This pisses me off so much. As if Gen. Dallaire hasn't been through enough, he now has his credibility questioned? I remember seeing him my last year at University during his speaking circuit. He went into great detail about the massacre in Rwanda. If anybody hasnt read Shake Hands With the Devil, I would recomend it.
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ARUSHA, TANZANIA - Defence lawyers at a United Nations tribunal continued to attack the credibility of retired Canadian general Roméo Dallaire Monday, saying the former commander of UN peacekeeping forces in Rwanda based his information on the country's impending massacre on a low-level informant.
Dallaire has been testifying against Theoneste Bagosora and three other former Rwandan army officials who are accused of instigating the 100-day genocide that left more than half a million Rwandans dead.
FROM JAN. 21, 2004: Rwandan colonel's lawyer attacks Dallaire's credibility
In January and February 1994, the informant told Dallaire's subordinate United Nations officers that Hutu extremists planned to exterminate Tutsis and were distributing weapons to government officials.
Dallaire told the tribunal that Faustin Twagiramungu – a Hutu moderate – introduced him to the informant, saying he held a senior position in the ranks of the extremist Hutu militia.
But about two years ago Twagiramungu contradicted that, saying that the informant was only a driver.
Peter Erlinder
Defence lawyer Peter Erlinder asked Dallaire why he sent a telegram to UN headquarters based on a low-level source.
Dallaire said he didn't think that Twagiramungu – whom he had known for a couple of months – would have introduced him to an informant who was just a driver.
"We know that later [Twagiramungu] said what he told you was not true," Erlinder said to Dallaire.
"Yeah, so?" Dallaire responded.
"Well, if he had been truthful with you at the time, this telegram would not have been sent," said Erlinder.
Dallaire told the tribunal he believed the informant provided credible information about the intentions of Hutu extremists in early 1994.
He said that information could not be verified before sending the telegram.
The defence has attacked his memory of events leading up to the massacre in Rwanda 10 years ago. They are also trying to demonstrate that Dallaire had a clear prejudice against the mostly Hutu government.
Written by CBC News Online staff
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ARUSHA, TANZANIA - Defence lawyers at a United Nations tribunal continued to attack the credibility of retired Canadian general Roméo Dallaire Monday, saying the former commander of UN peacekeeping forces in Rwanda based his information on the country's impending massacre on a low-level informant.
Dallaire has been testifying against Theoneste Bagosora and three other former Rwandan army officials who are accused of instigating the 100-day genocide that left more than half a million Rwandans dead.
FROM JAN. 21, 2004: Rwandan colonel's lawyer attacks Dallaire's credibility
In January and February 1994, the informant told Dallaire's subordinate United Nations officers that Hutu extremists planned to exterminate Tutsis and were distributing weapons to government officials.
Dallaire told the tribunal that Faustin Twagiramungu – a Hutu moderate – introduced him to the informant, saying he held a senior position in the ranks of the extremist Hutu militia.
But about two years ago Twagiramungu contradicted that, saying that the informant was only a driver.
Peter Erlinder
Defence lawyer Peter Erlinder asked Dallaire why he sent a telegram to UN headquarters based on a low-level source.
Dallaire said he didn't think that Twagiramungu – whom he had known for a couple of months – would have introduced him to an informant who was just a driver.
"We know that later [Twagiramungu] said what he told you was not true," Erlinder said to Dallaire.
"Yeah, so?" Dallaire responded.
"Well, if he had been truthful with you at the time, this telegram would not have been sent," said Erlinder.
Dallaire told the tribunal he believed the informant provided credible information about the intentions of Hutu extremists in early 1994.
He said that information could not be verified before sending the telegram.
The defence has attacked his memory of events leading up to the massacre in Rwanda 10 years ago. They are also trying to demonstrate that Dallaire had a clear prejudice against the mostly Hutu government.
Written by CBC News Online staff
