I think what he's saying is that it's understable that we hear more about countries that can directly threaten us than those who only threaten their neighbours. How about you? Do you pay more attention to news of drive-bys in Oakland than you do to reports of fagbashings in the Castro? Why?

Why privilege Sudan? Because they have chattle slavery? Southeast Asian sex slavery isn't a damn bit prettier. And speaking of Southeast Asia, how much have you heard about Thailand's War on Drugs, which has resulted in over 1,000 deaths after a month?