Darfur Marsed, issues in futile efforts

The rebel groups in the desert region of Darfur met today. They sought peace and reconciliation. Additionally, an underground water source was discovered. It was believed that through this cooperation and the additional water, the conflict in the region may subside. Mr. Nur, an important player in the region disagrees. He cynically observed that he wouldn’t negotiate until the killing stopped. How barbaric of him. He doesn’t want to talk to people who fund the death of people he knows. Even given the lock hard prospect of peace that ‘peace and reconciliation provides, I’m not even going to mention how happy people get with lots of water.

For example, NASA launched the phoenix probe today. A rocket will travel for nine months. It will land phoenix on the red planet, at the Martian equivalent latitude of Alaska. After the journey, the lander will reach out its 7.5 foot robot hand, and dig a small hole. This will provide a soil sample that NASA will test for water. Hopefully there will be water on Mars, just like in Darfur. Maybe then Mars can have peace and reconciliation too, and we wont all have to die in a Martian invasion.

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