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@freyntje @PaulKagame Rwanda is not hell; you are allowed to complain once Satan bars you from going there. That’s where evil spirits go.
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Quite funny that @PaulKagame should say this, while all those criticising him 'disappear', are jailed, killed, or forced into exile where they are threatened by extraterritorial repression. I myself, like many others, am banned from #Rwanda because of my critical writings.
The Chronicles@ChroniclesRW
Why Kagame Believes Social Media Democratised Public Debate “If you are wrong,” Kagame said at the ongoingAfrica CEO Forum 2026, “there will be somebody to tell you, say, no, no, no, that’s not right.” ktpress.rw/2026/05/why-ka…
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Tom Close 𓋹 retweetledi
The United States of America shows a clear contradiction by warning its citizens against traveling near Rwanda’s borders due to security risks, while simultaneously urging Rwanda to ease its defensive measures in those same areas.
The presence of armed groups like the FDLR highlights real threats, making Rwanda’s security actions understandable.
This paradox reflects a broader tension between international diplomatic expectations and a nation’s right to protect itself, exposing the difficulty of aligning external pressure with on the ground security realities.
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@freyntje @gidonsaar This is exactly what you should be minding about instead of hobnobing in African businesses for which you are not part and parcel.
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@gidonsaar When will @gidonsaar start minding his own business and stop violating the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations? Unlike #Israel, #Belgium adheres to the rule of law and respects the separation of powers.
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Belgium have just announced the indictment of the three Mohels who were investigated last year in Antwerp.
With this act Belgium joins a short and shameful list, together with Ireland, of countries that use criminal law to prosecute Jews for practicing Judaism.
This is a scarlet letter on Belgian society.
The Brith Mila is the cornerstone of Jewish faith.
Many countries in Europe and around the world have created legal frameworks to facilitate the brith and Jewish religion freedom in their countries.
I call upon the Belgium government to act immediately and to find a solution.
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Havutse Niyonshuti Ange Tricia umufasha wa Tom Close.
Ni umubyeyi witangira urugo,
Arasenga kd agashyira Imana imbere,
Akunda umuryango we byimazeyo,
Ni umukozi ku murimo, akunda abana.
Aharanira ineza n’urukundo aho ageze hose.
Tumwifurize🎂Nziza
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@US_SrAdvisorAF Making commitments is one thing, following through is another. Beyond the exchanges, Congo's conduct demonstrate zero intent to honor their obligations. They will return to deploying drones & fighter jets against their own civilian population & providing support to the FDLR.
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The State Department hosted a productive meeting with our partners on the Joint Oversight Committee to review progress on the DRC-Rwanda Peace Agreement signed last June. Both the DRC and Rwanda reaffirmed their commitment to de-escalation and continued implementation of the Peace Agreement, building on progress from our March meetings in Washington. Grateful to the African Union, Togo, and Qatar for their contributions as we work to support a lasting peace in the Great Lakes.
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Mwabonye ifoto y’umugabo wari umaze kwica #Abatutsi muri Jenoside agataha yikoreye #Igitanda?
Mu byatije umurindi Jenoside harimo n’ #ubutindi: kwica ugamije kurya inka z’umuturanyi, gusenya inzu ye, gusahura,…
Ubutindi n’inda nini nibyo biri kubyara #ibigarasha: #Tubyirinde.
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Iyo udafite icyo wapfira ntugira icyo uberaho. Kandi kutagira icyo ubereyeho ni itangiriro ryo gupfa.
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"As soon as the Americans were out of Rwanda, the interest of the americans (white house) in what was happening in Rwanda (genocide against the tutsis) evaporated". Today, those same people pressure Rwanda to remove our defensive measures against FDLR & their enablers #Kwibuka32
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They remembered to carry their dogs with them but left their neighbours, workmates, women and children behind to be mercilessly massacred. #GenocideAgainstTheTutsi #Kwibuka32
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@faridjiilu61250 You cant have FDLR in place as your defensive measure, enable them and set them up to wage war on Rwanda and then advise Rwanda where to put our defensive measures.
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@tomcloseOG We’re not asking you to remove your defensive measures, but to keep them on your own territory.
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@Jacksonhinkle_ You missed using your brain to think before tweeting.
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You criticize Rwanda, you’re paid by FDLR
You criticize Israel, you’re paid by Iran
You criticize Kagame, you’re paid by Tshisekedi
You criticize Rwanda, you’re paid by Burundi
You criticize Rwanda, you’re paid by Ibigarasha
What did I miss?
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@RogueIntellect_ The documentary features interviews with major figures including Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell, James Baker, Leon Panetta, Wesley Clark, Chuck Hagel, Samantha Power, and Antony Blinken. It aired on BBC Four under the title "Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?"
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@RogueIntellect_ In one of the scenes, Prudence Bushnell explains that in exchange for safe passage of diplomats from multiple embassies, the US agreed not to take any Rwandan citizens with them, leaving their Rwandan colleagues to fend for themselves.
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INZIBUTSO SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE SOON ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS . @Our_Past_In @christianebukur @jolispeace @Ishkevin_ @xonthebeatrw
@juniorrumaga X Benimanadomii. Twibuke Twiyubaka!
Hora Rwanda Ntibizongera Ukundi.
