cast your mind back to rwanda. there was only one african leader at the time, african political leader at the time who had anything to say about rwanda. would anyone like to hasten a guess as to who that was? nelson mendel -- madella, of course it was. he was a religious leader rather than a political leader, and only nelson mandella who had anything to say about this. that's the tragedy of africa. that's the tragedy now in abia although that photograph was taken in darfur. this takes me to the reason that i wrote a novel about darfur. since i went there in 2004 about the refugee camps, i have written numerous articles and always preaching to the choir. i was inspired by the example the kite runner, a guy who wrote a novel about afghanistan, and hundreds of thousands of people who never would read about afghanistan bought the novel and got interested. i thought why not try? i had a rather more important reason to try to write this, and that's because of the women of darfur who actually ask me to write it when i was

african political leader at the time had anything to say about rwanda. would anyone like me hasten to guess as to who that was? nelson mandela, of course it was. desmond tutu spoke of constantly and fairly on darfur were, but of course he is not a religious leader. i'm sorry, he was a religious leader rather than a political leader. he was on the nelson mandela who had anything to you about this and that is the tragedy of africa. that is an example of what is happening right now in rba, although that photograph was taken in darfur were, which takes me to the reasons that i wrote a novel about darfur were. since i went there in 2004 to the refugee camps, i have given speeches in britain endless obstacles and i are always preaching the choir. i'm always talking to people who are already concerned. and i was quite inspired by the kite runner. here is the guy who wrote a novel about afghanistan from hundreds of thousands of people would never read brought the novel and became politicized and interested. and i thought, why not try? but i had a rather more imp

tell me why. >> well, again, rwanda came around that time. in fact, it was in 1994 in a period of some three months. the hutus of rwanda slaughtered nearly a million tutsis genocide, pre-industrial genocide this. wasn't gas chambers. this was clubs and machetes. the world didn't intervene. the united states didn't. the u.n. didn't. no one wanted to do it. they thought they couldn't. i don't believe that. i think intervention could have worked. you have seen that president clinton, the then head of the united nation peacekeepers who became u.n. secretary-general, kofi annan, many leaders spent a long time apologizing for that. i think what happened there was there wasn't this critical mass of journalists there telling the story because many, many other things were happening. bosnia was happening. there was a good news story happening in south africa with the election of nelson mandela. there was o.j. simpson and trial here in the united states. all of that deflected attention so what you had in rwanda warnings the opposite of what we managed t

one of my responses among many about our involvement in libya is after rwanda we said never again. gadhafi's forces were at the city of 700,000 people and he promised he would go house to house and kill anybody he thought opposed him. that's why, one of the reasons why we intervened. not to mention the blood of 90 some americans as a result of bombing of 103. the fact he has been involved in acts of terror and if he survived, he would again. that and other reasons clearly indicate it is in the united states' national security

in rwanda by lacking attention and not being there in critical mass, we bear a part of the blame for not having been there and forcing that terrible genocide into the public's fear. >> how deeply do you feel that? >> i feel it very deeply like everybody does. like everybody who was involved whether president clinton or many of the other world leaders, i feel it very, very deeply. i believe in the power of this medium. i believe that when you use it, you can really be effective. when you use it right. and also when you don't use it. when you miss the boat, it can have catastrophic consequences. i do feel it very, very deeply. >> biggest regret of your career, would you say? i'm not blaming you. >> we were there but not as forcefully as perhaps we could have been and as i say in a period where there were so much distraction. >> if you had your time again -- >> i would have been there much earlier. of course. of course. of course. yeah. there's no if, ands or butts about it. that is still held over our heads. even though rwanda has become very successful, politically it still has a long

the international criminal tribunal told rwanda that she helped to plan the genocide and organize the rape of women and girls. her son was also convicted of genocide. there has been more misery in north dakota after a river set a new record of flooding there are rising so quickly that it could be seen lining up the side of homes in minutes. that is expected to go as much as six or 7 feet higher over the weekend. the american actor peter falk has died at the age of 83. he was best known for his role in "colombo," which he paid for more than 30 years. he lost his right eye to a tumor at the age of three. his distinctive voice was known around the world. he was much loved. now to greece and the international markets. european union leaders warned athens that there is no alternatives, greece must cut spending and raise taxes. if they do not, they will not get any more money. what is the feeling in athens? >> the acropolis the ancient fortress and one of the country's most treasured assets. for millennia, a strategic vantage point to watch hostile forces approaching from abroad. today, ath

