web analytics
May 22, 2013 /13 Sivan, 5773
At a Glance ▼
InDepth
Sponsored Post
The Tosfos Yomtov was convinced that the death of 300,000 –600,000 Jews during the Chmielnicki massacres of 1648-49 were because of improper Tefila. Communicated: Tefilla

Chillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.



Rice’s Failure in Rwanda Precludes her from Becoming Secretary of State

Rice was part of Bill Clinton’s National Security Team whom in 1994 refused any intervention whatsoever in the Rwanda genocide that left 800,000 dead.

Latest update: December 11th, 2012
tell a friend
U.S. ambassador to the UN Susan Rice

U.S. ambassador to the UN Susan Rice

I recently met Gourevitch at a press conference I hosted for the Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Louise Mushikiwabo, where she announced that Rwanda would be opening an Embassy in Israel in the next six months. It was an honor for me to encounter an American who had done so much to highlight the brutal slaughter of innocent Africans while the most powerful country on earth did nothing.

But why honor Susan Rice for the ignominy of doing nothing while six in Rwanda died every minute. Why elevate a woman so oblivious to American moral principles and the value of African life that she thought we out to sit this one out?

It was painful enough to watch Kofi Anan elevated to Secretary General even though as head of UN peace-keeping forces worldwide he sent two now infamous cables to Dallaire forbidding him from any efforts to stop the genocide (the cables are on display in the Kigali Genocide Memorial where I visited in the summer). But to elevate Rice would make a mockery of those who believe that “Never Again” ought to mean just what is says.

Better that Rice remain where she is. An Ambassador whose spinelessness perfectly matches the organization she’s in.

This article was originally written on November 30th. Due to increased criticism of Rice’s handling of US policy in Africa as of late (specifically shielding of Rwanda diplomatically from criticism of its role in violence in the Congo) we thought it was still relevant today.

tell a friend

About the Author: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, “America’s Rabbi” whom the Washington Post calls “the most famous Rabbi in America,” is the international best-selling author of 29 books, including The Fed-up Man of Faith: Challenging God in the Face of Tragedy and Suffering. Follow him on Twitter @RabbiShmuley.


You might also be interested in:


3 comments so far

You must log in to post a comment.

3 Responses to “Rice’s Failure in Rwanda Precludes her from Becoming Secretary of State”

  1. Hermis Echevarria says:
    December 10, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    Thank you for sharing ..

  2. Revchibuzo Ibe says:
    December 10, 2012 at 3:32 PM

    thanks,its because i love isreal

  3. Mike Burkitt says:
    December 10, 2012 at 4:07 PM

    Allen B. West. Right man, wrong administration.

  4. Anonymous says:
    December 11, 2012 at 3:49 PM

    A disgrace to the USA! She needs to be fired and sent away from federal government.

SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend

Current Top Story
He's back, family and all.
In 140 Second Video, Anthony Weiner Jumps into Mayoral Race
Latest Indepth Stories
Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani enters Iran's presidential race
InDepth → Op-Eds

Ahmadinejad may plan to reveal proof that the 2009 elections were rigged if his candidate’s registration for presidential candidacy is not accepted.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
InDepth → Analysis → Rubin Reports

With a ‘friend’ like Erdogan, Obama’s policy toward Syria, Iran, the advance of revolutionary Islamism, and the Israel-Palestinian “peace process,” is in serious trouble.

obama_tv-420x01
InDepth → Columns → Daniel Greenfield

The media loved Obama, but it discovered early on that he did not love it back.

Holocaust
InDepth → Columns → America's Rabbi / Shmuley Boteach

Are we to believe that these Jews who were devout and pious were being punished?

News → Antisemitism

How far the PA will go to present the lie as the truth and the truth as a lie? Its claim that Jesus was a Palestinian is old hat. But now the “resurrection” also refers to “the Palestinian state.”

InDepth → Columns → Daniel Greenfield

The progressive consolidation imagines that organization can contain the messier side of man.

InDepth → Op-Eds

The Russian Yakhont missiles already delivered to Syria threaten Israel Navy ships carrying out vital missions in the Mediterranean.

InDepth → Op-Eds

Islamism represents the transformation of Islamic faith into a political ideology.

InDepth → Analysis → Rubin Reports

America could be said to be building a united front against Iran, but at what price?

InDepth → Op-Eds

The Japanese do not feel the need to apologize to Muslims for the negative way in which they relate to Islam.

InDepth → Columns → Khaled Abu Toameh

Palestinian youths from Hebron, though, who met with Israelis near Bethlehem to share their problems and insights have been forced to issue a statement distancing themselves from the meeting.

InDepth → Columns → Daniel Greenfield

Benghazi isn’t likely to keep Hillary out of the Democratic field in 2016, but after 2008, she is justifiably paranoid.

InDepth → Op-Eds

The contractors received the land at a bargain basement price, moved the prices up to 1.8 million NIS and pocketed one million NIS per apartment.

InDepth → Op-Eds

Many of my fellow college students are quick to voice their acceptance of their LGBT friends, but they turn up their noses and frown slightly when they speak of a Hasid.

InDepth → Columns → America's Rabbi / Shmuley Boteach

The growing revelations that the Obama State Department watered down public statements on the attack in order to cleanse them of any mention of al Qaeda and terrorism is a travesty.

InDepth → Op-Eds

We must confront Islamist groups with what Prime Minister David Cameron referred to as “muscular liberalism.”

More Articles from Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Holocaust
InDepth → Columns → America's Rabbi / Shmuley Boteach

Are we to believe that these Jews who were devout and pious were being punished?

William Dodd, the United States ambassador to Germany, in 1934.
InDepth → Columns → America's Rabbi / Shmuley Boteach

The growing revelations that the Obama State Department watered down public statements on the attack in order to cleanse them of any mention of al Qaeda and terrorism is a travesty.

InDepth → Columns → America's Rabbi / Shmuley Boteach

When in 1948 President Harry Truman recognized the new Jewish State of Israel, Einstein declared it ‘the fulfillment of our dream.’

InDepth → Columns → America's Rabbi / Shmuley Boteach

In the Hebrew Bible everyone is flawed and everyone makes mistakes.

InDepth → Columns → America's Rabbi / Shmuley Boteach

Forgetting how to hate can be just as damaging as forgetting how to love.

InDepth → Columns → America's Rabbi / Shmuley Boteach

Let us also not forget that Adelson criticized many of the social values of the Republican Party before it became fashionable to do so.

InDepth → Op-Eds

Whatever your feelings about how permissive or repressed our society is, certainly not in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s ,or 90’s was the sexualization of women this young.

InDepth → Columns → America's Rabbi / Shmuley Boteach

Through the process of the ten plagues, the Jews saw the Egyptians for what they were, just another group of petrified humans.

    Latest Poll

    Which is the most beautiful location in Jerusalem?









    View Results

    Loading ... Loading ...

Printed from: http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/columns/america-rabbi-shmuley-boteach/rices-failure-in-rwanda-precludes-her-from-becoming-secretary-of-state/2012/12/10/

Scan this QR code to visit this page online:

No related posts.

Close