John Kitsco

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If you have not, I suggest you beg or borrow a copy of Lieutenant
General Romeo Dallaire's book (written with Major Brent Beardsley)
in 2004, entitled: Shake Hands with the Devil. And if this book does not
shake you up, I'd be very surprised. Its not just a book, but a narrative
accounting of the genocide that happened in Rwanda. Strangely, many
folks were more caught up with American Skater Tonya Harding at
the time..

Now, we all know, the world has gotten smaller, especially with Twitter,
Facebook, the internet have all "taken up arms" in providing instant
coverage, instant reporting, instant news. And being we are all actually
participants in things worldly, in humanity and all of its woes and wonders,
we equally now have a place, a space, a time - to speak out and reflect on
injustice, whenever and wherever it happens.Hopefully, this will lessen
or at least partially eliminate another Rwanda. Then again, Canada and
the U.S. were suddenly faced (more recently) with a different form of
injustice, and that being financial markets controlled and manipulated by
goons and swindlers that almost brought down the economy and many of
our "lesser" individuals-like in Rwanda--seeming to suffer and bear the
consequences. Did the internet help, other than to open channels after
the wounds were cut and drained? Do we ever learn? Well, to be good
Boy Scouts perhaps we need to be better prepared. Maybe that is why we
are now instantly transported to places like Afghanistan and other such
horrific places to get a first hand account (not always an accouting), to
get pictures (but not always the true story) and to get statements (but not
always the facts).  I think we need more people like Ralph Nader, David
Suzuki, Mother Theresa, Barrack Obama. And why so few? Maybe we
tend to mistrust knowledge? - or can't process it - the way these few do -
the way these few select and challenge the law, the facts, the science, the
misery, -and degradation in our little world. So -do we want just to be
ordinary people and not like angels looking for our wings - then let us
strive to fly into the realm of adversity and battle what is wrong and strive
to make it right. Its our world, too. Let us shine and strive to leave a mark,
and I don't mean the one on our tombstone. Its our duty - if to nobody else,
then how about to ourselves.