Maus 2 1st half

I feel like a bunch of questions were made were partially answered or completely agreed upon. I found the book to be really interesting and the discussion for the most part to be pretty bland and boring. The book i thought was very interesting and at the end of part 2 left you wanting to read more of part 3. The most interesting part of the discussion was when david brought up a guard tower outside the window on pg 41. i hadnt noticed it and found it interesting that the author felt trapped with recontting the memories of auschwitz.

Issues in the Congo

The first article i read dealt with many problems with protecting civilians on the eastern border of the Congo. Ihe government has been unable to protect the people of the Congo. Thus the U.N has been forced to intervene.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/feb/26/congo-un-conflict-civilians
The second article was about a congo rebel leader who was arrested and is being charged for the rape of around 300 people. It further goes on to explain how hard it is right now for the Congolese government to protect its own people. This also leads to exploitation and manipualtion taking place throughout the country.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013081935_congo06.html?syndication=rss

I believe that colonialism is a very minor factor in the current situation. The problem is that the they are unable to protect their own people. This is not because of issues from colonialism, but because of problems in organization and technology