What Did He Know...
From SMH.com.au:US president Bill Clinton's administration knew Rwanda was being engulfed by genocide in April 1994 but buried the information to justify its inaction, classified documents made available for the first time reveal.
Senior officials privately used the word genocide within 16 days of the start of the killings, but chose not to do so publicly because the president had already decided not to intervene.
Intelligence reports obtained using the US Freedom of Information Act show the cabinet and almost certainly the president knew of a planned "final solution to eliminate all Tutsis" before the slaughter reached its peak.
It took Hutu death squads three months from April 6 to murder about 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus and at each stage accurate, detailed reports were reaching Washington policymakers.
The documents undermine claims by Mr Clinton and his officials that they did not fully appreciate the scale and speed of the killings.
Matt's Chat
And why aren't we hearing this from the Partisan Media (tm)?Mark's Remarks
Mr. Clinton probably thought Rwanda was that other intern he was with....(to quote from Shanklin): "I didn't know her...her book is a lie...."
It is another shame (there are so many) of the Clinton administration that we allowed this to take place, and even allowed our soldiers to view the carnage...wasn't Wes Clark involved in this decision to stand by as genocide took place? Wasn't genocide used even in the White House, though not publicly? Yep. and Yep again.
The Clintons and their miltia are trying to rewrite history....don't let them forget about the tragedy of Rwanda. Don't let them forget about their miserable failures in international relations and the fight against terrorism. It is one of their biggest crimes, aside from being cheats, liars, etc.
It goes to show you the height of the political calculation at the Clinton White House...forget what is right, do the polls support this? Terrible leadership from a miserable failure of a President and his miserable failure of an administration.
Wow, allowing a final solution to be implemented...great championing of human rights and dignity, hamsters, from your own messiah, William Jefferson (did you know I let Usama slip away four times) Clinton!
