The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought if people could see them, there would be public outcry. No one would be able to say, We just didn't know what was going on…

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Neither Western donor countries like the U.S. nor poor recipients like Cameroon care much about...

Neither Western donor countries like the U.S. nor poor recipients like Cameroon care much about...

There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I...

There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I...

The news media's silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible. If we knew as much about...

The news media's silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible. If we knew as much about...

The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about...

The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about...

Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases...

Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases...

It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified...

It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified...

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black...

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black...

We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and...

We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and...

A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal...

A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal...

Photographs are still being taken but aren't being shown. There's one of a skeleton bound...

Photographs are still being taken but aren't being shown. There's one of a skeleton bound...

There isn't a political price to be paid yet for doing nothing. People need to...

There isn't a political price to be paid yet for doing nothing. People need to...

Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology...

Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology...

I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there.

I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there.

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed...

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed...

Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives.

Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives.

It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president.

It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president.

As soon as I was old enough to drive, I got a job at a...

As soon as I was old enough to drive, I got a job at a...

The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it...

The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it...

I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight.

I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight.

You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over...

You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over...