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13 quotes by Romeo Dallaire

Lieutenant-General Roméo Antonius Dallaire, OC CMM GOQ MSC CD  (born June 25, 1946) is a Canadian humanitarian, author and retired senator and general. Dallaire served as Force Commander of UNAMIR, the ill-fated United Nations peacekeeping force for Rwanda between 1993 and 1994, and attempted to stop the genocide that was being waged by Hutu extremists against Tutsis and Hutu moderates. Dallaire is the founder of The...
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I felt it absolutely essential that we plant the U.N. flag in Rwanda and plant it in a place of significance to show all the political entities, all... →

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I know there is a God because in Rwanda I shook hands with the devil. I have seen him, I have smelled him and I have touched him. I know the devil... →

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There was no way to laugh anymore, to love, to care, and there was a sense of guilt in having survived when others had been killed. I turned into a... →

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I promised never to let the Rwandan Genocide die because I knew the Rwandans didn't have much power internationally and certainly didn't have... →

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Now, in this U.N. stuff, the commander, although he has troops, they don't really belong to him. They're loaned by the country to the U.N. to... →

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The night I flew out from Rwanda, I landed in Nairobi, and I was on my way back home, and my left side started to paralyze and remained paralyzed... →

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I think the only value of 'Hotel Rwanda' is the fact that it keeps the Rwandan genocide alive, but as far as content, it's Hollywood.

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PTSD has a terminal side to it that calls for more urgency.

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The first breath of air of Africa - it felt like you were in another continent - you were, you were - and it was different.

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Death became a desired option. I hoped I would hit a mine or run into an ambush and just end it all. I think some part of me wanted to join the... →

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Kofi Annan was the U.N. Under-Secretary General for peacekeeping operations. He had the responsibilities in regards to the mounting and operation of... →

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More and more, we have been able to present the argument that recruitment of child soldiers is a social breakdown that leads to atrocities, because... →

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Those who are mastering more and more the communications revolution, those who realize that there are no borders in the world, are the ones who are... →

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