On April 6th 1994, the Devil Descended on Rwanda…
April 6th, 2007 | Published in Africa, Conflict, Human Rights, Rwanda
…And possessed the ethnic militia - the Interahamwe and the Impuzamugambi - the blood thirsty hound from hell - who ransacked the nooks and crannies of the city and countryside butchering Tutsi and moderate Hutus in their thousands!
This was the beginning of the [tag]Rwandan Genocide[/tag]. That was 13 years ago.
As the packs of machete, club and gun-wielding Hutu killers systematically amputate, decapitate and eviscerate their Tutsi victims, those who have the wherewithal to intervene and put an end to the Rwandan macabre drama watched from the galleries.
Those that were already “on stage” when the drama started made a hasty retreat off stage.
It was a moment when the phrase “blood is thicker than water†had its true meanings.
Although the scars may have become old on the bodies of the survivors, I’m sure they remain fresh in their minds, as well as in those of their neighbors who turned against them during those 100 days of dark insanity.
More information:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/africa/2004/rwanda/default.stm
