The New Times (Kigali)
9 November 2008
It was reported, Friday that the Angolan armed forces had joined the conflict in eastern DR Congo.
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I do not understand why people in Rwanda or their friends in the rebellion in Congo are speaking about respecting past agreements. What are those agreements? Can you spell them out please? Could you tell which agreement has been broken? Let's see if those agreements you are referring to are of the interest of Congo, rebels or Rwanda - intersting.
Have you ever wondered why your country fought Uganda in Congo some years ago? Are you so corrupt that you cannot remember that your country (Rwanda) occupied Kivu for more than a year. Don't you wonder why they coud not tackle the interhamwe?
You guys in the press in Rwanda should see sense and discourage your government from interfiering in Congo. Rwanda, if serious, could work hand in hand with Kinshasa to secure their repective governments and people.
But I doubt there is true democracy in Rwanda for anyone serious to oppose that goverment. Why are you against involvement of other armies in the Congo because many congolese feel they need such an intervention?
Help yourselves and live in peace with your neigbours. You all know how powerful Congo once was. Now they are feable. Are you sure will keep this position of advantage foe ever? You will be fooling yourselves there in Rwanda if you believe so
The problem in Eastern Congo is military in nature. A lasting peace there requires all militia and negative forces be disarmed(CNDP,FDLR,MAIMAI...) No political dialogue should be engaged with armed factions. Such a dialogue is not required of Rwanda with the FDLR and should not be required from Congo as a matter of justice.Congo has every right to invite in any friendly troops to disarm all local, supposed local and foreign militias once for all and drive them out of the country. We have been told all along that this is an internal Congolese matter. So Congo inviting friendly foreign troops to help clean up the mess in Eastern Congo should not be a provocation to anyone.