Thus The New York Times today. “Poor coordination and serious disagreements between Liberian officials and the donors and health agencies fighting the epidemic are hindering results, according to records and interviews,” explains the newspaper. Surprise, surprise. In a serious situation, such as this one undoubtedly is, people should be working together for the common good. Right? Wrong. Although the infighting and poor coordination would hamper the response a bit less in any Scandinavian country than in any African country, it would be there for sure. Why? Because infighting and poor coordination are typical of human behavior anywhere around the globe and for untold millennia. And this had better be remembered in any serious situation facing any part of the world. Infighting and poor coordination should be assumed in each and every attempt to help. And they should be planned around to the best of the ability of all the benefactors, assuming there is no infighting and poor coordination among them, as well.