Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
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Summary
A powerful investigation into a grisly killing that leads to an unravelling of the benign image of Rwanda， a country showered with Western aid while its leaders began a bloody killing spree of their political opponents。
Patrick Karegeya was strangled in a luxury hotel room in Johannesburg。 It was no casual act of violence， because Karegeya was a Rwandan spy chief turned dissident。 When word of his death reached Rwanda， the reaction especially among his former friends and colleagues was jarringly gleeful。 "When you choose to be a dog， you die like a dog，" Rwanda's defense minister declared， "and the cleaners will wipe away the trash so that it does not stink。" Rwandan President Paul Kagame， while denying that Rwanda had anything to do with the killing-"it's a big 'no'"-quickly sounded as though he wanted the credit: "I actually wish Rwanda did it。 I really wish it。"
Michela Wrong knew Patrick Karegeya well， and her investigation into the plot to kill him reveals a sinister political murder sanctioned at the highest level-in every way comparable with the killing by Saudi Arabia of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi。 It is a chilling example of the newly acceptable art of political murder abroad。 And in tracing the origins of the murder， Wrong shows that the story the West told itself about the ideals of plucky Rwanda overlooked a fundamental and sinister moral flaw; it was a regime unafraid to kill its opponents in cold blood， wherever they lived around the world。 Rwanda under Kagame has become a deadly autocracy。 It is as ruthless as it is corrupt， and Karegeya's assassination was just part of a widespread campaign of extra-judicial killings， kidnappings， renditions， beatings， death threats and surveillance waged abroad with impunity。
Patrick Karegeya was strangled in a luxury hotel room in Johannesburg。 It was no casual act of violence， because Karegeya was a Rwandan spy chief turned dissident。 When word of his death reached Rwanda， the reaction especially among his former friends and colleagues was jarringly gleeful。 "When you choose to be a dog， you die like a dog，" Rwanda's defense minister declared， "and the cleaners will wipe away the trash so that it does not stink。" Rwandan President Paul Kagame， while denying that Rwanda had anything to do with the killing-"it's a big 'no'"-quickly sounded as though he wanted the credit: "I actually wish Rwanda did it。 I really wish it。"
Michela Wrong knew Patrick Karegeya well， and her investigation into the plot to kill him reveals a sinister political murder sanctioned at the highest level-in every way comparable with the killing by Saudi Arabia of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi。 It is a chilling example of the newly acceptable art of political murder abroad。 And in tracing the origins of the murder， Wrong shows that the story the West told itself about the ideals of plucky Rwanda overlooked a fundamental and sinister moral flaw; it was a regime unafraid to kill its opponents in cold blood， wherever they lived around the world。 Rwanda under Kagame has become a deadly autocracy。 It is as ruthless as it is corrupt， and Karegeya's assassination was just part of a widespread campaign of extra-judicial killings， kidnappings， renditions， beatings， death threats and surveillance waged abroad with impunity。
Reviews
Vincent
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This book is arguably a result of great investigative work， there are no heroes here。。。just betrayals， treachery and chilling murders。
Ed Stoddard
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Wrong once again knocks the ball out of the park。 "Do Not Disturb" was the sign on a hotel room in Johannesburg's posh Sandton district where Patrick Karegeya， once Rwanda's head of external intelligence， was found murdered at the start of 2014。 The office of my former employer Reuters was across the road and I recall the initial stories we did on the slaying， which was clearly a hit ordered by Rwanda's Paul Kagame。 Wrong has dissected his menacing regime with the precision of a surgeon， reveali Wrong once again knocks the ball out of the park。 "Do Not Disturb" was the sign on a hotel room in Johannesburg's posh Sandton district where Patrick Karegeya， once Rwanda's head of external intelligence， was found murdered at the start of 2014。 The office of my former employer Reuters was across the road and I recall the initial stories we did on the slaying， which was clearly a hit ordered by Rwanda's Paul Kagame。 Wrong has dissected his menacing regime with the precision of a surgeon， revealing an African Potemkin village that has wooed guilt-ridden western donors who have hailed Rwanda as an economic success story while turning a blind eye to its atrocities。 While Wrong does not make this specific comparison， it is instructive to juxtapose the West's relations with Zimbabwe， where the late Robert Mugabe's murderous and economically-destructive ZANU-PF government was rightly derided for its appalling human rights record。 