Western Sins of Commission in the Rwandan Genocide

Admittedly, this is old news. But it is important nonetheless. The Rwandan government released a report outlining France's participation in the 1994 genocide. Stephen Kinzer's column summarizes the reports findings. If the reports allegations are accurate it provides a rather horrifying example of a modern Western nation facilitating atrocity. There is, however a debate regarding the motives behind the Rwandan Report. France has denounced the report.

It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out.

A Look at Rwandan Genocide's Aftermath

Here is an article written by a dear friend of mine from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. She describes parts of her experience working for the tribunal and her reaction to that experience as a person intimately associated with another prominent world conflict.

Somalia After Black Hawk Down

Here is a series of essays from slate.com about the continuing issues in Somalia.

maybe we should give a sh*t, yeah?

start reading- this is the latest New Republic cover story on Darfur.

and read this too - This is Samantha Power's Pulitzer Prize winning article introducing the politics behind the Darfur genocide.