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the idea that we cannot do that in rwanda is a moral outrage. there is a place for this, and that is why the police carry guns. sometimes they are necessary. tavis: sebastian junger, a perennial new york times best- seller. congratulations on the paperback and that the success of "restrepo." up next, our conversation with actress jada pinkett smith. stay with us. pleased to welcome jada pinkett smith back to the program. the complete second season it is out on dvd, while the third season of "hawthorne" kicks off tuesday on tnt. i don't know how you doing it. >> i don't either. i will just keep it real. tavis: thank you and big willie. "fela!" is one of the best shows i have seen on broadway. am i am happy about that. -- >> i am happy about that. i have been a huge fan, and when we saw the piece, we said we have to invest and be part of this. to have so many talented black folks up there making it happen, you know what i mean? we had not seen anything like that on broadway. we were really proud to be part. tavis: i loved it, so thank you. at thir

rwanda johnson says no amount of money can replace her son. >> there's just not enough words to describe how my heart feels. broken for the loss of my son when it was just unnecessary. >> the settlement also means the grant family cannot go after former officer mesherle for any additional money. >>> this morning there is a search underway for two men who intentionally hit two people at the gill roy outlet mall. police say it happened while the men tried to rob someone at the mall monday night. they say a good samaritan try today come to the victim's rescue. that's when the two men hit the victims with their car. the victims suffered minor injuries. the suspect's car a red 1992 chrysler he baron was found unoccupied close to the scene shortly after that incident. >>> the first lawsuit filed over the crash between a big rig and amtrak train that killed at least six people. the lawsuit filed yesterday by one of the train's attendants injured in the crash. it claims negligence on the part of the driver and the trucking company he worked for. that company also released its first statement yes

i'm join you can you can i name and direct two of the institute for democracy and cooperation and rwanda the president and c.e.o. of the u.s. russia this is spotlight will be back shortly onto a short break stay with them though. but then i kill innocent. oh i say. this of course and that's never answered. mamma sharpen the skull still with me i think of it every day. the flashbacks from the memories. of so much so long time this year trying to tell. i was. i was ashamed that i didn't. i was ashamed that i hadn't been a hero why i got my arm i got my legs. what i want the vietnam house of cards for till. then i'll believe what i was going on was all i think. that i was a good soldier. but now most soldier on the other side and i think i'm just an. welcome back to spotlights i'm old enough and just to remind my guests in the studio today our and any comedian i know and director are of the institute for democracy and confirmation and the road the president and c.e.o. of the us russia business council gentlemen we've started to talk. about these years and this is a pretty new issue in russi

a former rwanda minister has been sentenced to life the genocide rape and crimes against humanity. the country's former minister for families and women's affairs and his son next militia leader were both found guilty of ordering and assisting massacres some eight hundred thousand people were killed during the nine hundred ninety four slaughter most of them ethnic tutsis. who is the first woman to be convicted by the un backed tribunals. a series of nearly simultaneous blasts of rocks. city's a memoir injuring several people the first device went off in the country's minister of capital. as soon most of its hotels soon afterwards a car laden with explosives detonated near mandalay the main market the third blast to set the city when it's not yet clear who was behind the attacks and bombings are becoming increasingly frequent in where pro-democracy activists and ethnic groups are odds with the military backed regime to preserve their home and i'll be back with a recap of our top stories in about twelve minutes from now but first the team explores the divisive figure of the father of

