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THE TUTSI
PHENOMENA: The ethnic difference between Tutsis and Bantu has a long and
bitter history. However, external manipulations have flared it into an
astronomical catastrophe above and beyond the capacity of local means to contain
it. As soon as Tutsis captured eastern Congo, Congolese religious leaders,
including the Bishop of Bukavu were among the first casualties. Many priests,
nuns and religious brothers were murdered by marauding Tutsis. There is shocking
evidence that Tutsi priests, nuns and other religious persons are turning a
blind eye on executions and injustices, assisting the invaders in various ways,
and also in directly persecuting non-Tutsi religious persons in their own
communities. "Sister Catherine" a Nandi of Bukavu,
whose real name is withheld for security, was actively involved in aiding
refugees and other victims of the Tutsi hegemony in the area. She provided
assistance to people who were escaping marauding invaders. She raised funds from
friends and charitable organizations abroad in order to support her humanitarian
assistance to the suffering population. She protected the innocent victims of
ethnic killings. For these reasons, Tutsi nuns in her own community hated her
and fabricated charges of stealing money, corruption and behaving in a manner
unfit of a religious person. Finally they demanded her expulsion from the Order
until her life was threatened that she run into exile leaving the convent only
to Tutsi nuns. Her entire family was slaughtered. She tells of native Congolese
priests and other religious persons who have been killed ; others are hiding in
forests or gone in exile. Their Tutsi counter-parts remain comfortably at their
posts, oftentimes covering up the true picture of the situation. The scandalous
activities of Bishop Halem'Imana , former Bishop of Kabale, Uganda, with RPF
during the invasion of Rwanda is further proof of the depth of ethnicity. He
reportedly turned his residence into a training camp for RPF agents, according
to a defector who completed the month-long indoctrination course. RPF officers
used his vehicles to carry out their missions oftentimes returning them with
blood stains. In 1993 a Tanzanian Evangelist investigated the ethnic conflict in
Burundi. He found out that even Christian virtues have not bridged the satanic
gap between Tutsis and Hutus. As he delivered his report to a meeting of All
African Council of Churches in Nairobi, he concluded that "if the
devil belongs to a tribe, it must be Tutsi". THE STRUGGLE
FOR FREEDOM: The African people are in a struggle for survival, freedom and
self-determination. Political independence is a part of the unfinished agenda.
The UN and OAU Charters clearly defend the principle of
territorial integrity and strongly condemn armed aggression against member
states. None of these organizations has defended the territorial integrity of
Rwanda nor of Congo when they were invaded. Neither are the lives of African
people been effectively protected as promised in those Charters. The way the UN
responds to Bosnia and the way it has handled Congo or Rwanda certainly leaves a
lot to be desired. The invasion of Congo is a tragic event but a wake up call to
African states and their leaders. It has exposed the fundamental weaknesses in
the OAU as a hollow and hopeless organization incapable of standing up
for the people of Africa. Every African leader knows very well that Uganda and
Rwanda do not possess the financial and military capacity to wage wars in the
region. It is also known that these are proxy warriors for the U.S. neo-colonial
interests disguised as the "NEW WORLD ORDER". Yet
whenever there is an opportunity to discuss the crisis in the region, most
African leaders are afraid of speaking the truth or seek counsel from Washington
on the basis of which they will discuss Africa's tragic situations. The real
problem is never addressed for fear of angering the powerful criminals, lest
foreign aid will be suspended. Yesterday was Rwanda; today is Congo. The next
could be any of the neighboring countries. The fact is that Congo was invaded by
Tutsis from Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi backed by USA. These countries are
dominated by minority Tutsis who took power by force. The same clique is openly
working for foreign interests who have taken upon themselves the right to
determine who should rule Congo. It was a grave mistake for Kabila to team up
with Tutsis in overthrowing Mobutu. He knew that they were not Congolese. He
knew that they had a foreign master whose agenda was detrimental to Africa.
Actually, Congolese people, who detested Mobutu's dictatorship, did not fancy
his being replaced by a foreign-dominated regime of Tutsis from Rwanda and
Uganda. Some self-acclaimed 'western experts on Africa' have argued that
"no country should send troops in Congo to save Kabila's regime for he
is a buffoon". Their knowledge of Africa falls short of revealing that
Kabila did not have a regime of his own but was riding on a foreign conquering
force composed of Tutsis from Rwanda and Uganda. Those
"experts" ignore the criminal part played by Uganda and Rwanda
who invaded Congo in violation of the UN and OAU Charters. They also omit
mentioning the U.S. criminal role in this invasion. Let us face it, Tutsis would
not have posed a problem in the region without U.S. involvement. In the past
some of these experts boldly condemned the Pentagon/CIA support for dictator
Mobutu and denounced all its false propaganda. They are now resonating the
Pentagon/CIA theme of calling the Congo crisis "an internal
revolt" when all evidence shows that this is a Pentagon/CIA
made "invasion" from Uganda and Rwanda using
Tutsis as tools. They also avoid mentioning the genocide which Tutsis are
committing in occupied eastern Congo. Museveni warned Ugandans four years that
if they continue opposing his government, they will be treated like American Red
Indians. The issue is not whether to defend President Kabila against foreign
invaders but rather to defend the national integrity of Congo and save African
lives. It is no secret that Rwanda and Uganda are carrying out these
barbaric military expeditions in the region on behalf of American interests who
want to plunder Africa's mineral wealth and depopulate the land. They display no
regard to the lives and welfare of the African people. This is precisely what
European companies did in Africa more than a century ago. King Leopold treated
the Congo real estate as his personal plantation. American corporations are
currently pursuing the same, committing horrendous atrocities by proxy and
devouring mineral-rich real estate in the Great Lakes region. The Congolese
people should put aside their differences with Kabila and first defend their
nation. The governments of Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia and others who responded
positively to President Kabila's urgent appeal for help because
"African brotherhood" is not meant to be hollow words.
Other African leaders should to get more serious about defending African lives.
Foreign conspirators (whether Americans or Africans) should never be allowed to
recruit local surrogates whom they may send out to topple African governments as
they wish while the rest of the continent is watching by the sideline. Tutsis
have prostituted themselves to neo-colonial interests against their fellow
Africans. They are committing genocide in eastern Congo and one wonders whether
the U.N. will institute a SPECIAL GENOCIDE TRIBUNAL for the Tutsi killers
of Congolese. The African people are not blind to the ongoing conflict in the
region. They know who the criminals are and where their support is coming from.
It is very clear to most people that America is supporting Tutsi minority to
dominate and exterminate the majority of people. All this is consistent with
Kagame's declaration on Radio Rwanda three years ago that he will have no
problem "emptying a drum of water using a bottle
cap". America has lost respect and honor among Africans. Along
with the United States, South Africa has become a major supplier of weapons to
Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. These weapons are now used in invading and killing
innocent people in Congo and throughout the Great Lakes region. South Africa
cannot be making blood money through sales of weapons to murderous regimes of
Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi who are killing Africans in Congo and at the same
time try to mediate for peace. One cannot be against apartheid in South
Africa and at the same time turn a blind eye on Tutsi minority sinister campaign
to dominate the majority with savage brutality which surpasses that of apartheid
South Africa. The defense for human freedom and majority rule cannot be on a
pick and choose basis unless one is suffering from voluntary selective
amnesia.
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