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Caught in the Clutch of a Nightmare.(In the Land of Magic Soldiers)(Book Review)
Paradoxically, the best time to report on a big story often begins when the action is over, after the press pack moves on. New York-based author Daniel Bergner pointedly demonstrates this in "In the Land of Magic Soldiers" (224 pages. Farrar, Straus and Giroux), his loose narrative about Sierra Leone, one of the world's most wretched trouble spots, known for its "blood diamonds" and stoned rebels who chop off the hands of their victims. Bergner's account begins a few months after the rushed arrival of British troops in 2000 saved the world's biggest United Nations deployment from disaster. He missed the bang-bang. But he offers something far more valuable: sharply drawn profiles that ultimately foretell the limits of the ongoing U.N. rescue mission.
Here Sierra Leone seems to defeat all who touch it. A missionary couple spends 20 perilous years in ...
- The devils dancing on the water; Sierra Leone.(In the Land of Magic Soldiers: A...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) August 30, 2003 700+ words
...daily reality in Sierra Leone until last year...In the Land of Magic Soldiers" is an early...the key to all Sierra Leone's problems...corruption, both in Sierra Leone and the aid industry...In the Land of Magic Soldiers: A Story of...
- Sierra Leone
- Encyclopedia entry from: World Education Encyclopedia Kamarah, Sheikh Umarr January 1, 2001 700+ words
Sierra Leone Basic Data Official Country Name: Republic of Sierra Leone Region: Africa Population: 5,232,624 Language...xA0; Higher: 600 History & Background Sierra Leone, a relatively tiny country on the west coast of...
- Sierra Leone's king is crowned in Philadelphia
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The Sherry Stone August 8, 1995 700+ words
...Philadelphia Tribune, The 08-08-1995 Sierra Leone's king is crowned in Philadelphia. For 5,000 years, kings have reigned in Sierra Leone in West Africa. Last Saturday, a prominent...the royal family of the Republic of Sierra Leone was crowned king in a unique public...
- Sierra Leone Inter-Religious Council Releases Statement Regarding Recent...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 10, 2000 700+ words
...today, the Inter- Religious Council of Sierra Leone (IRCSL) -- the country's only multi...Disarmament and Demobilization Program; 2) Sierra Leone Government and President Kabbah to exercise...to protect and serve all citizens of Sierra Leone in their desire for peace, right to...
- SIERRA LEONE/LIBERIA-POLITICS: CEASE-FIRE RENEWS HOPES FOR PEACE
- News wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire Lansana Gberie August 31, 1995 700+ words
...the spin-off conflict in neighboring Sierra Leone. "This is a major breakthrough," exclaimed Sierra Leone's foreign secretary, Alusine Fofana...is going to hold and as a nation, Sierra Leone stands to be relieved because the war...
- Sierra Leone : Nigeria Disowns Nigerian Banks in Sierra Leone.
- News wire article from: TendersInfo November 9, 2009 700+ words
...the Nigerian owned banks operating in Sierra Leone. Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi of the Central Bank of Nigeria on his visit to Sierra Leone on Wednesday 4th November 2009, informed...that the Nigerian Banks operating in Sierra Leone are Sierra Leonean banks and not Nigerian...
- Sierra Leone flare up could cast shadows over continent.
- News wire article from: United Press International May 5, 2000 700+ words
...taking of U.N. peacekeepers in Sierra Leone may have repercussions not only in West...peacekeepers Wednesday by rebel forces in Sierra Leone could have what one former State Department...efforts in Africa. The situation in Sierra Leone, where 70 peacekeepers were still captive...
- Sierra Leone Making 'Steady Progress'; Focused On Consolidating Peace, Setting...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire December 16, 2008 700+ words
...16 December 2008-United Nations: Sierra Leone Making 'Steady Progress'; Focused...15122008 Peacebuilding Commission, Sierra Leone configuration, 1^st Meeting (AM) Commission's Sierra Leone Configuration Adopts Second Biannual...
