Latjor, my point exactly, that's why the nominal response in Rwanda. Africa has always been a collateral issue for the west. By the way how are you doing, I went to see your mother when I was in Banjul but I missed her and miss her again at Dr. Ndow's Daddy Sang > [Original Message] > From: latjor ndow <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 10/14/00 2:41:37 PM > Subject: Re: The role of Kofi Annan revisited > > Greetings, > This may have already been mentioned but to agree with Yus, let me say that > Kofi Annan WAS the head of the UN Peacekeeping Mission during the Rwanda > genocide. He knew months ahead of the intentions of those mass murderers and > his office took no action to prevent the attrocities. Incredibily there was > a UN peacekeeping force in Rwanda at the time and the British commander did > alert Annan's office as to what was about to unfold. > I think Annan and co. felt that the West, esp. the U.S. who would have to > cough up the funds and other logistics did not have the appetite to be > involved in African affairs (actually they never have) especially after the > Somali debacle. > Still he especially, should have been more vocal rather than falling in line > with his patrons! He is the African! In Africa's moment of need, Kofi was > silent! Nearly one million murdered as a result. > In retrospect, it is we the peoples of Africa that should be more proactive > in solving our problems. Too often though, our parochial views prevent us > from seeing the big picture. > > latjor > > > > ><< A while ago we had a discussion Kofi Annan's lack of participation in > >African > > affairs. His tireless efforts spent mediating the dispute between the > > Palestinians and the Jordanians proves my point that the man has some > > leverage. Leverage which he could definitely use better to influence > >African > > crises. > > > > In my piece, I described the UN Secretary General as part negotiator and > >part > > provocateur, roles which he is fulfilling in the present Mideast crisis. > > However, based on his lack of participation in present and past African > > crises, I believe his tenure as Secretary General will be marred by his > > unwillingness to help his own continent in times of extreme need. > > > > > > > > JERUSALEM (Oct. 14) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan worked into the > >early > > hours of Saturday trying to arrange a summit to halt the explosion of > > Israeli-Palestinian violence. > > >> > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >You may also send subscription requests to > >[log in to unmask] > >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your > >full name and e-mail address. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Carolann Durda --- [log in to unmask] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------