Chapter 5: Open letter to the Genocide deniers
Dear All,
First of all let me introduce myself. I have neither an academic title nor a decoration. I am only a tiny voice of these who were taken by what you chose to make your playing ground and another one much tinier, of these who survived it. Before I go any further, let me tell you something: I don’t care whether you call it a genocide or something else you would pick; because back in these dark days, when I was hunted down, hiding into bushes and holes, I did not stress to know whether I would survive to fight a war of words. But here we are and I am going to surprise you. You know what, I wish you were right!
I wish no genocide ever took place in my country, I wish I could hug my loved ones again; I mean my family –a typical African family: parents, grandparents, siblings, aunties, uncles, cousins.... I wish I didn’t lose my house and together with my whole childhood memories. I wish I didn’t lose our cows and our dog. I wish I didn’t have to lose my village together with my neighbours. Here you have to understand both Hutus and Tutsis, because these who are not dead, killed. And these who didn’t kill let me down in a way or another, at the time when I needed them the most. Yes, there are still the few ones who hid and feed me while the entire world was busy gambling whether to intervene or not to intervene. These ones and these gone are the reason why I stick on life.
Yes you heard me very well; since the genocide no Rwandan will be ever the same again and I really wish it never happened.
Sincerely,
MKA
Biographies
1.E.S. Herman and D. Peterson The Politics of Genocide, 2010
2.C. Davenport and A. Stam, Website
3.M. Verpoorten, Rwanda: Why claim that 200.000 Tutsis died in genocide is wrong –African Arguments, 2014
4.A. Des Forges, Leave None to Tell the Story, 1999
5.Dr. G. Stanton, Genocide in steps, The Genocide Watch, website
6.CNLG, Website
7.FARG, Website
Where Are my People? A Question for Genocide Deniers Page 10