Lt Gen Romeo Dallaire

Clip from address by Lt Gen Romeo Dallaire during Inauguration of the Ford Institute for Human Security, October 8, 2004

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Education

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• Rwanda
• Dallaire
• Ford

[rreid54]

Saw him speak today, absolutely unbelievable. If you ever get the chance, make sure you take it. Remarkable person, phenomenal person, makes me even prouder to be a Canadian.

[UnclePutte]

I know I sound perhaps overly cynical when I say this, but there's very few such men left today, to whom a man can look up to. Dallaire's one of them. And as it usually goes, he's paid dearly for standing up.

[TheALISHABALISHA]

Read on ABC newsite: Libya's African Assets. I often wondered how the Libyans did so well despite the Sanctions. All their investments were making vast amounts of money in Africa. It kind of explains why his African Leaders (brothers) turned on him by accepting the No Fly Zone. Libya was the major shareholder of these assets. Now they can claim them (not just the Satellite and Africa Radio but the rest. The Rwandan Leader now claims Gaddafi did not keep his contractual agreements. CONVENIENT.

[kkWilson9587]

@DeRoquencourt shut your fucking mouth he went through hell to try to stop that genocide from happening while pricks like you sit at your goddamn computer and talk shit

[vandy160]

DeRoquencourt, u hv no idea wat he was through, he tried his best. lets see u do better. i highly doubt u could any better.

[doglegmedia]

For an accurate and balanced assessment of how the international community fell down and allowed the Rwandan Genocide to happen, I recommend Samantha Power's book, 'A Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide'. One cannot celebrate nor lionize Dallaire without hearing the context of what was happening at the UN, NATO and in the US government. In fact, the whole book is an eye opener about how impudence or self-interest of politicians has led to mass slaughters again and again....

[DeRoquencourt]

This bastard helped Kagame seize power and kill president Habyarimana. Moreover he is a coward  and a dishonnest fellow

[ChadVonDouche]

@jhotles1 I hope you realize that he was born in the Netherlands.

[feindhortmit]

@aegiswieldingathena

Which of us is impartial?

Dallaire is painted a saint. It's an unworthy accolade. Though it hasn't stopped him cashing in on speeches, documentaries, movies & books. I've seen his speech live and on terlevision. He makes no reference to his dereliction of duty or incompetence.

He's not all bad. No one is. However, he's a fraud who put himself forward for a job he couldn't handle. Many died as a result. Check out a site orwelltoday . com type in Dallaire.

[aegiswieldingathena]

@feindhortmit They do lie to cover up their actions, they don't lie about what they did wrong. They might downplay it, but to come out and say it is our fault when most governments look for scapegoats. Also, government documents come to public fourm after a set number of years. I never said they were liars, I asked if they were impartial, there is a difference. I believe that and on the facts that I have seen that Dallaire did everything he could working for a UN that does not work.

[feindhortmit]

@aegiswieldingathena

Have you considered Dallaire and the governments' position could be skewed to spare themsevles considable recrimination? Do governments never lie?

I have stated facts. I have spoken to some of those who served with him. Have you? These officers aren't liars

It's the Dallaire Dog & Pony Show that the media laps up.