Thursday, October 04, 2007  What Brave Is  Listen to what
president Carter did:    Carter was able to make it to a school
where he met with one tribal representative and was preparing to
go further into the town when Sudanese security services
interrupted.   "We're going to anyway!" an angry Carter
retorted, telling security officers they didn't have the
authority to stop him.  As a growing crowd gathered around the
former president, Carter's U.S. security detail and his African
Union escort tried to ease tensions. Carter later agreed to a
compromise in which tribal representatives would be brought to
him at another location later in the day.   Now, it may not have
been the wisest possible action, in hindsight, but it certainly
was brave. I'm not sure if "brave" is quite the right word. I'm
looking for something which would mean "focused on the task at
hand, determined to help, refusing to give in to fear." But
brave will have to do.  It's sad how partial words sometimes
are. I want to give you the taste I ha