Writing that cheque for famine relief may make you feel better, but it won't make the problem go away. The international president of Médecins Sans Frontières, Dr Unni Karunakara, has dished up a dose of reality, saying after a visit to Somalia last week that aid agencies are misleading the public. Charities must admit that much of the country simply can't be helped. Fairly shocking stuff from a high-profile relief group, and so it has claimed the Weekly's front page.
Inside you will find another perspective on how to feed east Africa's families, by nurturing the herders. And further along, our international development page, via Le Monde, turns to agriculture in a more stable setting, and ambitious undertakings in Ethiopia to develop a wine industry. Three very different stories related to similar issues. I hope you find the range, contrast and ideas explored stimulating.
The anniversary of 9/11 can't be ignored, nor should it be. I have, however, opted to put the story on our inside pages, expecting a total media blitz of the moment. The Guardian's award-winning health editor Sarah Boseley considers the medical problems to emerge after the attack, while a fine piece of writing on our Review pages concentrates on efforts to rebuild the New York skyline. On our Comment pages, Gary Younge suggests that Americans must learn to get over themselves. I'll be watching our letters queue to see what you think of that.
There's much more to be had on the 9/11 decade, from our own unique perspective, on guardian.co.uk.
Elsewhere, we report on mercenaries and exiles in Libya and Syria as commentator Jonathan Freedland riffs on tyrants and their ousting.
From Europe, we report on a Dutch TV gameshow that features asylum seekers and take in the revelation that Silvio Berlusconi thinks Italy is "shitty". Our Asia page looks at Australia's rejected asylum deal, assesses a new cabinet in Japan and considers press freedoms in China. We also bring you a special report on the rendition of terror suspects, with documents that detail how the US contracted out secret transportation, sometimes paying $4,900 an hour for a private charter aircraft.
The books pages consider a controversial blueprint for a free market in sexuality. The review is written by Will Self. Please do tell me how you like it.
On the much lighter side, what's the world's deadliest (non-human) creature? Here's a hint: they're small, and it's best to get them while they're young. Check out our Science pages. Jim Falzarano, who handles our science pages, is making buzzing noises at me right now.
And as the World Cup begins, sports reporter Toby Manhire in Auckland finds New Zealand's soul belongs to rugby. Anyone for the haka?
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