But even there， more tears were shed for the death of one lion named Cecil than the tens of thousands of Zimbabweans slain in the Matabeleland massacres in the 1980s。 The real opprobrium for Mugabe began when his policies laid waste to the economy and threatened the lives and livelihoods of white farmers。 Kagame by contrast has woven a narrative of economic success and "investor friendly" policies built on the fiction of doctored GDP and other data。 This has echoes of the Cold War， when human rights meant far less to Washington and Moscow than pliant governments。 But in this case， it is western donors， governments and investors who are pliant and being lead by the nose by the wily Kagame。 Kagame has also wooed Western conservation and wildlife NGOs， who continue to follow a well-blazed path of working to save animals in countries where human rights are trampled upon。 Small wonder many Africans ask why animals lives appear to mean more than Black Lives。 But then， many outsiders still have a "Tarzan" image of Africa。 On the two reporting trips this reviewer took to Rwanda， en route to Goma in the DRC， I always felt the atmosphere of the place was sinister - the analogy that came to my mind was the "Stepford Wives。" Everything was just a little too perfect and orderly。 Wrong has done a service by setting the record straight in her always readable fashion。 Stay tuned， I may do a longer review elsewhere - with the knowledge that even this review may mean no more trips for this journalist to the land of green hills and mass graves。 。。。more
Miguel
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Easily my favorite book so far this year， this succeeds on so many different levels。 First， it’s an impeccable historical document of the RPF and the three protagonists that Wrong so eloquently describes here capturing the tumultuous history of the events in Great Lakes region leading up to and following the Rwandan genocide， although this is not a history of the genocide in depth。 Next， it so thoroughly captures a time and place that not only educates the reader but gives them a real feeling fo Easily my favorite book so far this year， this succeeds on so many different levels。 First， it’s an impeccable historical document of the RPF and the three protagonists that Wrong so eloquently describes here capturing the tumultuous history of the events in Great Lakes region leading up to and following the Rwandan genocide， although this is not a history of the genocide in depth。 Next， it so thoroughly captures a time and place that not only educates the reader but gives them a real feeling for this area and in a way that creates fully formed portraits that are complex， relatable and intense， given all an agency that is not often captured in works that deal with non-Western figures。 It’s thought provoking with every bit of unfolding of the intertwined personalities and machinations。 There is a revelation about 2/3 through that is somewhat shocking given what the reader has been led to believe up until that point， yet all the groundwork has been laid at that point to fully understand ‘why’ it came to be and to have the reader wonder why they didn’t guess it earlier。 The book leaves one with such a strong regret about Fred Rwigyema’s all too early passing and the pathos of Patrick Karegya’s brutal murder and also it will be very difficult to ever read about praise for Kagame’s regime ever again。 The writing is simply top notch and it will be one I will be thinking about for a long time to come。 。。。more
Giorgio Dhima
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Michela Wrong has written another relevant and brilliantly narrated book on Africa， this time on Rwanda。 I believe she is at her best when she writes non-fiction because her style is as gripping as in any interesting novel。 I remember reading about the events in South Africa in the Mail & Guardian as I was posted in Mozambique and later in Mali when all of this happened。 It was painful for me to see how the South African authorities that had given protection to the Rwandan exiles after all were Michela Wrong has written another relevant and brilliantly narrated book on Africa， this time on Rwanda。 I believe she is at her best when she writes non-fiction because her style is as gripping as in any interesting novel。 I remember reading about the events in South Africa in the Mail & Guardian as I was posted in Mozambique and later in Mali when all of this happened。 It was painful for me to see how the South African authorities that had given protection to the Rwandan exiles after all were so shy to condemn Kagame's horrendous acts。 The book leaves me with a better picture of the history of the RPF and of Rwanda after the genocide。 And it shows how Kagame continues to play not only the guilt-ridden Western public but also astonishingly many African leaders。 Highly recommendable book！ 。。。more
João
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This is an amazing story。 Like so many， I too believed the Rwanda narrative hook， line and sinker。 Ms。 Wrong breaks the narrative layer by layer， although the latter parts about the RPF's involvement in the death of Habyarimana and the genocide feels revisionist。 It would've stronger without it。 This is an amazing story。 Like so many， I too believed the Rwanda narrative hook， line and sinker。 Ms。 Wrong breaks the narrative layer by layer， although the latter parts about the RPF's involvement in the death of Habyarimana and the genocide feels revisionist。 It would've stronger without it。 。。。more
