scottdisco
rip this joint please
if anyone has any news, views about the interconnectedness of the DRC/Burundi/Rwanda etc., the ongoing monstrous tragedy in the area, things to say about something happening in one particular country in the region, or trans-national, it could be posted here.
(is this good 'form'? starting a thread about one region of the world when so many regions of the world suffer? older hands please let me know. i am sure we could all learn much from, to pick one example, say, a Chad/Sudan/CAR thread, for instance.)
to start off, here's Justice Africa Director Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem a few weeks ago on the subject of 'RWANDA vs FRANCE: Who is Trying Whom?'.
(doing a bit of a time-warp here, granted, but there was a little debate on this issue on another thread, so it seems reasonable to kick off with this.)
a couple of points from there to flag up, that should strike most as uncontroversial stuff re, specifically, the Rwandan genocide, and that get to the heart of some matters: (although if Ed Herman is reading, maybe not..)
and
(is this good 'form'? starting a thread about one region of the world when so many regions of the world suffer? older hands please let me know. i am sure we could all learn much from, to pick one example, say, a Chad/Sudan/CAR thread, for instance.)
to start off, here's Justice Africa Director Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem a few weeks ago on the subject of 'RWANDA vs FRANCE: Who is Trying Whom?'.
(doing a bit of a time-warp here, granted, but there was a little debate on this issue on another thread, so it seems reasonable to kick off with this.)
a couple of points from there to flag up, that should strike most as uncontroversial stuff re, specifically, the Rwandan genocide, and that get to the heart of some matters: (although if Ed Herman is reading, maybe not..)
Some of them are now overcompensating by pouring aid into Rwanda and also being too cautious or ashamed to lecture Kagame’s regime on democracy and human rights.
and
Instead of confessing its sins and demonstrating genuine remorse before asking for forgiveness, France is demanding absolution through judicial vendetta.