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Netters
The Communication group wishes to apologies for the
delay of this posting due to uncoordinated movement of troops, but here we are.
Please read where we are coming from may be you will know where we are
going, especially as it seems the same creators of Rwanda Genocide are the very
players in the creation of a Uganda genocide which seems very eminent by the
day.
It is a very long writing please take your
time.
Em
Toronto
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THE TRUTH BEHIND THE RWANDA
TRAGEDY
By Mr. Remigius Kintu
The Following Document was prepared upon request
and presented to the U.N. Tribunal on Rwanda, Arusha, Tanzania
March 20, 2005
I come before you, Ladies and Gentlemen of this
noble Tribunal which was instituted to search for the truth behind the heinous
crimes committed in Rwanda. And upon you was charged the noble responsibility of
dispensing justice where it is due. If I could borrow from the wisdom of great
men and women of long ago, truth is not a function of public opinion or majority
vote, nor does it stem from the wishes of the mighty and powerful, but rather it
stands in its absolute properties regardless of opinions, purposes or values of
anyone and transcends time and space.
I want to borrow from the Greek play OEDIPUS REX by
Sophocles. King Oedipus was disturbed by the immense suffering taking place in
Thebes. The calamity in that land of Thebes was caused by the innocent blood of
its King Laisos who was killed many years ago. Kreon told Oedipus what he heard
from Delphi that the gods demand we expel from the land of Thebes an old
defilement we are sheltering.
As a result, Oedipus made the following pledge: "If
any man knows by whose hand king Laios son of Ladbakos met his death, I direct
that man to tell me everything no matter what he fears for having so long
withheld it. Let it stand as promised that no further trouble will come to him
but he may leave the land in safety. And for the criminal, I pray to God that
that man's life be consumed in evil and wretchedness. And as for me, this curse
applies no less."
He further stated that the god Apollo sent us word
that this great pestilence would lift, only if established clearly the identity
of those who murdered Laios. None of the wise men and priests could reveal the
secret of the calamity that befell the land of Thebes. Choragos suggested that
there is one man who may detect the criminal. This is Teirsias, a blind holy
prophet in whom alone, of all men, truth was born.
Teirsias was brought before the throne and revealed
to Oedipus: "I say that you are the murderer whom you seek. I say you live
in hideous shame with those most dear to you. You cannot see the evil. It is the
truth that sustains me".
BACKGROUND
The Hutu vis-�-vis Tutsi Relations
The Tutsi vs. Hutu relationship in Rwanda has been
marred with gruesome human rights violations committed and perpetuated by Tutsis
for centuries. Belgian colonialism did very little to alleviate the brutality,
enslavement, dehumanization and all sorts of suffering which Hutus endured for
centuries at the hands of Tutsi minority who controlled that country with an
iron hand. Hutus were nothing but slaves of Tutsis. Each Hutu was obliged to
perform "UBURETWA" which was labor performed by Hutus which symbolized the most
degrading and humiliating form of servitude. Hence, a Hutu was required to put
in a day's work at a property of a Tutsi master without pay. The harvest of the
land belonged to Tutsis who had the right and privilege of enjoying whatever the
Hutu labor produced. Yet the Hutus could use left-overs at the discretion of the
Master Tutsis. Needless to say, land belonged to Tutsis and Hutus had one duty
and that is of working on it for the benefit of the masters. Such
institutionalized impoverishment forced many Hutus to seek paid employment in
Uganda. Others sought labor jobs in Congo. Whenever a Hutu slave/servant failed
to perform his duties at the Tutsi master's property, the punishment was 8
lashes by kiboko - (a whip made out of a dry skin of a
hippopotamus).
Educational opportunities were for only Tutsis,
thus creating a mass of ignorant and uneducated population of Hutus. Only at the
discretion of a Master to his extraordinarily obedient and docile slave, could a
Hutu's child be permitted to attend school but only up to a certain level, as
may be wished by the masters. Government positions, from the King down to the
lowest level, were exclusively for Tutsis.
The brutality of Tutsis over Hutus had no limits.
It became their second nature that neither human decency nor moral/spiritual
values could influence the way Tutsis treated Hutus. For instance, Umwami,
(king) official drum and symbol of royalty, called KALINGA, was decorated with
the dried penises of Hutu men. The Queen Mother, who wielded significant power,
had her two spears - symbols of authority - anchored in two Hutu babies or
adults.
A Tutsi had a right to kill a Hutu for any reason,
including simple displeasure of a Hutu's looks. Sometimes such killing could be
done by parents to please their child who may have expressed a hatred of a Hutu
for any reason.
The dehumanization process reached a terrible depth
that Hutus were barred from crying if and when such atrocities were inflicted
upon them. The consequences of shedding tears at the presence of such brutal
injustices were fatal. As a result of centuries of dehumanization and odious
brutalization, Hutus do not cry but rather freeze or become petrified and weep
internally. These are but a few examples of the brutality Tutsis exercised over
Hutus for centuries.
CONTINUES ON TWO
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