a former rwanda minister has been sentenced to life for genocide rape and crimes against humanity pauline you're not much of the country's former minister for families and women's affairs. militia leader were both found guilty of ordering and assisting massacres some eight hundred thousand people were killed during the one thousand nine hundred four slaughter most of them ethnic tutsis in a muscle who is the first woman to be convicted by the un backed tribunals. it was meant to ensure a healthy crop cheaply as possible but for locals living nearby comes at a huge price a generation of children has emerged in the south of india after a controversial pesticide was used on local farms despite the product being banned in other parts of the world indian authorities claim there's no cheap alternative on the market you may find some of the images in this report disturbing. this girl's body is the size of a baby but in reality she's five years old in her short life syria has endured an operation to reduce the size of her abnormally large head and she's not the only one suffering like this the do

where russia can strengthen itself you know like better highlighted in his speech he said mailed out rwanda a successful russian i.p.o. as do you think that there could be repeats of that do you think we could see more absolutely i think so there's really sort of russia's interesting in two ways in that it's a large enough internal market that there are opportunities here domestically but as well there is tremendous. technical talent that allows companies to be globally competitive and be able to say compete in other international markets now your firm does have a strong interest in russia skolkovo project what kind of projects and results do you think we can see from that one general when a government spoke of style and innovation in developing capital it's great for that to happen and so we're very supportive of what is the skolkovo idea is i think there's still a lot of implementation to happen but the main ideas that have businesses start getting a company creation happen and have won trainers understand that there are tremendous opportunities out there and that they can be the next vol

think rwanda minister has been sentenced to life in prison for genocide pauline and yet i'm out so who was found guilty on seven charges including incitement to commit genocide and rape as a crime against humanity she was a minister for family and women's affairs in one nine hundred ninety four when eight hundred thousand people were killed most of them ethnic tootsies she was convicted along with her son and four other former officials after a decade long trial. the u.s. secretary of state has warned of an escalation of risk after reports that syrian forces raided a village near the turkish border hillary clinton said it could deepen the conflict and worsen the plight of refugees troops using slide tanks were seen on the syrian side of the border on thursday forcing more people to flee to turkey over ten thousand have sheltered in camps and at this point almost fifteen hundred have been killed since a crackdown on anti-government protests. started in march. well she has obstinate and unpredictable make sure you're ready for that if you ever go to antarctica she shows no favor to anyon

on the international market by leading this mechanism and the only group who can do it all right rwandaook around thank you so much for your time and for your comments i was the former secretary general of talking to business out to be investment forum back to you know. thank you very much for this indeed to. bring us regular updates from a forum for investors in moscow and now we still have time to have those oil prices light sweet is trading at over ninety dollars per barrel while brand has three to one hundred twenty dollars and european stock saw in the registry just gave up for crucial events this weekend.

only the intervention of nato and that's the word they used which prevented what they call a mini rwanda in other words a genocide when gadhafi was aiming to destroy the people of benghazi so it's the usual thing you know in a war you get different stories from the troops on it the u.k. has said just fine it's prepared for this campaign to go on there is no time limit it was announced just two or three days ago i know i'm sure asa's question many times in your capacity as a former british ambassador to libya people ask me how long do you see this going on for how when and when we need to end. well i think. way it will end is is that gadhafi support will melt away if you think about the way that things are going at the moment we keep hearing small items of news like for example defections of army officers across the border into all the defection of the former governor of the central bank or the former chairman of the national oil corporation and so on this is bad news for gadhafi supporters there isn't any good news so it's not although there's a standoff between the two sides the tendenc

like rwanda is a country that bono helps out. you are not a poor people. besides, you still have your pots of gold. >> that is true. >> bill, you were the original edge before they kicked out of the band, right? was it because you refused to wear the headpiece? >> well, they decided they should be the crooked and they will move on with somebody cooler. i don't understand what this is. they don't work there. they don't work there anymore, so what taxes are they paying? they are asking for something they haven't earned. >> it is not about working. it is about your residence. it is where your residence is. rich people move -- there is the three-month rule and they will live in new york city and then live in canada for three months and then they move to england and you have keith richards and mick jagger and so few of them stayed in their home country. it was up to a 90% -- >> can you get a residence in antarctica. >> we will close things out with a post game wrap up. to see clips of recent shows go to foxnews.com/redeye. >>> you can see andy on the willis rep

