Congo accuses UN over killings

[james_tigerwoods]

Is this not the Pot calling the Kettle black?

BBC News Website said:

The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused UN peacekeepers of failing to stop rebel troops killing civilians in the east of the country.

"People are being slaughtered and [UN peacekeepers] did nothing," a spokesman for President Joseph Kabila said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7714791.stm

[VxDuncan]

james_tigerwoods said:

Is this not the Pot calling the Kettle black?

BBC News Website said:

The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused UN peacekeepers of failing to stop rebel troops killing civilians in the east of the country.

"People are being slaughtered and [UN peacekeepers] did nothing," a spokesman for President Joseph Kabila said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7714791.stm

No, it's an exact replay of the events in Rwanda 1994.

[james_tigerwoods]

Really. How so?

In my ignorance, I'm not sure of the whole history behind all this....

[Morpeth]

james_tigerwoods said:

Really. How so?

In my ignorance, I'm not sure of the whole history behind all this....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_War

anyone else feel like Nato/UN are obsolete?

[james_tigerwoods]

NATO/UN makes me think of a sketch that Robin Williams did on comparing the (armed) US police and the unarmed (UK) police - Stop, or I'll say "stop" again....