Abstract
This essay will provide an analysis of the book "Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda", written by Canadian Lt. General Romeo Dallaire. The book is written in the form of memoir of the Rwandan Civil War that claimed the lives of thousands of innocent civilians, an experience that profoundly influenced the author who witnessed the events first-hand. General Dallaire was a commanding officer of United Nation's failed peacekeeping mission in Rwanda. As a Canadian soldier and high- ranking officer, Dallaire's account is that of a military witness, a person who was not the target of violence, who could not engage in politics and whose presence in the region gave hope to many. Dallaire, whose "first love has always been the army" (Dallaire 8), was an exemplary servicemen according to his accounts of his life in the first two chapters of the book that briefly describe his early life, military career and his deployment to Rwanda.

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Analysis of RomAfA(c)o Dallaire's "Shake Hands With the Devil" This essay will provide an analysis of the book "Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda", written by Canadian Lt. General RomAfA(c)o Dallaire. The book is written in the form of memoir of the Rwandan Civil War that claimed the lives of thousands of innocent civilians, an experience that profoundly influenced the author who witnessed the events first-hand. General Dallaire was a commanding officer of United Nation's failed peacekeeping mission in Rwanda. As a Canadian soldier and high- ranking officer, Dallaire's account is that of a military witness, a person who was not the target of violence, who could not engage in

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Abstract
This essay will provide an analysis of the book "Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda", written by Canadian Lt. General Romeo Dallaire. The book is written in the form of memoir of the Rwandan Civil War that claimed the lives of thousands of innocent civilians, an experience that profoundly influenced the author who witnessed the events first-hand. General Dallaire was a commanding officer of United Nation's failed peacekeeping mission in Rwanda. As a Canadian soldier and high- ranking officer, Dallaire's account is that of a military witness, a person who was not the target of violence, who could not engage in politics and whose presence in the region gave hope to many. Dallaire, whose "first love has always been the army" (Dallaire 8), was an exemplary servicemen according to his accounts of his life in the first two chapters of the book that briefly describe his early life, military career and his deployment to Rwanda.

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Analysis of RomAfA(c)o Dallaire's "Shake Hands With the Devil" This essay will provide an analysis of the book "Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda", written by Canadian Lt. General RomAfA(c)o Dallaire. The book is written in the form of memoir of the Rwandan Civil War that claimed the lives of thousands of innocent civilians, an experience that profoundly influenced the author who witnessed the events first-hand. General Dallaire was a commanding officer of United Nation's failed peacekeeping mission in Rwanda. As a Canadian soldier and high- ranking officer, Dallaire's account is that of a military witness, a person who was not the target of violence, who could not engage in

Tags:rwanda, genocide, dallaire

Abstract
The writer of this paper claims that the 1994 Rwandan genocide of 800 000 people was preventable. The paper shows how during the affair, the UN appeared disorganized and lacked any initiative and the author recounts chains of events and also the results of the UN's actions (or inaction).

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"In 1994, from April 6 until June 14, one of worse and deadliest massacres of the 20th century occurred in Rwanda. These bloody two months, triggered by the mysterious assassination of Rwandan President Habyarimana, resulted in the murders of 800,000 people (approximately 6 people per minute). Despite these outrageous figures, the international community reacted in an extremely slow manner. The huge death toll of this genocide could have been prevented if various countries and international organizations had not allowed personal politics hold them back."

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