The Tutsi Genocide

An astounding article on the Hutu massacre of the Tutsis in Rwanda, covering the genocide, the racial hatred and incitement, the dehumanization of the Tutsis by the Hutus, the planned depravity, and the Hutu indifference to the genocide. It is estimated today that at least 1.1 million people were killed in the 13 weeks starting April 7, 1994 in Rwanda. These were primarily Tutsis along with a few "uncooperative" Hutus. The French and the Belgians abandoned them and withdrew their troops. Kofi Anan, today's UN Secretary General, was warned that the Hutus were planning genocide, did nothing about it, and tried to cover up the evidence that he knew about it. The fax sent to him even stated evidence that one Hutu militia group of 40 men could kill 1000 Tutsis in 20 minutes.

A fascinating sidenote is that the Tutsis strongly identify with the Jews and Israel, knowing what happened in the Holocaust. They are waiting for their own Schindler's List and their own Spielberg. One Tutsi said (in a rough translation from the French), "I have a dream; it is of going to Israel, because it is the only country where people knew the same history as me and, like me also, they are surrounded by enemies."