http://www.humphreyhawksley.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/07/dancing-with-the-devil/ Humphrey Hawksley Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:34:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.humphreyhawksley.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/07/dancing-with-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-8869 Paul Harvey Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:55:05 +0000 http://www.humphreyhawksley.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/07/dancing-with-the-devil/#comment-8869 Humphrey, congratulations on a stunning and highly moving piece of television journalism that accurately reflects the hopelessness of life in present day Sierra Leone. Since the end of the civil war millions, if not billions of pounds of aid have been pumped into the country and still the hospitals are lacking even the most basic of drugs. In spite of all the diplomatic waffle it's left to someone like you to get off their backside, go out into the bush and ask the question why! In your very balanced piece you perhaps shied away slightly from he real reason for those empty shelves - corruption on a massive scale. It would have been interesting to watch the squirming back in Freetown had any government minister been pushed for an answer as to what they supposed the problem might be. Please consider returning to do an extended piece on the problems in Sierra Leone and in doing so you will give a voice to 5 million people who are suffering in silence. Humphrey, congratulations on a stunning and highly moving piece of television journalism that accurately reflects the hopelessness of life in present day Sierra Leone. Since the end of the civil war millions, if not billions of pounds of aid have been pumped into the country and still the hospitals are lacking even the most basic of drugs. In spite of all the diplomatic waffle it’s left to someone like you to get off their backside, go out into the bush and ask the question why! In your very balanced piece you perhaps shied away slightly from he real reason for those empty shelves – corruption on a massive scale. It would have been interesting to watch the squirming back in Freetown had any government minister been pushed for an answer as to what they supposed the problem might be. Please consider returning to do an extended piece on the problems in Sierra Leone and in doing so you will give a voice to 5 million people who are suffering in silence.

]]> http://www.humphreyhawksley.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/07/dancing-with-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-8817 Joseph Stanley Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:06:45 +0000 http://www.humphreyhawksley.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/07/dancing-with-the-devil/#comment-8817 Fabulous! One of the very best pieces of tevevision I have ever seen and in my opinion a true and accurate reflexion of life in that part of Africa! Marvellous - Greene would have been delighted. Fabulous! One of the very best pieces of tevevision I have ever seen and in my opinion a true and accurate reflexion of life in that part of Africa! Marvellous – Greene would have been delighted.

]]> http://www.humphreyhawksley.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/07/dancing-with-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-8778 Judy Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:58:10 +0000 http://www.humphreyhawksley.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/07/dancing-with-the-devil/#comment-8778 Humphrey, the life of a journalist/author is a complex one, and you have shone a light on an aspect of Greene I hadn't considered. Facts and impressions filtered by experience...the platform of tacit knowledge, or at the least, tacit understanding. There is great value in 'reseeing' and 'rehearing' the context of another writer's experience. Thanks for the trip. I'd like to meet Mickey. Humphrey, the life of a journalist/author is a complex one, and you have shone a light on an aspect of Greene I hadn’t considered. Facts and impressions filtered by experience…the platform of tacit knowledge, or at the least, tacit understanding. There is great value in ‘reseeing’ and ‘rehearing’ the context of another writer’s experience. Thanks for the trip. I’d like to meet Mickey.

]]> http://www.humphreyhawksley.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/07/dancing-with-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-8675 Michael Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:40:17 +0000 http://www.humphreyhawksley.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/07/dancing-with-the-devil/#comment-8675 25 minutes are to short for your report. The idea of "before and now" I have been applying for many years now, and agree with you that Asia made a better job of it. Are there any ideas and signs that Africa can shake off the past? 25 minutes are to short for your report. The idea of “before and now” I have been applying for many years now, and agree with you that Asia made a better job of it. Are there any ideas and signs that Africa can shake off the past?

]]> http://www.humphreyhawksley.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/07/dancing-with-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-8484 Candy Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:47:23 +0000 http://www.humphreyhawksley.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/07/dancing-with-the-devil/#comment-8484 nice one HH nice one HH

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