if you're looking at rwanda and yugoslavia and others you see the way in which people's sense were dullednd genocides took place in some way the holocaust was the template. >> charlie: when could is have been vented? >> march 26th. if they'd listened to churchill and stopped hitler. >>harlie: they being -- >> the french and the british governments. really it would have been wonderful if you're country becamizelationists after the treaty. if you joined the league of nation and played aart in the politics then i couldn't think he would have gotten away with it. >> chaie: when y look at what it s, what was hisskill. what unabled him to take over a nation? >> oratory. in t age of television he wouldook like a ridiculou ridic person but he was able to keep an audience wrapped in the rallies was something that hadn't been seen before. >> charlie: how did he do it? >> he practiced a lot. >> charlie: andhurchill does. >> crchill would spent as many hours practicing as minutes in the speech. >> charlie: so if the speech was 30 minutes he would spend 30 hours practicing. >> marching back and forth

one of my responses among many about our involvement in libya is after rwanda we said never again. gadhafi's forces were at the city of 700,000 people and he promised he would go house to house and kill anybody he thought opposed him. that's why, one of the reasons why we intervened. not to mention the blood of 90 some americans as a result of bombing of 103. the fact he has been involved in acts of terror and if he survived, he would again. that and other reasons clearly indicate it is in the united states' national security interest. i think we could have gone in earlier. we could have gone in harder. we could have made sure he was out of power earlier. >> what do you attribute it to? do you think it's pandering to political base? >> i think there is an isolationist wing of our party. i understand the war-weariness of the american people. i understand the economic issues are very important. the expenditure of tax dollars. the transitional national council of libya said they will reimburse us for our expenses incurred in assisting them. i understand that there is a segment of amer

kind of, you know, organization and practicing medicine on the ground in places like haiti and like rwanda. and he had -- you know, the effect of the earthquake in haiti and the work they've done and the level that they got to know haiti. he just said, i want to write about it. i want to write about what has happened, what is happening. is the response adequate? is the response from world leaders what it should be. is the aid being used in the best way it could be. he also in his book uses this as an opportunity to get haitian voices involved in this issue. he talks about how -- he gets different people involved in haiti that he's known often for many years to write about this too. paul is not only talking about the experience in haiti, but he has also been able to give voice to people in haiti who in all of the brouhaha and all of the publicity have not necessarily been heard from. >> susan weinberg, the photo on the cover is rather powerful. >> he is. we were looking for something to convey the mix of emotions when you think about haiti and the earthquake and you think about the recovery

. >> if we travel abroad and go to africa, one thing that stunned me, rwanda. terrible genocide. half of the parliament is women. and in every indicator, health, economic, they are doing better than the rest of the areas. >> this is where i think the information age can be extraordinarily helpful. 10, 15 years ago it's easy to ignore if there's not enough women in the board room or bad behavior. or turn a blind eye. in the information age, nothing is hidden. absolutely nothing is hidden. >> cecelia, in societies, they say the health of the community and the country, you can measure by the health of the women, whether it's real health or financial health. >> absolutely. but i want to add something, in africa, it's like that, but look at spain. spain, half of the government is women. in spain, i mean, you have women in all levels, but if you see the domestic violence in spain, it's one woman dying every three days of domestic violence. >> it's about the laws? >> yes, i think we have to think about the laws that protect women, and then they will be able to achieve

and prevent, which we could have done at very low cost, prevent what happened in the genocide in rwanda. that's his greatest regret. and how many senators have gone to israel, have gone somewhere else in the world where we say to people with respect to the holocaust never again, never again. do the words only apply to one group of people or do the words have meaning in terms of genocide? in terms of wanton killing of innocent people at the hands of a dictator. so what is the cost to us of this great effort? i believe that other dictators would have seen the failure to challenge qadhafi as a complete license to act with impunity against their people in any other place. the vast majority of the protesters in these countries are simply trying out for the opportunity to live a decent life, get a job, provide for a family, have opportunities and have rights. abandoning them, i think, would have betrayed not only the people seeking democratic freedoms, but it would have abandoned the core values of our country, and i can hear now, i can hear it, some of the same people now who are complaining

