Marcel Marceau

One of the concerns after a war, especially a bloody, long fought civil war, are the mines that remain. Some armies use GPS localization when placing mines, so that they know where they are. Sometimes a retreating army places as many mines as possible with apparently no way to find them. These are very difficult to manage, and are very dangerous. Many of the injuries that we see are due to mine injuries. Luckily, there are several international NGO's who specialize in clearing mines. We get an updated map regularly of the areas that remain dangerous and the areas that are clear. As I was returning from a mobile clinic site the other day, there was a sign posted in an area that clearing was taking place. It said, in its best broken English, 'Caution, Mimes.' I looked over the field, hoping to see some people pulling on an unseen rope, or trying to escape the invisible box. Not so lucky. No one was there.