Reposted comment from the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof column “Darfur and Congo” in which Kristof unashamedly gives his “alibi” for his Darfur fetish over the past several years.

http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/20/darfur-and-congo/

This commentator “Spin” puts Kristof (and the New York Times) to shame, in a beautiful comment:

“9.  November 27, 2008 1:12 am Link

I am repulsed by your reasoning Nicholas. I used to be a huge advocate for saving darfur until I stumbled on the now infamous article that exposes savedarfur.org and their false pr scams.NONE of the money that the save darfur coalition raises actually goes to darfur. It goes to “raising awareness, advocating change” and a bunch of other jumbled words we can fit in one sentence. Oh and cute little green wristbands! Oh and how convenient that the save darfur coalition is primarily run by a bunch of fanatical christians/ jews (they’re all the same really) and like to wave the word “arab” around when speaking of the janjaweed. Nobody cared anything about darfur till the people started fighting back and things started getting ugly. Now politicians and the money makers of the u.s want the us to get involved so their precious oil mines don’t get messed with. THAT’S WHY NOBODY CARES ABOUT WHAT IS OCCURING IN THE CONGO. THE CONGO ISN”T WEALTHY LIKE SUDAN. I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF THE BS OF THIS COUNTRY I COULD SCREAM! I am only 25 and have to deal with so much already and now to know I live in a world where people are okay with the mass murdering of other human beings as long as it does not effect their money is sickening. And you kristoff! You are a poor excuse for a journalist! I once looked up to you! Look at you now, writing up a weak ass article on why sudan deserves our attention more than the congo just so you can sleep better at night. You disgust me.

— spin”

not only that, she has been on the payroll of several human right’s groups, and been a mouthpiece for “Save” Darfur for quite awhile now (she is credited with getting Steven Spielberg to drop out of the “Genocide” Olympics).

Her NY Times pal Nicholas Kristof, another “Save” Darfur mouthpiece,  has shot loads of publicity her way (courtesy of the New York Times) including columns entitled: “Long Live Mia Farrow”, “Mia, the Gold Medalist”, “What Darfur Looks Like”:

excerpt:
“A few weeks ago, I mentioned the way Mia Farrow makes me look like a wimp when she travels to Darfur.”

and yes, Russian Paul, Mia is the one who asked Eric Prince to intercede in Darfur on her behalf, from the Financial Times:

“Mia Farrow, the actress and activist, has asked Blackwater, the US private security company active in Iraq, for help in Darfur after becoming frustrated by the stalled deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping force.

Ms Farrow said she had approached Erik Prince, founder and owner of Blackwater, to discuss whether a military role was either feasible or desirable.

She acknowledged that many people might have reservations about Blackwater being involved in Darfur – the company’s men were involved in the fatal shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians last September – but said the threat of violence to refugees meant all options had to be explored.”

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4699eda6-3d65-11dd-bbb5-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1

What a bunch of bunk!!

Mia is getting desperate, her moment is waning, the cameras are following other actress/activists, her cause has stagnated with the country (so far) refusing to take the “bite” (and send troops into Darfur, always her goal), and the Word is out, loud and clear:

the Save Darfur Campaign is a PR Scam!

Isn’t Farrow the one who had a meeting with Erik Prince about deploying Blackwater troops in Darfur? I think that shows how completely misled some of these celebrities are.

We need to save Sudan’s oil from “evil”. Mia Farrow will provide us with the anguish needed.

Now be nice, everyone. Mia has suffered terribly. First as star of “Rosemary’s Baby;” then with Frank (who at least had the virtue of mostly keeping his yap shut in connection with media, though he was given from time-to-time to punching media in its own yap, which was fine with me); then Woody, whose woody went astray in something of a media-made scandal; and now, two weeks of only liquids.

“Oh, the HUMANITY”! (I’m only half joking, since I can’t really imagine ever having been married to Frank or Woody either, but then Mia made her own choices, as she did lately once again. Evidently in the belief that until her liquid diet Darfur was unknown.

Naturally, Dick Branson will carry on for another week or two, and then—presumably—Clooney will take over, after whom…any other celebs ready to step up? How about only salad for two weeks?

Going beyond do-goodism/minimalist sacrifice, what goes on is reflection/imitation of what goes on everywhere, though most especially as perpetrated by big dough on not-much dough. As necessary according to economic system buttressed by ideological belief that claims “free market” as true God, whether unfettered or slightly fettered.

This single myth has resulted in more savagery than all religions combined over all of human history. Usually, the more technologically sophisticated, the more savage. The maintenance of wealth (sole source of power, obviously) is very expensive—for everyone but those who enjoy privilege. The mega-rich really would do better to hold it in. Claim that they’re only bringing attention the most utter crap. They bring “distraction,” doing more harm than good most of the time.

Lo and behold, powers that be beyond our own absurd borders look to follow fine example. Whether more or less “democratic.” Democracy nothing to do with any of it. Though all the worse when that claim is used as excuse to wage savagery. Give me a straight-talking dictator over a bullshitting democrat, so’s I got some idea where I stand.

No mention of any of this by celebs up to some kinda thing or other. Unaware of the world, apparently. Imagining themselves as saviors. Okay, then straight-talk, which would consist of speaking of some considerable collective self-examination before throwing bombs from glass house.

Don’t look to Mia Farrow, Dick Branson or George Clooney for serious critique of why and then how it happens. A few of them—reflecting a few among society at large—do have an idea of why and how it happens, while most—no doubt with good intentions—got no clue of why and how it happens.

Darfur is not product of evil afoot, anymore than is war on Iraq carried out by patriotic nation bent on self-interest, no matter the cost in mangled bodies—mostly “over there.” Not much concern either for those over here who went and still go over there only to be mangled or killed. Fewer photos of those (there or here) than of starving in Darfur. Only one recent photo of American soldier inside a flag-draped coffin being deplaned.

Seriously, “Oh, the humanity.” Life has never imitated art; only (great) art sometimes life.

No way to be both “realist” AND example to anyone, though our political and business leaders, and celebs, along with the rest of us more educated, lay claim and then do our goddamnedist to be both at once. Insistent on our good will toward all—by way of bombing and then by ground invasion, as necessary for the maintenance of believed-holy-wholly-deserved high-life. For our sanctimonious claim to “American can-do.” Canned crap.

Darfur is “merely” one more instance of following example set by the most “humanely sophisticated” long ago. Humanity was less savage back when less sophisticated, when less educated in unreasonable realism.

Why Farrow fasts for Darfur where( according to UN) between 60-70 thousands died in secessionist rebellion and doen’t fast for about 5.5 million
who died in the the Congo as a result of invasions by
its neighbours pushed by clandestine hands from
far away lands competing for Congo immense resources,
copper , diamond, gold etc etc..
The troubles started in Darfur when oil was discovered there and certain elements of the Darfurian population pushed by the same clandestine
hands tried to secede from the rest of sudan and
have the final say about who get the oil contracts and keep the resulting revenues and not sharing it with the rest of Sudan.!!
I am sure that is a phony fast Ms. Farrow.!!