Do Hotel Rwanda’s Rusesabagina Cheerleaders Risk American Prison?
As the trial of Paul Rusesabagina, the hotelier made famous by the 2004 film “Hotel Rwanda” continues, some of his most vocal American supporters might soon find themselves in legal jeopardy.
A Federal District Court in Dallas, Texas, sentenced five members of the Holy Land Foundation to sentences between fifteen and sixty-five years in prison for “providing material support to Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization,” on May 27, 2009.
As the charity siphoned money to support terrorism, it told supporters that it sought to “implement practical solutions for human suffering through humanitarian programs that impact the lives of the disadvantaged, disinherited, and displaced peoples suffering from man-made and natural disasters.” Many in the academic, activist, and even diplomatic communities believed them. The charity preyed on the gullible, but the evidence presented was overwhelming.
Long hailed for his bravery during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Paul Rusesabagina is now charged with being an insurgent leader. Did Rwanda change, or did he?
Granite City libraries list upcoming events
Feb. 25, 2021
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GRANITE CITY The Six-Mile Regional Library District is planning several upcoming events.
The library will mark National Library Week March 28 to April 3 with its 4th Annual Peeps® Diorama Virtual Contest.
The contest is open to all ages, either as individuals or as a family. People can submit photos of family-friendly book-themed dioramas, with voting April 5-10.
Two “Peeptastic” awards will be presented, Staff Favorite and Fan Favorite. Submissions may be emailed to jrmanager@smrld.org
The Youth Services Department is offering “Eat Play Grow Take Home Kits.” Families can pick up a kit and virtually join others for free nutrition and activity lessons that bring together art, stories and music for preschoolers and their caregivers.
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