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ComradeMan
3rd April 2011, 15:01
I don't know if you guys, wherever you are, are receiving news about the waves of refugees arriving from North Africa in Italy.

However, a humanitarian crisis/emergency is unfolding and I am worried that the situation might get out of control.

I am also disgusted by some of the short-sighted, narrow minded and blatantly xenophobic attitudes being expressed by some.

Many people are saying things like "why should we help these people?". To them I would say it is not that we should, we must- whatever happened to humanitas?


English language links:
http://article.wn.com/view/2011/02/12/Tunisia_migrants_prompt_Italy_humanitarian_emergen cy/

Italian language links:
http://notizie.it.msn.com/italia/articolo.aspx?cp-documentid=156855336
http://www.ilmanifesto.it/archivi/fuoripagina/anno/2011/mese/04/articolo/4397/