“Rwanda: The Rwandan Patriotic Front’s Offensive”, May 9, 1994

The US and the Genocide in Rwanda 1994 Evidence of Inaction Produced one month into the genocide, this report declares that “Almost immediately after President Habyarimana was killed, in Kigali the Presidential Guard began the systematic execution of... More

The US and the Genocide in Rwanda 1994 Evidence of Inaction Produced one month into the genocide, this report declares that “Almost immediately after President Habyarimana was killed, in Kigali the Presidential Guard began the systematic execution of prominent Tutsi and moderate Hutu” and that the violence is “directed by high-level officials within the interim government”. It identifies the army as pursuing a “genocide …to destroy the leadership of the Tutsi community.” In contrast to many of the public statements of US officials at the time, this analysis shows that the government did discern between the planned slaughter of civilians and the renewed warfare between the Rwandan armed forces and the rebel RPF. Less