*sigh* I get to use this tag again
Hey,
So you may not have noticed that conflict has flared up in the Congo (the Democratic Republic of the Congo to be precise). A rebel group known as M23 (whose leader is wanted for war crimes) has been taking over large chunks of the eastern part of Congo. All evidence suggests that the rebels are funded, trained and supplied by Rwanda just over the border.
This is essentially a repeat of the ethnic violence that spilled out of Rwanda and started the last war in the Congo that killed up to 5.4 million people. All the major industrialized countries (East and West) have political ties to Rwanda that keep them from more forceful action against the rebels who are most likely carving out a mineral-rich chunk of the Congo for Rwandan purposes.
Here's a brief summary on the state of things so far.
later
Tom
So you may not have noticed that conflict has flared up in the Congo (the Democratic Republic of the Congo to be precise). A rebel group known as M23 (whose leader is wanted for war crimes) has been taking over large chunks of the eastern part of Congo. All evidence suggests that the rebels are funded, trained and supplied by Rwanda just over the border.
This is essentially a repeat of the ethnic violence that spilled out of Rwanda and started the last war in the Congo that killed up to 5.4 million people. All the major industrialized countries (East and West) have political ties to Rwanda that keep them from more forceful action against the rebels who are most likely carving out a mineral-rich chunk of the Congo for Rwandan purposes.
Here's a brief summary on the state of things so far.
later
Tom