It is axiomatic that extra-judicial remedies spurred by revenge will--especially in times of war--result in the deaths of innocents. In the context of the contumacious events sweeping across the Middle East, the killings of a few Africans may not seem overly exigent. But the questions human rights groups, the US and the world community should be asking are: What actions can be taken to prevent an even bigger humanitarian crisis from taking place in the midst of the Libyan people's rightful uprising against despotism aided by a black mercenary army? We should also be asking: Who will protect innocent Africans in Libya from some of the very people who require and deserve our protection?
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Phillip W.D. Martin is a public radio journalist and Executive Producer for Lifted Veils Productions, a non-profit journalism organization dedicated to exploring issues that divide (and unite) society. Currently he is heading up The Color Initiative, a BBC/WGBH radio-journalism project broadcast on PRI's "The WORLD". Phillip was a Supervising Senior Editor for National Public Radio and former NPR Race Relations Correspondent. He was among a group of senior producers responsible for creating PRI's The World radio program in 1995 (BBC, WGBH, PRI). He has written for several publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post Outlook Section, Nieman Reports, Japan Times Weekly and the Boston Globe. He studied international relations and international law at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and human rights law at Harvard University Law School and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard in 1998. Follow him on Twitter @pwdmartin
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