Clash of the Titans

9/11/2009. Eight years have passed since the towers fell, but here in Uganda the streets are on fire. Riots in Kampala due to a clash of the titans: President Museveni blocks the king of Buganda (largest ethnic tribe in Uganda) from heading north to a violent area to prepare for a political rally on Saturday. As our wise caretaker said, "The people want change. This will happen violently. This is the African way of doing things." I'm reminded of the theory that the red earth here comes from being soaked with blood since time began. Are human beings destined to destroy each other? Will xenophobia eventually obliterate us? This pondering is perhaps too dark for a Friday morning, but I am awake... trying not to sleep with my eyes open.