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          <body><![CDATA[Whew.  This book was recommended to me by a co-worker, as the work we were both doing at the time centered around international criminal law, with the Rwanda genocide being the impetus for the creation of the ICTR, something of a predecessor to the ICC (which we monitored as part of our work).  <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Whew.%20%20This%20book%20was%20recommended%20to%20me%20by%20a%20co-worker,%20as%20the%20work%20we%20were%20both%20doing%20at%20the%20time%20centered%20around%20international%20criminal%20law,%20with%20the%20Rwanda%20genocide%20being%20the%20impetus%20for%20the%20creation%20of%20the%20ICTR,%20something%20of%20a%20predecessor%20to%20the%20ICC%20(which%20we%20monitored%20as%20part%20of%20our%20work).%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%20was%20at%20times%20difficult%20to%20read,%20not%20just%20because%20of%20its%20gruesome%20subject%20matter%20but%20also%20because%20of%20the%20writing%20style.%20%20That%20being%20said,%20if%20there%20is%20another%20book%20I'm%20more%20glad%20that%20I%20read,%20I'd%20be%20hard%20pressed%20to%20name%20it.%20%20I'm%20currently%20also%20reading%20Philip%20Gourevitch's%20%22We%20Wish%20to%20Inform%20You...,%22%20which%20gives%20a%20broader%20picture%20of%20the%20conflict%20as%20well%20as%20very%20personal%20stories%20about%20victims%20and%20perpetrators.%20%20If%20you%20are%20interested%20in%20learning%20about%20the%20Rwanda%20conflict,%20I'd%20recommend%20both%20books.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs%20mentioned%20in%20several%20other%20reviews,%20this%20book%20leaves%20a%20bad%20taste%20in%20the%20reader's%20mouth,%20especially%20if%20that%20reader%20is%20from%20the%20US,%20France,%20Belgium,%20or%20the%20UK.%20%20Classifying%20the%20global%20response%20to%20the%20Rwanda%20genocide%20as%20a%20%22failure%20of%20humanity%22%20is%20not%20overstating%20it%20at%20all.%20%20The%20political%20hand-wringing%20and%20waffling%20that%20kept%20aid%20and%20forces%20from%20being%20delivered%20to%20Rwanda%20is%20an%20absolute%20disgrace%20and%20a%20condemnation%20of%20the%20UN,%20but%20more%20so%20of%20its%20member%20states,%20the%20Permanent%20Representatives%20to%20the%20Security%20Council%20first%20among%20them.%0D%0A%0D%0ABefore%20I%20read%20this%20book%20I%20had%20a%20vague%20understanding%20of%20the%20Rwanda%20genocide,%20knowing%20the%20basics%20---%20800,000%20Tutsis%20were%20slaughtered%20by%20Hutus,%20encouraged%20by%20hate%20radio%20propaganda,%20while%20the%20world%20stood%20by.%20%20Reading%20this%20book%20completely%20opened%20my%20eyes%20to%20the%20political%20and%20military%20components%20of%20the%20genocide,%20which%20are%20fascinating,%20as%20well%20as%20the%20evidence%20of%20a%20%22reverse%20genocide%22%20being%20executed%20by%20RPF%20soldiers%20against%20Hutus%20during%20and%20after%20the%20RPF's%20seizure%20of%20Kigali%20(and%20the%20country).%0D%0A%0D%0AAgain,%20as%20several%20reviewers%20have%20touched%20on,%20it%20is%20the%20personal%20element%20of%20this%20book%20that%20makes%20it%20so%20rewarding.%20%20You%20get%20a%20first%20hand%20account%20of%20the%20genocide,%20the%20political%20maneuvering%20both%20in%20Rwanda%20and%20in%20New%20York,%20and%20the%20tensions%20on%20the%20ground,%20but%20you%20also%20get%20a%20naked%20look%20at,%20essentially,%20the%20soul%20of%20the%20Force%20Commander%20of%20the%20UN%20mission%20for%20Rwanda%20(UNAMIR).%20%20The%20beginning%20of%20the%20book%20is%20slow,%20as%20it%20describes%20his%20early%20life%20and%20military%20career,%20but%20it%20is%20critical%20to%20the%20big%20picture%20and%20to%20the%20understanding%20of%20his%20decisions.%20%20Near%20the%20end,%20as%20he%20slowly%20unravels,%20having%20this%20personal,%20intense%20look%20into%20the%20psychological%20impact%20of%20the%20genocide%20upon%20those%20tasked%20with%20preventing%20it%20takes%20the%20book%20to%20a%20different%20level.%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20conclusion%20was%20well%20devised,%20raising%20critical%20points%20and%20asking%20a%20lot%20of%20gut-check%20questions%20to%20the%20reader.%20%20Like%20so%20many%20other%20reviewers,%20I%20can%20say%20that%20reading%20this%20book%20has%20added%20another%20dimension%20to%20my%20perspective%20and%20my%20understanding.%20%20It%20was%20a%20task%20to%20get%20through,%20but%20I%20highly%20recommend%20it%20for%20anyone%20willing%20to%20make%20the%20investment.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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