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FDLR WRITE TO RUSS FEINGOLD ABOUT THE INTENDED MILITARY ATTACKS AGAINST THEM.
Concern: INTENDED
MILITARY ATTACKS AGAINST FDLR
Dear Mr. Russel D. FEINGOLD,
The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) have been
following with great interest all your “peace and stability” endeavors within
the African Great Lakes Region since your appointment (18/07/2013) up to date.
FDLR humbly salutes both your determination and good faith invested in this
complex, challenging but noble humanitarian cause.
Dear Mr. Feingold It was in this regard that FDLR has learned about your
recent statement during the “2014 US-Africa Summit” in Washington DC: you
stated that: “We have to get rid of the FDLR, not so much because of their
military capacity, but because of what they represent and the destabilizing
effect that they have with regard to relations with Rwanda. That is our top priority,
I’ve been involved with efforts to communicate to them that it’s time for them
to surrender. That they will be attacked militarily if they don’t. That there
will be no political dialogue.”
Dear Feingold, We feel compelled to explicitly assert FDLR’s determination
of pursuing the restoration of long-lasting peace and stability within the
African Great Lakes Region without any further shading of more innocent human
blood. The FDLRs are more than convinced that the unilateral initiative of
laying their weapons down and focusing on non-armed political struggle, an
inter-Rwandan political dialogue, highly inclusive, between the RPF/ KAGAME
Government and FDLR/Rwandan opposition is a noble cause, which deserves the
support of all peoples, institutions and governments, that claim to be both proponents
of democratic values and defendants of fundamental human right.
Dear Feingold, It was with dismay that FDLR received the words from your
statement as quoted herein above. Dear Feingold, We feel compelled to recall
how zealous, concerned and committed were the U.S Special Representatives in “legally
representing” the Rwandese Patriotic Front during the “1992-1993
Rwandan Arusha negotiations” (RPF- which then was an “illegitimate
rebel/armed group” in the eyes of the then Rwandan Government) , and
the U.S Special Representatives would not spare any effort as to not only
impose economic sanctions and military embargo on the Rwandan government (in
order to constrain it to negotiating with RPF);
but also to advocating both the urgency, the need and necessity of the
Arusha Peace Agreement, and its relevant implications, such as the signing of a
power sharing between RPF and the Rwandan government (which had become the
heart of both Arusha negotiations and subsequent reached peace agreement); the
peaceful, and voluntary repatriation of the then Rwandan refugees within humane
conditions; the implementation of democracy (basically the establishment of
genuine democratic State of Law) , etc.
Additionally, Dear Feingold, it’s worth it highlighting that the United
States, whose Special Envoy you currently are, were among the spearheading
governments besides France, Belgium, Tanzania and the African Union
(then the Organization for African Unity) to feel concerned about the
plight of Rwandan refugees of that time and imposed unconditional political
dialogue between the Rwandan government and RPF, a rebel armed group, which
represented the interests of those Rwandan refugees.
Dear Feingold, you are quite aware that unconditional political
negotiations, between the Rwandan government and RPF, as they were mediated by
the Tanzanian government, the African Union, France, Belgium and the U.S
governments started in June 1992 and were signed August 4, 1993 by the then
conflicting parties.
Dear Feingold, it is actually a heart- breaking experience and
unprecedented dejection to realize how thousands of Rwandan refugees, who have
been unanimously abandoned by the international community (the United Nations,
UN institutions, Governments -the U.S included-) at their own fate, for almost
20 years, since 1995 up to date, have been not only the prey of various and
persistent armed attacks and injustices from RPF /KAGAME government and
proxies, for almost two decades, but also when we, who are among those who
happened to be the fittest and survived all those adversities, do manifest our
will to voluntary repatriate back to our mother land and enjoy our citizenry,
we are being rather threatened of decimation by means of bombs & bullets,
as advocated by Governments that claim to be proponent of democracy and
defendant of fundamental human rights.
