Doctors without scruples
Posted by Ron Coleman on May 20, 2007
Duncan Mclean, head of ‘Doctors Without Borders’ in the region, told Israel Radio, “I don’t think embarrassed would be the right word. We are very sad for Bashir who has been working for us for almost six years. But we would like to make it very clear that we make a distinction between his professional work and what he does on his personal time in the sense that all our staff is hired for professional reasons and I don’t think our organization can be held liable for every aspect of their life.”
It sounds like the guy got caught in a brothel, or maybe a bar brawl. Who would know from this clueless quote that the poor young doctor in question is accused of (and has confessed to) using his DWB credentials to facilitate assassination attempts against the Prime Minister and other Israeli officials?
It’s interesting that the DWB (a/k/a “Medicins Sans Frontieres”) spokescreep is “very sad for Bashir.” Not so sad for his intended victims or the victims of others like him. Certainly not embarrassed for his own organization, which helps to perpetuate a culture in which the murder of Israelis is an understandable act of “resistance.”
So, why is it seemingly impossible for the “neutral” to be neutral?
Gwedd said
Ron,
Maybe it’s because their “neutrality” claim is just a charade?
Respects,
YM said
Ron, I had the same feeling when I read this quote.
Ron Coleman said
So what’s the answer? Are “neutrals” naturally lefties who drift that way when push comes to shove? Or are they coopted by the left?
K said
Are ‘neutrals’ naturally lefties……
People who are in agencies such as Doctors w/o Borders tend to be lefties or they wouldn’t sign on in the first place.
Gee whiz, look at the name! They didn’t call it ‘Doctors Helping the Poor’ or ‘Medicine For Those Without.’ They are telling you borders need to go and oneworldism is good. It is a viewpoint.
That is not a knock. It is a comment about how people decide the world can be improved and what is the core reason it isn’t better.
It is an age old question. Who helps Africans more? Is it Bill Gates who donates more than $1B to direct aid each year? Is it a nurse from Canada who works in a clinic in the Congo? Is it better to buy mosquito nets or to fund research that may eliminate malaria.