weapons.
this time, people were killed by
people right in front of them,
who taunted them, looked them in
the eye, told them to prepare to
die.
the world's response was slow,
disorganized, half-hearted.
for 20 years, rwandans have
argued about how and why they
killed each other in such
breathtaking numbers and the
world argued about how it was
allowed to happen.
a national flame of mourning was
lit at the memorial where heads
of state and foreign dignitaries
joined rwandans of all kinds
commemorating events in the
capitol.
wailing was heard as some were
overwhelmed with e motion.
the mass rememberance of loved
ones lost and the unified
recognition of this african
nation's darkest time was
unimaginable 20 years ago when
ethnic rivalries turned neighbor
against neighbor in a grotesque
rampage of cornage and murder.
it took 20 years for rwanda to
heal.
>> to our parents, children,