Dear Feingold, drawing on your own discourses, you have already
sentenced to death for the second time thousands of children, women and men of
innocent civilian Rwandan refugees, currently in DRC, who had already
been sentenced to death by RPF/KAGAME repetitive and persistent armed attacks,
but have survived the test of time by the grace of God. Therefore, while we are
still breathing let us bring the following points unto your special attention:
·
By means of advocating
military attacks against us, instead of exercising pressure on RPF/KAGAME
government for needed and necessary inter- Rwandan political talks, which would
enable current Rwandan refugees to voluntarily repatriate back to our
motherland, you are actually indicating that Rwandan refugees (generation of
1959-1990), whose advocate the U.S Government was during 1990-1994 were “angels” whose
concerns and needs were to be unconditionally addressed, while we, current
Rwandan refugees (generation of 1994-2014) are “demons” to get
rid of, and whose concerns and plight are to be definitely ignored;
·
While FDLR is doing its best
to have the Rwandan crisis resolved through political dialogue, and have the
Rwandan refugees issue solved once for all through pacific means, you have
already devised a plan of shading more innocent Rwandan-refugee blood; Instead
of exercising diplomatic pressure of RPF/KAGAME government as you did during
the 1990-1994 Rwandan war (which was imposed on Rwanda, by RPF armed rebel and
was launched from Uganda) when the U.S imposed sanctions and compelled the then
Rwandan government to negotiate with RPF, now in 2014,
·
you have already decreed, on
behalf of the current RPF/KAGAME government that there will be no negotiations
with FDLR; Instead of promoting and encouraging democratic processes in Rwanda
by suggesting the opening of wider political freedom and space, you are
upholding RPF/KAGAME dictatorship and would make sure no Rwandan refugee goes
back home free and alive from the DRC through your intended military attacks on
FDLR scheduled sometime end of 2014;
·
FDLR believes that the Rwandan
problem is a political problem and therefore its solutions are political and
not military; FDLR as politico-military organization believes the RPF/UN
advocated Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Reinsertion and
Reintegration, (DDRRR) process, can only be applicable as an outcome
of political dialogue between RPF/KAGAME government and FDLR/Rwandan opposition
and never as a pre-condition to the negotiations in question;
·
FDLR strongly believes an
inter–Rwandan political dialogue, highly inclusive, between RPF/KAGAME
government and FDLR with all other political opposition parties is a required
pre-condition for any voluntary repatriation of Rwandan refugees, and it is
equally a pre-requisite for democratic transition in Rwanda, as well as for
restoration of peace and stability in the African Great Lakes Region.
FDLR would humbly suggest that the U.S, through its Special Envoy in the
Great Lakes and DRC, stop its biased and unfair mindset and attitudes towards
Rwandan refugees in the eastern – DRC, and rather support the efforts of FDLR
of seeking and achieving pacific political solutions to the complex and
problematic Rwandan political problems, without any further shading of innocent
human blood and unnecessary sufferings.
Dear Feingold, please find attached herewith FDLR’s overview and pathway to
the New Rwanda & Democratic State of Law.
Yours in Rwandan peaceful & democratic process.
Done in Walikale, August 08, 2014
For FDLR, Victor BYIRINGIRO Major General,
President ad interim
CC:
·
His Excellency Mr. Ban
KI-MOON, Secretary General of the United Nations;
·
Her Excellency Madam Angela
MERKEL, The Chancellor of GERMANY
·
His Excellency Mr. Herman Van
RUMPUY, Chairperson of the European Union Council;
·
His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel
BAROSSO, Chairperson of the European Union Commission
·
His Excellency Mr. Xi JINPING,
President of the People’s Republic of China
·
His Excellency Mr. François
HOLLANDE, Président de la République Française
·
His Excellency Mr. Vladimir
PUTIN, President of the Russian Federation Президент Российской Федерации,
·
His Excellency Mr. David
CAMERON, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
·
His Excellency Mr. Barack
OBAMA, President of the United States of America
·
His Excellency
General-President Paul KAGAME, President of the Republic of Rwanda;
·
His Excellency Mr. Joseph KABILA
KABANGE, President of the Democratic Republic of Cong (DRC)
·
His Excellency Mr. Martin
KOBLER, the Head of MONUSCO
·
Her Excellency Madame Doctor
Nkosazana Dlamini ZUMA, Chairperson of the African Union Commission;
·
Her Excellency Madame Joyce
BANDA, Former President of the Republic of MALAWI and Chairperson of SADC
·
His Excellency Mr. José
Eduardo DOS SANTOS, President of the republic of ANGOLA and Chairperson of
International Conference for the African Great Lakes Region;
·
His Excellency Mr. Robert
MUGABE, President of the republic of ZIMBABWE; Deputy–Chairperson of the
African Union Commission and Deputy–Chairperson of SADC
·
His Excellency Mr. Jakaya M.
KIKWETE, President of TANZANIA
·
His Excellency Mr. Jacob ZUMA,
President of the republic of South Africa;
·
His Excellency Mr. Michael
Sata President of the Republic of Zambia
·
His Excellency Mr. Armando
Guebuza , President of republic of Mozambique
·
His Excellency Mr. Hifikepunye
Pohamba, President of republic of Namibia
·
His Excellency King Mswati III
King of Swaziland
·
His excellency Mr. Seretse
Khama Ian Khama President of republic of Botswana
·
His Excellency Mr. Uhuru
KENYATTA, President of the republic of KENYA and Chairperson of the East
African Community
·
Director of institute of Peace
and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
·
His Excellency Mr. Faustin Twagiramungu Président de
la CPC
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