Rwanda: Downward Spiral

The U.S. and the Genocide in Rwanda 1994 The Assassination of the Presidents and the Beginning of the "Apocalypse" "Rwanda: Downward Spiral", Excerpt from U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Secretary's Morning Summary,... More

The U.S. and the Genocide in Rwanda 1994 The Assassination of the Presidents and the Beginning of the "Apocalypse" "Rwanda: Downward Spiral", Excerpt from U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Secretary's Morning Summary, April 8, 1994 (Freedom of Information Act release; previously published here in "Information, Intelligence and the U.S. Response") This summary for top State Department officials reports that "Rwandan troops had kidnapped and killed" Belgian troops serving in the UN mission, as well as the murders of Rwandan government ministers. It also reports "the army high command" assertion that "a missile fired by Hutu hardliners in the presidential guard (PG) downed the aircraft" carrying the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi. State Department analysts conclude "The PG hardliners were operationally in a position to take action"; although evidence is lacking because "the PG has sealed off the site", it is notable that "no one in the Rwandan high Less