"The Last Just Man"
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For those who are fortunate to have the Sundance Channel, there is an excellant documentary about the massacre in Rwanda, the UN and Canadian General Romeo Dallaire. It is called "The Last Just Man" and it is a powerful piece and shows how craven the US and UN are when it comes to human rights. One thing that is very telling about Republican party altruism when it comes to human rights is that when the US utilized it's veto power to prevent the UN from intervening to prevent this massacre, not a peep of dispute was heard from the Republican party back then. Almost 1 million people were hacked to death in 100 days in 1994.From this documentary, if you want to see a true hero, Dallaire is one.Also, Chris Hedges' "War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning" is a wonderful book. He got it out just before the War in Iraq broke out and it is very timely.
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For those who are fortunate to have the Sundance Channel, there is an excellant documentary about the massacre in Rwanda, the UN and Canadian General Romeo Dallaire. It is called "The Last Just Man" and it is a powerful piece and shows how craven the US and UN are when it comes to human rights. One thing that is very telling about Republican party altruism when it comes to human rights is that when the US utilized it's veto power to prevent the UN from intervening to prevent this massacre, not a peep of dispute was heard from the Republican party back then. Almost 1 million people were hacked to death in 100 days in 1994.From this documentary, if you want to see a true hero, Dallaire is one.Also, Chris Hedges' "War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning" is a wonderful book. He got it out just before the War in Iraq broke out and it is very timely.
