Preoccupied

"The Iraq crisis has virtually blocked out every other emergency in the world," says the Executive Director of Unicef, Carol Bellamy. "Donors have been reluctant to commit resources to other major humanitarian emergencies because they're uncertain how much they might be asked to do for Iraq. That's understandable, but it's a real crisis for children in need in other countries."

In other words, Czar Dubya's preoccupation with Iraq is putting millions around the world at risk, albeit for different reasons than the threat of "history's deadliest night of airstrikes" and the further application of American violence. The situation is particularly dire in Africa, according to George Monbiot of the Guardian.