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As dictator Kagame unmasked, it is time to reveal Canadian connection

By Yves Engler · October 24, 2018 Canada’s paper of record pulled another layer off the rotting onion of propaganda obscuring the Rwandan tragedy. But, the Globe and Mail has so far remained unwilling to challenge prominent Canadians who’ve crafted the fairy tale serving Africa’s most ruthless dictator. Two weeks ago a front-page Globe article added to an […]

Mass Rape, Cannibalism, Dismemberment, Unspeakable Atrocities in Congo War

Rebels and government troops in Congo have committed atrocities including mass rape, cannibalism, and dismemberment of civilians. Investigators have learned of boys forced to rape their mothers, little girls being told witchcraft would allow them to catch bullets, and women forced to choose gang-rape or death. The UN investigative team found that both sides in the civil war are guilty. [...]

Porkins Policy Radio episode 140 In Praise of Blood by Judi Rever

Freelance journalist Judi Rever joins me this week for an in-depth discussion of her new book In Praise of Blood: The Crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front. Judi talks about her first experiences in the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide while reporting in Congo in the late 1990s. Judi discusses what it was like to uncover the true nature of both the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and its actions before, during, and after the genocide. We then move onto Paul Kagame himself and the structure of the RPF.

UN Report: ‘Plausible External Attack Caused Dag Hammarskjold’s Plane to Crash’

Sputnik – October 26, 2017 New evidence has been unearthed of potential Western intelligence agency involvement in the 1961 plane crash death of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. A new United Nations-mandated report has found it “plausible” an external attack or threat led to the notorious fatal plane crash that killed former UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold […]

Mass Graves Don’t Keep Congolese Off UN Human Rights Council

U.S. and British diplomats rebuked the United Nations on Monday for including the Congo to its Human Rights Council despite the recent discovery there of mass graves.
One of 15 countries admitted to the 47-member U.N. body this morning, Congo had run unopposed among the African states but still required a majority of votes to obtain a seat.