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03/31/2004:

"US chose to ignore Rwandan genocide"

Classified papers show Clinton was aware of 'final solution' to eliminate Tutsis

by Rory Carroll in Johannesburg, The Guardian

President Bill Clinton's administration knew Rwanda was being engulfed by genocide in April 1994 but buried the information to justify its inaction, according to classified documents made available for the first time.
Senior officials privately used the word genocide within 16 days of the start of the killings, but chose not to do so publicly because the president had already decided not to intervene.

Intelligence reports obtained using the US Freedom of Information Act show the cabinet and almost certainly the president had been told of a planned "final solution to eliminate all Tutsis" before the slaughter reached its peak.
www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0%2c12271%2c1182431%2c00.html