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   From: rold_gold@hotmail.com   
      
   "Wexford"  wrote in message   
   news:f53a27bf.0403312011.5691f5dc@posting.google.com...   
   > "Liberals_HATE America!!"  wrote in message   
   news:<556ca9beca5a95396fc56af7d5b8eb9a@news.meganetnews.com>...   
   > > Documents obtained using the Freedom of Information act show that   
   President   
   > > Bill Clinton ignored the genocide that was going on in Rwanda, and knew   
   > > about it before and as it was happening. According to declassified   
   > > documents, the Clinton administration buried the information to justify   
   its   
   > > inaction. Officials were already privately using the word genocide   
   within   
   > > days of the start of the killings, but said nothing publicly because   
   Clinton   
   > > chose not to intervene.  It took the death squads three months to murder   
   > > 800,000 people.   
   > >   
   > > Now, the US had no interests in Rwanda, so the policy of not intervening   
   may   
   > > have been right, but where is the Congressional Black Caucus on this   
   one?   
   > > What if this were President Bush instead? We would never hear the end of   
   it.   
   > > Can you imagine?  It would be the top story in the news media for days   
   on   
   > > end, with the president being accused of genocide and racism for his   
   > > inaction.  Liberals would be calling for not only impeachment, but   
   probably   
   > > war crimes trials.  Just envision the speeches on floor of the House and   
   > > Senate. The left would be picketing the White House with pitchforks.   
   > >   
   > > Remember this the next time someone tells you there's no bias in the   
   media.   
   >   
   > Uh... EVERYONE knew about the genocide in Rwanda.  It was reported   
   > everywhere as it was happening.  UN forces were mustered and sent in   
   > to try to stop the slaughter.  We sent in cargo aircraft with medical   
   > supplies and humanitarian items.  Even then, the Republican Congress   
   > jumped all over the Clinton administration for getting involved, and   
   > Clinton, in the wake of Somalia, was probably a little gun shy.   
   >   
   > What the hell is your point? If you're trying to say that had Bush   
   > been similarly negligent, Liberals and Black Caucus would have   
   > screamed at him, well, yes.  And if Bush were caught getting fellated   
   > in the White House, I'm sure Democratic politicians would be less than   
   > kind and forgiving.  That's politics.  So what?  Republicans are a lot   
   > worse and a lot more aggresive in pointing the bony finger of   
   > accusation at their distinguished colleagues in the other party.   
   >   
   >   
   > Wexford   
   Clinton also apologized for not intervening in Rwanda on his trip to Africa.   
   The Repug congress and Rightarded talking heads beat him up for that.   
      
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