Nigeria's future and do some lives matter more than others in war?
| 15:17 UK time, Thursday, 21 April 2011
This topic was discussed on World Have Your say on 21 April 2011. Listen to the programme.
NIGERIA'S FUTURE
Here's the top of the bbcnews.com story: 'Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said the violence following his election is a "sad reminder" of events that plunged Nigeria into civil war. He said Nigeria was still struggling to come to terms with the suffering of the 1967 conflict when the south-east tried to establish the state of Biafra.'
We'll discuss if his assessment of Nigeria's post-election problems is as fair as it is grave.
ON AIR: DO SOME LIVES MATTER MORE THAN OTHERS IN WAR?
You'll have seen the many tributes to the photographers Tim Hetherington and US photographer Chris Hondros. Both were killed in Misrata.
Among those tributes though, there's discussion if it's right that their deaths should receive so much coverage and attention than almost everyone else who's been killed since the Libya conflict began.
It often happens during war or protest that one person's loss can become the focus. Should we accept this as human nature, or does it reveal a lack of commitment to learning about and paying tribute to all those who are killed?
