Guilty-142613986.html

The International Criminal Court, in trying one of the war criminals from the forgotten continental wars in the Congo, has found one of these men guilty. This is the first such verdict in the ten years since the Court was established, and as such is setting a new standard for and about international law, which is also a plus. It's the first occasion since the end of the World Wars that there's been such a trial that has not been held by a Great Power of the losing side of a war, but instead a trial conducted by a court of war crimes on the basis *of* such a court.

This is a good sign, really, on an international scale as it means that the global legal system is evolving in a good way, less prone to the internal domestic politics and dickwaving of the Big Powers and in theory at least more impartial and fair and balanced for all Powers.

Comments

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Jon Stewart did a skit (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-march-12-2012/my-little-kony) or two (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-march-12-2012/my-little-kony---youth-activism) on the topic. Here (http://www.talk2action.org/story/2012/3/8/141050/5090) is a blog on the phenomenon.

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

I know. I've already learned everything about this. I doubt there's anyone on the planet who still hasn't.

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

I know of some mountain boyz who might not have heard a thing yet:

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing kids in Uganda have NFI of it...

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Uganda is soooo back water. I hear they kill gays there. (I don't suppose the Invisible Children founder would get his knickers in a twist over anti-homosexual violence.)