Robin Kirk
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A very detailed， well-documented account of contemporary Rwanda and the continuing， violent fallout from the 1994 genocide。 It's a deep dive--a VERY deep dive， so the details start to pile on。 But it's very worth ready to get a journalist's perspective on a complex situation。 A very detailed， well-documented account of contemporary Rwanda and the continuing， violent fallout from the 1994 genocide。 It's a deep dive--a VERY deep dive， so the details start to pile on。 But it's very worth ready to get a journalist's perspective on a complex situation。 。。。more
ptwino
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A beautiful heartbreaking story， sadly people who suffered never had a say in all this。 No one won at the end of the day。 The PR machine in Rwanda never rests。
Mateo Uribe Castro
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central african meets james bond meets che guevara meets malcolm x meets mancur olson's stationary bandits meets south africa's world cup meets robert bates。 best book ive read in a really long time。 i kept thinking there are two definitions of a great book: first， the ones where the derivative of knowledge with respect to pages is the highest in absolute value。 second， the ones where the derivative of knowledge with respect to pages changes sign/direction after you finish reading。 this is defin central african meets james bond meets che guevara meets malcolm x meets mancur olson's stationary bandits meets south africa's world cup meets robert bates。 best book ive read in a really long time。 i kept thinking there are two definitions of a great book: first， the ones where the derivative of knowledge with respect to pages is the highest in absolute value。 second， the ones where the derivative of knowledge with respect to pages changes sign/direction after you finish reading。 this is definitely the first case。 why？ part of it is i knew very little about rwanda--or any other country in central/eastern africa except for kenya and maybe drc （thanks kremer and sanchez de la sierra， respectively）。 but another （big） part of it is the author's story telling。 she is detailed but dynamic。 she provides just enough context to not get lost in the story。 she is so good i just copped her book on eritrea's history and i expect its derivative to be as high as this one's。 。。。more
Maria
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Eye-opening， fascinating， disturbing。 I was generally familiar with the murder of Patrick Karageya from news coverage， but there was a ton to learn here。 I also appreciated the very clear and streamlined portrayal of the history between Rwanda and Uganda， especially the role Rwandans living in Uganda played in Museveni's resistance movement， and the complex relations between the two countries thereafter。 I do agree with this review that Wrong is a bit too sympathetic to the RNC， and that the RPF Eye-opening， fascinating， disturbing。 I was generally familiar with the murder of Patrick Karageya from news coverage， but there was a ton to learn here。 I also appreciated the very clear and streamlined portrayal of the history between Rwanda and Uganda， especially the role Rwandans living in Uganda played in Museveni's resistance movement， and the complex relations between the two countries thereafter。 I do agree with this review that Wrong is a bit too sympathetic to the RNC， and that the RPF has achieved more real improvements in the daily lives of most Rwandans than she gives it credit for。 But those also seem like reasonable limitations given the constraints in accurately reporting life in current Rwanda， both in terms of personal risk given the government's record with critical journalists and getting people who are not expatriates to speak freely about their government。 Highly recommended。 I listened to the audiobook which is read by the author， and that was fantastic delivery for this。 。。。more
Murray Batt
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The author paints a scary picture of a police state with extraterritorial capabilities。 The context of the Genocide is horrible; the shared guilt is more than adequate to go around。 The story behind Patrick Karegeya’s assassination in South Africa reveals a much more nuanced history than comes from previous sources like The New Yorker or Hotel Rwanda。 The interconnectedness of Museveni and Kagame with Mobutu and Kablla are explained; there are plenty of atrocities to go around， and plenty of fak The author paints a scary picture of a police state with extraterritorial capabilities。 The context of the Genocide is horrible; the shared guilt is more than adequate to go around。 The story behind Patrick Karegeya’s assassination in South Africa reveals a much more nuanced history than comes from previous sources like The New Yorker or Hotel Rwanda。 The interconnectedness of Museveni and Kagame with Mobutu and Kablla are explained; there are plenty of atrocities to go around， and plenty of fake data and economic reports。 Journalism of this sort is rare。 I believe it more than I don’t。 。。。more
