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Sympthsical

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19. That is incredible food for thought

Reply to yardwork (Reply #10)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 05:40 PM

18 hrs ago

You're right, he did go for USAID right out of the gate, but my brain didn't really connect those two ideas.

Hrm. Well now I want to go do some reading about this. Thanks!

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AP exclusive: Doctors Without Borders report found cases of abuse and exploitation by staff in Chad [View all] Munu Yesterday OP

Doctors Without Borders engaging in human trafficking Sympthsical Yesterday #1

I am not surprised. yardwork Yesterday #4

I have an evangelical cousin who went on mission to Africa Sympthsical Yesterday #9

Your cousin has had more than his fair share of heartbreak! yardwork Yesterday #10

That is incredible food for thought Sympthsical 18 hrs ago #19

Thanks. Read about the years RFK, Jr. spent spreading vaccine fear in SSA. yardwork 51 min ago #21

Somehow I doubt that they first heard of this through the AP article RockCreek Yesterday #2

Who is the "they" in your title? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #3

Doctors without Borders personnel operating in Chad RockCreek Yesterday #5

DWB Sympthsical Yesterday #6

Ah, OK - I'd missed that AP first reported on this in Nov 2024 (nt) muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #8

Well, yeah. The world's do-gooders are focused on Israel. yardwork Yesterday #11

If what's going on in Africa were going on in Europe ... Munu 23 hrs ago #15

It would be called a genocide. yardwork 22 hrs ago #16

The conflict deaths in Ukraine/Russia in 2025 were reckoned to be slightly more than in Sudan muriel_volestrangler 19 hrs ago #17

... Solly Mack Yesterday #7

At least they're making efforts to self police harumph Yesterday #12

At the VERY least TheProle Yesterday #13

DWB has done very good work in the past. harumph Yesterday #14

Hopefully. I'd never heard bad things about them electric_blue68 19 hrs ago #18

I have family members in the medical community and yes, harumph 1 hr ago #20