'Hotel Rwanda' Movie - Not kind to the UN (my title)

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[af_vet_rr]

Tagline of the movie:
When a country descended into madness
And the world closed its eyes
He opened his arms
And created a place
Where hope could survive

[Hildy]

Isn't this precisely what the UN is there for?

[Peach]

Precisely. And not fulfilling its duty. And the MSM is letting them get away with doing nothing by not carrying the stories and making sure that people understand just how ineffective the UN actually is.

[af_vet_rr]

I have an acquaintance, who's become a good friend, who's from Nigeria, who is very acquainted with what happened in Rwanda, and what is going on with Sudan (he is a missionary and spends a lot of time in Africa).

His view is (not an exact quote, but as close as I can remember) "blacks killing blacks or Arabs killing blacks does not interest the UN, even if it is clearly genocide, as long as it is done in a poor country. The UN is heavily European-centric. Only if it serves the interests of the European contingent, will the UN get seriously involved."

He believes very strongly that the only reason that France was behind us in the first Gulf War, and that Russia went along with it, is that they knew many European countries couldn't ignore Kuwait being overrun, and because they were looking out for their interests in Iraq. By being involved (at least the French), they felt they would have some kind of influence on the outcome and what would happen to Saddam, and it was very important that they be right in the middle of whatever happened. I believe there is a lot of truth to that. Would be interesting to go back and look at what was said between Paris and New York and Washington (and perhaps Moscow) as the war was cut short.

He's not a big fan of the French (and many people in Africa aren't). I get the feeling he blames the French for a lot of problems that stem from their colonial days.

[Lijahsbubbe]

I haven't seen it yet. Thanks for the review.

I am so glad that this movie was made. Hopefully more people will become aware of the horrors that have been unaddressed for so long.

[BluH2o]

A relative of mine flew for Canadian helicopter firm contracted to the U.N. served as transportation for the U.N. mission that served as observers in Rwanda. The individual in charge of the mission, a Canadian army General, alarmed by the deterioration of events (prior to the mass killings) informed the U.N. in New York of his concerns ... only to be ignored. The reason he was ignored had more to do with the fact the U.N., other than having observers on the ground, are toothless in the event of emergencies requiring immediate action ... they're a deliberative body incapable of protecting anyone in the short term ... or, in the long term for that matter.