Air tycoon flies medicine into Darfur.

It takes a sensational disaster like the tsunami to stir people.
Africa seems to be the forgotten continent.
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Air tycoon flies medicine into Darfur.
Libyan-born businessman says people should not wait for governments to act.
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A plane carrying valuable medicine left Amsterdam yesterday en route to the refugee camps of Darfur. While the shipment is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Canadian philanthropist who sent it says it amounts to only one drop of compassion in a desert of despair.
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"What the news says is happening [in Darfur] is exactly what is happening, sometimes a little bit worse," said Walter Arbib, president of Toronto-based SkyLink Aviation. "People are using different terms, but what I have to say is there's a need to give help."
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The immigrant tycoon said he is acting because people shouldn't wait for governments and relief agencies to sort out humanitarian problems. And people close to Mr. Arbib are urging other Canadians to follow his lead and do what they can.
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"Individuals can make a powerful difference," said Mark Weintraub, who, like Mr. Arbib, is a member of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
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