Philip
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Why are you not reading this book already？Michaela Wrong tells a story about Rwanda that， despite being a non-fiction work， might need a "no， really， it's a true story" disclaimer on the cover。 It's that incredible。 Extra-national assassinations and kill squads， extensive corruption， and a reign of terror; and that's just for starters。 More than anything， though， this book made it abundantly clear that my perception of Rwanda needs to be updated; my "facts" reviewed。 It made me want to read more Why are you not reading this book already？Michaela Wrong tells a story about Rwanda that， despite being a non-fiction work， might need a "no， really， it's a true story" disclaimer on the cover。 It's that incredible。 Extra-national assassinations and kill squads， extensive corruption， and a reign of terror; and that's just for starters。 More than anything， though， this book made it abundantly clear that my perception of Rwanda needs to be updated; my "facts" reviewed。 It made me want to read more about the country。 Verify what I thought I knew。 The areas that I figure need some work include pre-colonial， colonial， post-colonial， pre-genocide， genocide， and post-genocide。。。 yeah， it's that bad。 Like， I'm sure， most others who pick this book up， I was familiar with the Rwandan genocide， the ethnic tensions within the country， and a few other odds and ends before reading this book。 Clearly this makes me incredibly ill-suited to judge what Wrong gets right and wrong in this book。 However， it does give me an idea that she might be on to something。Why？ Well， the positive picture of Rwanda that she describes - for example， the economic miracle and the high international esteem - is pretty much the picture of Rwanda that I was familiar with。 However， I have also seen some of the videos Wrong describes in the book， the ones that paint a more disturbing picture。 And I remember discussing the implausibility of the economic and electoral numbers while taking part in developing a geopolitical risk-assessment tool while at University。 So， in short， this book sort of connects these two tidbits of "knowledge" in a cohesive story， a story that makes sense。The book itself is incredibly well-written。 Wrong's writing is precise， engaging， and powerful。 She manages to write non-fiction in a way that would make most fiction writers happy to call the book their own。 I did not want to put it down。 The interviews and anecdotes she's using give the story extra oomph， while Wrong's own words guide the reader through a story most will likely be unfamiliar with。 The only thing holding this book back from a five-star rating for me， is the fact that Wrong's account is pretty one-sided。 She hasn't checked with or interviewed any of the "bad guys" in the book。 Most of her sources are also anonymous， which makes it hard to determine how reliable， or not， they are。 Now， she makes a very good argument for why this is - a cult of silence， the fears of reprisals， assassinations （real or professional）， etc。 - but it's still a valid concern。 So， while it isn't perfect （and ”Wrong” is an unfortunate name for a journalist and non-fiction author of a controversial account）， the book is absolutely worth a read！ Indeed， why are you still（！） not reading this book already？ 。。。more
Rae Williams
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If anyone has seen the movie "Hotel Rwanda" and felt moved by it， this is a book that has to be read。 After the 1994 genocide， the Rwandan Patriotic Front took power。 I never knew what followed in the next 27 years， as most Americans probably aren't aware。 The death toll continued to rise， and like Stalin ridding himself of anyone who didn't agree with him， the leaders of the RPF did and are still doing the same。 A frightening look at a nation that most of the world still does business with on a If anyone has seen the movie "Hotel Rwanda" and felt moved by it， this is a book that has to be read。 After the 1994 genocide， the Rwandan Patriotic Front took power。 I never knew what followed in the next 27 years， as most Americans probably aren't aware。 The death toll continued to rise， and like Stalin ridding himself of anyone who didn't agree with him， the leaders of the RPF did and are still doing the same。 A frightening look at a nation that most of the world still does business with on a regular basis。 。。。more
Thaths
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I liked Michela Wrong's books in general。 So I am inclined to like another one of hers too。 However， I was slightly disappointed with the single-sided focus of this book。 I wish it were more even handed and clearer about the crimes of her sources too。That said， I did learn a bit from the book。 I liked Michela Wrong's books in general。 So I am inclined to like another one of hers too。 However， I was slightly disappointed with the single-sided focus of this book。 I wish it were more even handed and clearer about the crimes of her sources too。That said， I did learn a bit from the book。 。。。more