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Tom Close 𓋹 retweetledi
32 years ago, the West made a deal with the Rwandan genocidal regime.
The deal that sealed the fate of the Tutsi.
In this documentary, U.S. officials confirm it.
"The deal we made was that in return for safe passage for our diplomats, we would not take any Rwandan citizens with us. We left our U.S. government employees colleagues to fend for themselves," says Prudence Bushnell, then Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.
Laura Lane, then an officer at the U.S. embassy, recalls:
"To this day, I always thought I got lucky. But now I realise it was part of the plan to get us out."
As she concludes, the genocidaires wanted a license to kill, and they got it, without any resistance.
From that moment on, they knew the West wouldn't stand in their way as they proceeded with the next phase of their plan: the extermination of the Tutsi.
The US made the deal; the French and the Belgians sent in their troops to enforce it.
Thirty-two years is not a long time. For some of us, it feels like yesterday.
And so: yesterday, they evacuated their people, and even their dogs, and left our people to die.
Now, when the FDLR launches attacks from neighbouring DRC, they issue travel warnings to their own citizens.
But interestingly enough, they expect us to remove our defensive measures before the FDLR, the very genocidal group they've supposedly spent billions on peacekeeping missions to neutralise, is dealt with.
So we have to ask:
Have they made another deal with the devil?
A deal not just to exterminate the Banyamulenge and other Tutsi communities in Congo, but one that extends to the destruction of Rwanda itself.
Cc: @ali_naka @Ali_Rukaliza @albcontact @wmnjoya @RobCyubahiro @byukavuba @dr_dash250 @onduhungirehe @DavidHundeyin @Nath_Yamb @cobbo3 @AndrewMwenda @DavidNdii @EFFSouthAfrica @MbuyiseniNdlozi @MarioNawfal @DD_Geopolitics @AsstSecStateAF @SecRubio @qataharraymond @US_SrAdvisorAF
Isabelle Karake@IsabelleKarake
Long before it turned genocide denier, the @BBC produced a documentary that exposed three truths: One: The genocide against the Tutsi was planned. Two: The plan was known to the US State Department months before hell was unleashed on Rwanda’s Tutsi. Three: The attack on the plane was nothing but a pretext to unleash genocidal violence. "Rwanda, That Local Thing" is just one episode among eight in a series called Corridors of Power: Should the US Police the World? Here is what British investigative journalist @lindamelvern writes in her recent article, "A preventable genocide, a denied responsibility: What 'Corridors of Power' reveals about Rwanda": "Anyone who had bothered to examine the cables from Kigali, carefully filed in the State Department’s Africa Bureau, would have found the outline of a planned, political campaign to exterminate the Tutsi." Read more: newtimes.co.rw/article/34670/… Let that sink in. They knew. The documentary goes further, revealing that the extermination plan was personally disclosed to General Roméo Dallaire, commander of UNAMIR, back in January 1994… by a regime insider. Here was the plan, in cold blood: -Kill Belgian peacekeepers to drive the UN mission out. - Then kill all Tutsi. Lists of Tutsi were drawn up. Weapons stockpiled. Tens of thousands of Interahamwe militias trained and mobilized. The media, the RTLM, would do the rest, whipping the masses into a killing frenzy. Three months before the genocide, three months before the plane was struck, the plan was already laid out, ready to be executed. The attack on the plane, launched from the Kanombe military barracks, controlled by the genocidal army, was never the cause. It was the excuse.The signal to begin the slaughter. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a genocide denier. Plain and simple. Cc: @ali_naka @Ali_Rukaliza @albcontact @wmnjoya @RobCyubahiro @byukavuba @dr_dash250 @onduhungirehe @DavidHundeyin @Nath_Yamb @cobbo3 @AndrewMwenda @DavidNdii @EFFSouthAfrica @MbuyiseniNdlozi
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Tom Close 𓋹 retweetledi
Genocide does not begin with violence. It begins with words, state-sponsored divisions, and silence.
Scholars like Gregory Stanton outline stages we have seen before, and must learn to recognize:
• People are divided into “us” vs “them”
• Differences are labeled and stigmatized
• Rights are denied
• A group is dehumanized
• Hate is normalized, and moderates are silenced
• Targeting becomes organized and justified
• Persecution begins
• Then comes extermination
• And finally, *denial*.
In the Genocide against the Tutsi, these stages unfolded over years, not days.
Genocide is not a vague accusation.
It leaves a record.
It can be established through documented patterns of intent, coordination, and the systematic targeting of a protected group.
That is the uncomfortable truth:
Genocide is a process, often visible, often ignored.
Today, in different parts of the world, we see early warning signs reappear.
We may not always have the power to stop it alone.
But we always have the power to refuse indifference.
To question.
To speak up.
To stand where it is not yet too late.
Because silence is how a genocide advances.
#Kwibuka32
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Tom Close 𓋹 retweetledi
Ukraine joins Rwanda and the international community in commemorating the 32nd anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi. We honor the memory of all those who were killed.
Ukraine, having survived the Holodomor genocide and now facing Russia’s genocidal aggression, deeply shares the pain of all people who endured such tragedies.
We urge the international unity to ensure such atrocities never happen again and act decisively against genocidal propaganda inciting such crimes. #Kwibuka32
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