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“Many signs point to the fact that the youth of the Third World will no longer tolerate living in circumstances that give them no hope for the future. From the young boys I met in the demobilization camps in Sierra Leone to the suicide bombers of Palestine and Chechnya, to the young terrorists who fly planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we can no longer afford to ignore them. We have to take concrete steps to remove the causes of their rage, or we have to be prepared to suffer the consequences.”

Book:Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda

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Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda

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Roméo Dallaire

Roméo Dallaire is a Canadian Senator born on June 25, 1946. He has extensive experience in the field of international peace and security, serving as the commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Rwanda, where he played a crucial role during the Rwandan genocide. more

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Book:Gulag: A History

Source: Gulag: A History

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Book:A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

Source: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

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