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In reply to the discussion: On Anniversary of Rwandan Genocide, Bill Clinton’s Words Ring Hollow [View all]Divernan
(15,480 posts)Do materials from the National Security Archives satisfy you? They are all available via the OP's link. Now that that's cleared up, please give your opinion of Bill Clinton's actions re the Rwanda genocide.
Example: Citation: William J. Clinton: "Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Evacuation of United States Citizens From Rwanda and Burundi," April 12, 1994. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=49961.
or http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB511/
1994 Rwanda Pullout Driven by Clinton White House, U.N. Equivocation
White House Clears E-Mail Release and Susan Rice Hand-written Notes
Newly Declassified E-Mails Detail U.S. Role at Genocide Turning Point
Political Restrictions on Peacekeeping Missions Were Key to U.S. Thinking in 1994, Not Protection of Civilians or Prevention of Genocide
State Department Attempts to Cover Up Well-Known U.S. "Bombshell" - Excises Key Parts of Cable Already Released in Substance by Other Governments
Documents Show Minimal High-Level U.S. Attention to Rwanda Genocide in April 1994; Ended with Evacuation of U.S. Citizens April 11, Notwithstanding Last-Minute Add-On to Deputies' Meeting of April 29
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 511
April 16, 2015