Lettre d'une
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CAHIER DES GRANDS-LACS
Numero 9 du 4 septembre 1999
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Grands-Lacs Confidentiel vous presente la lettre d'une Congressiste americaine CYNTHIA MCKINNEY (DEM., GEORGIA) adressee au President des
Etats-Unis d'Amerique au sujet de la crise dans la region des Grands-Lacs
africains et l'Afrique en general.
C'est un document qu'il faut absolument lire. Voyez pourquoi...
GLAC-NEWS.
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CONGO AND AFRICA;
US CONGRESSWOMAN CYNTHIA MCKINNEY'S (DEM, GEORGIA) LETTER TO BILL CLINTON.
Honorable US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (Dem, Georgia).
U.S. policy in the DR Congo has failed and is another example of policy
failures across the Continent
August 31, 1999
Honorable William Jefferson Clinton
President, United States of America
The White House
Washington, DC 20515
Mr. President:
I have just returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo, meeting with
committed individuals from myriad walks of life. Unfortunately, I feel
compelled to report to you that crimes against humanity are being committed
in the Democratic Republic of Congo and throughout Africa, seemingly with
the help and support of your Administration.
I would suggest to you that U.S. policy in the Democratic Republic of Congo
has failed and it is another example of our policy failures across the
Continent. One only has to point to diplomatic duality in Ethiopia and
Eritrea, indecisiveness and ambivalence in Angola, "indifference in
Democratic Republic of Congo", the destruction of democracy in Sierra Leone,
and inflexibility elsewhere on the Continent. The result is an Africa policy
in disarray, a Continent on fire, and U.S. complicity in crimes against
humanity.
Mr. President, everywhere, people whisper it, but are too "polite" to say it
out loud: your Africa policy has not only NOT helped to usher in the so-called "African Renaissance," but has contributed to the continued pain
and suffering of the African peoples.
Meanwhile, thousands of people die unnoticed across the entire Continent
each day from poverty, disease, and war. This is not the legacy that you
want to leave for all of us who have supported you and who also care very
deeply for Africa. And I am convinced that you don't want the "drift" of
your Africa policy to inflict more suffering among the world's most vulnerable people as you wind down your last days in the White House.
In addition, your failure to intervene and stop the illegal invasion of
Democratic Republic of Congo by your allies, Uganda and Rwanda, has directly
led to the commission of crimes against humanity by their troops in the
Democratic Republic of Congo.
Even now, you ask the world to "shadow kiss" this outrageous policy by
calling these two countries uninvited when the world knows that both Uganda
and Rwanda are military aggressors deep in the territory of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo, far away from their borders. The atrocities being
suffered daily by all the people of this region are outrageous and are
compounded by bad U.S. policy and indifferent U.S. leadership.
Finally, Mr. President, you must take personal charge of our policy. The
current policies have boomeranged against us and have bankrupted us in the
eyes of our victims and the world. How can you justify leaving Africa in
flames as you leave the White House?
It is now time for you to personally engage on these important issues. I
stand ready to be your ally on the Hill for all these important issues. We
all know that when you get involved in a concerted push for peace it does
make a difference. The time for your personal engagement is now.
Thank you, Mr. President for your consideration of this request. Now, more
than ever, your attention is needed to help Africa climb out of this vicious
downward cycle.
Sincerely,
/signed/
Cynthia McKinney, Member of Congress and member of the House Committee on
International Relations and Committee on National Security
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