There are important links in the post, especially one to a PDF of a scholarly paper by Phillip Cantrell (2007) on the link between PEAR and the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). Among Cantrell's troubling points is PEAR's complicity in the RPF-concocted narrative that Tutsis and Hutus are simply constructs of the colonial past (i.e., "we're all Rwandans now").
A Rwandan blogger responded to Joel's post, corroborating the existence of the PEAR/RPF connection. I looked at his blog and found this unsettling piece. Again, worthy of careful consideration.
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That's a good find Chuck. I hope to have more on this later. I think we should be wary of the source you link, although it is worth looking into. And horrible if true.
The Cantrell article is the most substantive and even-handed treatment of this issue. I'm in agreement with you that we need to get a better grasp of where alignment leads.
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