Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007

* U.S. Soldiers Stage Mutiny, Refuse Orders in Iraq Fearing They Would
Commit Massacre in Revenge for IED Attack *

We speak with a reporter from the Army Times who gives an inside account of
how an army unit committed mutiny and refused to carry out orders in Iraq.
After an IED attack killed five more members of Charlie 1-26, members of 2nd
Platoon gathered for a meeting and determined they could no longer function
professionally, several platoon members were afraid their anger could set
loose a massacre.

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* Forgotten Crises: The Top Ten Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of
2007 *

The group Doctors Without Borders has released its list of the top ten most
underreported humanitarian stories of 2007. The list highlights the plight
of people in places races ranging from the Democratic Republic of Congo, to
Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Chechnya and elsewhere. As we approach the end of 2007
we take a look back at these forgotten crises with Nicolas de Torrente,
executive director of Doctors Without Borders-USA.


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