Science professor arthur vanden houten and Flagler College history Professor John young taught a class on the the rwandan genocide and the response by the u. S. And the United Nations. The professors placed particular emphasis on the slow reaction to the crisis from the International Community and how that then shaped 21st century Foreign Policy for many countries. This is about two hours. So, i mean as a kind of overview just to refresh everyones memory here, we started with an overview of the history of it. Rwanda. Talked about how the genocide was an outgrowth of 19th and 20th century rwandan history. There were tensions between ious as his cities ethnicities, various groups. This was exacerbated by colonialism the germans and the , belgians defining people by ethnicity. And this tension was precipitated by the withdrawal of the colonial powers in the 1950s and 1960s, such that there was tension for the next 20 and 30 years erupting into violence. Becoming pretty severe starting in
Unique witness to this whole thing. We have studied dallaire. We have read power. We have read a number of primary sources, victims and witnesses and perpetrators of the genocide. Thats where were left tonight. Weve also encountered on on an aesthetic level through film and other things. I think this leaves us very well prepared to talk about from an intellectual and emotional standpoint, the u. S. Response and the International Response to this whole thing. One thing i would just add to that is obviously during the course of the semester weve confronted you with quite a few different texts, ideas, themes, issues, and challenges. Obviously some of them have been quite difficult and quite wrenching, but really, i think, weve seen the course progressing to the time where we would spend, you know, two solid weeks on the rwandan genocide because of its implications for policy in the 21st century , because so many of the issues weve confronted through the semester crystallize here. Theres o
Possible. We need to Stay Together not split our societies. Reporter 2,000 migrants trying to escape africa are rescued in the mediterranean sea. The coast guard was confronted by armed people traffickers. And well get the latest from seoul on the row between two south korean manufacturing giants over a washing machine. Hello. Egypt says it has bombed jihadists in libya, after militants there linked to Islamic State murdered a group of egyptian Coptic Christians is. The Egyptian State television says a dawn strike targeted camps, trading sites, and weapon storage areas. Libyan forces loyal to the Central Government says they coordinated with egypt in the air strikes. The egyptian president , Abdul Fattah Al sisi threatened retaliation after a video was released showing the Coptic Christians being beheaded. He described the militant group i. S. As inhuman killers. The Egyptian Military have not given any further description on the air strikes. The Coptic Christians were kidnapped in the
Nations. The lawyers for these cholera patients say they have strong arguments to counter the u. N. Position. They say the world body, known for trying to do good around the world, has this time made a terrible, deadly mistake, and it should now pay. Mark doyle, bbc news. Mark is with me now. Mark, you reported on this, reported on the epidemic. Lets remind our viewers around the world what that was like. Well, first of all, i think the most important thing is yesterday there was a big earthquake in early 2010, and then cholera hit, but they were completely unrelated. Cholera had not been seen in haiti for a century until late 2010, when it exploded. The number of case exploded outside the base for u. N. Peacekeepers from nepal, where cholera is he democratic, and scientists have subsequently well, proven in the court of law, in the next few days, but very, very strong indications are it was a nepali strain of cholera which was brought to haiti by these nepali soldiers. They dumped raw
Quickly. A sentence over taking bribes for luxury apartments. People can request internet searches like going toll remove old information. Hello. We start in nigeria. Efforts to recover the teenagers kidnapped a month ago now by the Islamist Group boko haram. After previously ruling out a prisoner exchange, the Nigerian Government saying all options are open when it comes to bringing the girls safely home. Nigerias military is Getting International help. The u. S. Is flying manned surveillance on missions to try and trace the girls. Theyre also sharing satellite imagery with the Nigerian Government. As for where theyre looking, this is the vast area of the sambisa forest, a strong hold of boko haram. This is about 60,000 square kilometers of space, twice the size of belgium. Our World Affairs editor john simpson has to the area where boko haram is operating. He reports from the capital of borno state. Reporter 136 girls, most of whom were christian until a month ago obediently chant th