Dec 1, 2006, 07:46 PM
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Disclaimer: I am not very familiar with this--but I will posit an opinion.
There are two relevant questions: is Kagame guilty and what are the political consequences. Let's assume he's guilty of the first. I would say they should avoid this. Stability is something that would be lovely in Rwanda and I fear that such moves could hurt that. We don't want Rwanda cutting connections with France which could affect AU-EU relations or whatnot.
I also see a problem with linking it too closely to the genocide. Did the crash cause it? Possibly, but that wasn't particularly the goal. What needs to happen is a policy that promotes stability. Does Kagame provide that? I don't know the region well enough. But, if he does I would prefer security with pressure to reform and make the country better over attempts to "do what's right" and catch a criminal. We don't want another genocide, or another Congo Civil War, or... well, we don't really want any of African history post-European involvement.
Rwanda has more serious problems to deal with than this and France should understand that. War criminals are fine if they are enacting good policy. If Kagame is doing that then leave him alone.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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