First the Sudan, now the Ivory Coast

And what do these two countries have in common?

Both of them had or are now, presently, having or had, as in the case of the Ivory Coast now, a slaughter of their people.

Second, the world is doing virtually nothing to prevent it.

And why?

Because, third thing they have in common--no one gives a damn how many people are tortured and/or die because it's Africa and because--here's the biggest reason---they have no oil.

The lastest news from the Ivory Coast today:

Forces impose blockade around Ivory Coast's Gbagbo

By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI and MARCO CHOWN OVED, Associated Press

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast's democratically elected leader imposed a blockade Friday around the presidential residence where the country's entrenched strongman remains holed up underground and said he'll focus on normalizing life in this corpse-strewn, terrorized city.

As the military standoff dragged on in Abidjan, there were new concerns Friday about tensions erupting into deadly violence in the country's west. The U.N. said more than 100 bodies have been found in the last 24 hours, and some of the victims had been burned alive.

Oh.

No oil?

Sorry.

We can't be bothered.

Tough thing, that.

Link:  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/af_ivory_coast;_ylt=Al7Hr0WNkt5nwFOnX7zASPHZa7gF;_ylu=X3oDMTMyYXRlNjk4BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwNDA4L2FmX2l2b3J5X2NvYXN0BGNjb2RlA21wX2VjXzhfMTAEY3BvcwM0BHBvcwM0BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDZm9yY2VzaW1wb3Nl