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maybe president clinton said his greatest regret of his presidency was that he didn't engage in rwanda and prevent which we could have done at very low cost prevent what happened in the genocide in rwanda. that's his greatest regret. and how many senators have gone to israel or gone somewhere else in the world where we say to people with respect to holocaust, never again. never again. do the words only apply to one group of people? or do the words have meaning in terms of genocide? in terms of wanton killing of innocent people at the hands of a dictator? so what is the cost to us of this great effort? i believe that other dictators would have seen the failure to challenge gadhafi as a complete license to act with impunity against their people in any other place. the vast majority of the protesters are crying out for the opportunity to live a decent life, get a job, provide for their family and have opportunities. they have rights. abandoning them i think would have betrayed not only the people seeking democratic freedoms, but is it would have abandoned the core values of our country. i

we cannot allow another darfur or rwanda. the president must be accountable to congress and apply to the war powers act. i am not going to blow for us to get out -- i am not going to vote for us to get out now. i'm looking at them very closely. host: atlanta. republican line. you're on with keith ellison. caller: i was listening to the previous caller. when he said that were creates jobs, that is not correct. when these's vets -- vets come home without jobs, we're going to have problems. we have of a mechanic workers, we have a lot of companies over their working to assist them. if they come home, they will be without jobs. we need to look to the experts. we need to listen to the experts. there is a lot to know. well will happen when unemployment goes up and these people come home? thank you. guest: that is a great question. sometimes military actions create jobs. but civilian endeavor creates even more jobs. the multiplier effect from a civilian job is way more than a military contractor jobs overseas. in my view, we need to

i believe if i was in this congress when rwanda or serb or darfur were helping, i think the people needed protection and the most powerful nation in the world should stand by while innocent children and women are being mowed down. and i hope today that colleagues will in -- join in that and i think it's the right thing to do. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. berman: mr. speaker, how much time is remaining on each side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california has 10 minutes remaining, and the gentlelady from florida has six minutes remaining. mr. berman: ok. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to -- automatic' pleased to yield -- i'm pleased to yield 90 second to the gentlelady from texas, ms. sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for a minute and a half. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished speaker and to the distinguished members that are on this floor. what a heck of a position to be in, and let me make it very clear this is a set of circumstances that frames itself around the consti

bill clinton is still haunted by intervening in rwanda. was not a simple issue, but we have to get away from being the world's policeman. young people dying, and we are sending a hundred billion dollars on the military and security. we cannot afford that, going forward. there is no such thing as democracy in a box. we of s spent hundreds of years figure out democracy in this year. countries have to struggle. we fought a brutal revolution. we cannot impose a. people need to buy into and fight for their own democracy in places like libya. host: jim himes, thank you for being there. we will talk more about economic policy with john campbell. but first an update from c-span radio. >> jon huntsman says the obama administration pace of troops drawdown in afghanistan is too slow. what we need to do now, he says, is have nation-building here at home. the president outlines his afghanistan troop withdrawal plan this evening. the honor of the raid that exploded last year in the gulf of mexico is planning bp for the disaster. their report to be relea

i believe if i was in this congress when rwanda or serb or darfur were helping, i think the people needed protection and the most powerful nation in the world should stand by while innocent children and women are being mowed down. and i hope today that colleagues will in -- join in that and i think it's the right thing to do. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. berman: mr. speaker, how much time is remaining on each side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california has 10 minutes remaining, and the gentlelady from florida has six minutes remaining. mr. berman: ok. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to -- automatic' pleased to yield -- i'm pleased to yield 90 second to the gentlelady from texas, ms. sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for a minute and a half. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished speaker and to the distinguished mbers that are on this floor. what a heck of a position to be in, and let me make it very clear this is a set of circumstances that frames itself around the constitu

