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How could it happen that America and the West stood aside and did nothing to stop the slaughter of 800,000 human beings over 100 days? On the 10th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the powerful story of those who participated in the world's failure to act, those few who stood up and tried to save lives, and all who are still deeply haunted by what they did.
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America's response to the genocide ... the lessons of Rwanda ... the personal legacy for those who were involved ... can it happen again?

Key U.S. and U.N. officials, peacekeepers, diplomats, journalists and international aid workers.

Significant events, statements and decisions that document how the U.S. and the West chose not to intervene.

Can an international court deliver justice to Rwanda? In a Web-exclusive interview, journalist Helena Cobban discusses the prospects for peace and reconciliation.

Program excerpts ... a hero's home video ... a journalist's testimony of moral witness

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Ghosts of Rwanda

FRONTLINE marks the 10th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide with a documentary chronicling one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. In addition to interviews with key government officials and diplomats, the two-hour documentary offers groundbreaking, eyewitness accounts of the Rwanda genocide from those who experienced it firsthand: from Tutsi survivors who recount the horror of seeing their friends and family members slaughtered by neighbors and coworkers; to the UN peacekeepers stationed amid the carnage who were ordered not to intervene; to those holding positions of power at the White House. Through these accounts, FRONTLINE illustrates the social, political, and diplomatic failures that enabled the slaughter of 800,000 people to occur unabated and unchallenged by the global community.

posted april 1, 2004

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