cholera
Former Rebels in the Congo Are Getting Tired of Waiting for Peace
They've been held in government camps for two months; now they're getting antsy.
What We Shouldn't Be Doing in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda
In the Philippines, a familiar pattern is playing out in the headlines, and these expectations could lead to more death.
What We Shouldn't Be Doing in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda
As a foreign correspondent, I have paid witness to many natural disasters and have seen first responders expect situations to unfold according to a set pattern. In the Philippines, a familiar pattern is playing out in the headlines, and these...
Why the U.S. Is Building a High-Tech Bubonic Plague Lab in Kazakhstan
Studying bioweapons in a former Soviet nation.
No One Knows Exactly Why the Canadian Military Is in Haiti
For a country that basically invented the concept of the peacekeeper, the current administration has overseen a nosedive to the point where the Canucks now rank 57 out of 114 troop-contributing nations worldwide. So the move to partake in a UN...
Haiti's Cholera Epidemic Was Likely Brought by Nepalese Soldiers Trying to Help
The bacteria is genetically identical to one that caused an outbreak in Nepal in 2010.
Haitians Can Thank the UN for Their Cholera Epidemic
Peacekeepers participating in a mandated UN mission in 2010 allegedly defecated and urinated into the Artibonite River from their base in Mirabelais. Their latrines seeped raw sewage into the tributary Haitians drank from. Since then, the disease has...