[Peace-discuss] "Save Darfur" = War on Terror

[C. G. Estabrook]

	A review of Mamdani's "Saviours and Survivors:
	Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror"
	Dec 13, 2009 By Mandisi Majavu

...Mamdani (2009) argues that the movement to Save Darfur is nothing but a 
humanitarian face of the War on Terror.

Mamdani's argument that the Save Darfur campaign is a public relations scam 
centred around mobilising the American public against an 'official enemy,' is 
persuasive. The evidence that he provides to substantiate his claims make the 
book a tour de force. Similarly, Mamdani's books illustrates how the corporate 
media chooses whom to portray as 'worthy victims' when reporting from Africa. It 
is an interesting read, indeed. More importantly, Mamdani's book is a useful 
study for those interested in African politics.

Full article at <http://www.zcommunications.org/zspace/commentaries/4075>.