i believe if i was in this congress when rwanda or serb or darfur were helping, i think the people neededthe most powerful nation in the world should stand by while innocent children and women are being mowed down. and i hope today that colleagues will in -- join in that and i think it's the right thing to do. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. berman: mr. speaker, how much time is remaining on each side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california has 10 minutes remaining, and the gentlelady from florida has six minutes remaining. mr. berman: ok. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to -- automatic' pleased to yield -- i'm pleased to yield 90 second to the gentlelady from texas, ms. sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for a minute and a half. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished speaker and to the distinguished members that are on this floor. what a heck of a position to be in, and let me make it very clear this is a set of circumstances that frames itself around the constitution, the war

school kind of organization, and practicing medicine on the ground in places like haiti and like rue rwandad he had -- the effect of the earthquake in haiti and the work they have done and the level they got to know haiti, he just said, i want to write about what has happened, what is happening, is the response adequate, is the response from world leaders what should it should be? is the aid being used in the way it should be. he takes the opportunity to get haitian voices involve in this issue. he talks about how -- he gets different people involved in haiti that he has known often for many years, to write about this, too. so paul is not only talk about the experience in haiti but he has also been able to give voice to people in haiti who in all the brouhaha and publicity have not been heard from. >> susan wineberg, the photo on the cover of this is rather powerful. >> it really is. we were looking for something that would convey the mix of emotions you get when you think.haiti and the earthquake and you think about the recovery and it is such a mixture of hope and maybe despair, of grand

a lot of people don't remember the genocide in rwanda in 1994. now we look back and say, what a horrible thing that was. sure it was horrible. but right now what's going on in the streets of abidjan in cote d'ivoire is something that has sursurfacsurfaced to the americ. what's going on now s. proves what i've been saying for the last seven days that the rebel leader quattara is still carrying on death squads, killing people in the streets of abidjan and cote d'ivoire. that's the death squad. these are the people that are murdering today as we speak and torturing people in abidjan. i bet there aren't a hndzful of people that even know where abidjan is. but this is the city, the capital of cote d'ivoire, a beautiful country. and these people coming from from the north under this alassane quattara are in there today. i don't know how many hundreds of people they're murdering today. but they're doing it they're torturing and they're raping. but before i tell you what the most recent information that came out from the human rights watch, i'm going to

i believe if i was in this congress when rwanda or serb or darfur were helping, i think the people neededd the most powerful nation in the world should stand by while innocent children and women are being mowed down. and i hope today that colleagues will in -- join in that and i think it's the right thing to do. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. berman: mr. speaker, how much time is remaining on each side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california has 10 minutes remaining, and the gentlelady from florida has six minutes remaining. mr. berman: ok. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to -- automatic' pleased to yield -- i'm pleased to yield 90 second to the gentlelady from texas, ms. sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for a minute and a half. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished speaker and to the distinguished members that are on this floor. what a heck of a position to be in, and let me make it very clear this is a set of circumstances that frames itself around the constitution, the wa

international community's responsibility to protect a mandate agreed upon in the wake of the horrific rwanda genocide. this important international doctrine calls for the international intervention in a country where a government is unable or unwilling to protect its civilians or is actively assaulting and killing inhabitants in that country. i agree with this doctrine, and america's initial response to the gaddafi threat to wipe out a large segment of the libyan population. for three months the u.s. and nato have engaged in military action. at this time it is unclear if the mission is any longer one that fulfills the responsibility to protect doctrine or if it has changed into a larger and/or different role. given the continued military action and the lack of clarity of the u.s. mission's goal, i support resolution 292 which requires the administration to provide information on the american military diplomatic and humanitarian activities in libya and seeks clarity on america's objective and a strategy for that goal. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the ho