Why was the Rwandan Genocide ignored?

Classified papers show Clinton was aware of 'final solution' to eliminate Tutsis. read more

I am quite familiar with the studies of genocide, and I can say it is surprisingly similar with Srebrenica genocide (in Bosnia and Herzegovina). Here is a brief list of reasons; 1. read more

Rwanda was not an oil, gold or diamond rich country and from an economic perspective, the US did not have a lot to gain by intervening. Journalist Rory Carroll wrote an article for the Guardian, explaining why the US chose to ignore Rwandan genocide. The other issue was the prior events in Somalia. In 1993, a year prior to the Rwandan genocide, US soldiers were killed by Somalians and their tortured bodies dragged through the streets of Mogadishu. read more