Mrs。 Danvers
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Horrifying and heartbreaking but entirely believable， well-researched and authoritative。 I think that if you， like me， were under the illusion that Rwanda was earnestly striving toward reconciliation and rebirth， then you need to read this book。 Especially so if you， like me， have spent any energy trying to avoid hearing the conter-narrative that has been increasing in volume。
Willem
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The start of her book brought me back 40 years when I worked for 3 years in Rwanda。 And the first statements about how Rwandese treat honesty struck a chord， how very true。 In a very early stage of my stay， I came across the problem Hutus/Tutsis， the leader of the local committee who was supposed to guide me during the construction of a Technical school was imprisoned the week before I arrived in the country because， and that was the rumour （？？！！）， he wanted to stage a coup。 He apparently did no The start of her book brought me back 40 years when I worked for 3 years in Rwanda。 And the first statements about how Rwandese treat honesty struck a chord， how very true。 In a very early stage of my stay， I came across the problem Hutus/Tutsis， the leader of the local committee who was supposed to guide me during the construction of a Technical school was imprisoned the week before I arrived in the country because， and that was the rumour （？？！！）， he wanted to stage a coup。 He apparently did not agree with the president who wanted to mend the problems between the Hutus and the Tutsis。 In the last project I was working the same Tutsi/Hutus problem was there again， one morning all my middle staff was gone， sent to prison， because the 10/90 rule had been breached。 10/90 rule means that， at that time， in any organisation not more then 10% of the personnel could be Tutsi， which left 90% for the Hutus。 It was time for me to leave the country， I could not agree to this kind of discrimination。While reading the book I had many times the déjà vu moment and I can image that readers of this book who have not been in Rwanda or have a personal link with Rwanda can feel at loss。 But for those who do reading this book is highly recommended。 。。。more
Will A
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I really liked Wrong's books on corruption in Kenya and the dictator Mobutu in Zaire。 But this one was too detailed and too deep a dive for a general reader like me。 I really liked Wrong's books on corruption in Kenya and the dictator Mobutu in Zaire。 But this one was too detailed and too deep a dive for a general reader like me。 。。。more
Jack King
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I read this book because I wanted to learn more about Rwanda。 While I thought it was a 'page turner' it became clear very quickly that the book was not the balanced， well researched and accurate piece of journalism I was led to believe it would be。 Ms Wrong only paints one biased picture of events， even declaring that she didn't even try and speak to anyone who might contradict the accounts of her primary sources。 This is a basic failure of good journalism。 Ms Wrong also quotes from 'Jambonews'， I read this book because I wanted to learn more about Rwanda。 While I thought it was a 'page turner' it became clear very quickly that the book was not the balanced， well researched and accurate piece of journalism I was led to believe it would be。 Ms Wrong only paints one biased picture of events， even declaring that she didn't even try and speak to anyone who might contradict the accounts of her primary sources。 This is a basic failure of good journalism。 Ms Wrong also quotes from 'Jambonews'， a quick google of these guys shows them up to be part of the Hutu Power movement who were the ones behind the Genocide of the Tutsi。 I'm pretty sure this would cause great distress to Rwandans reading the book。 In summary: good read but bad journalism。 。。。more
Rupert Harker
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I think this is well-written。 It certainly makes for a great whodunnit， but I think the author plays it fast and loose with the truth and relies too often on speculation。 Most of her sources come from the intelligence community -- plus and I can't name how many times she's quoted "anonymous" sources。 I think， with a subject as serious as this， there is a need for authors to really write cautiously and carefully before jumping to conclusions。 Troublingly， Wrong also makes some generalisations abo I think this is well-written。 It certainly makes for a great whodunnit， but I think the author plays it fast and loose with the truth and relies too often on speculation。 Most of her sources come from the intelligence community -- plus and I can't name how many times she's quoted "anonymous" sources。 I think， with a subject as serious as this， there is a need for authors to really write cautiously and carefully before jumping to conclusions。 Troublingly， Wrong also makes some generalisations about Rwandans and Africans and general。 It doesn't really add anything to her narrative。 。。。more
Frederick Mugisha
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I found this book offensive。 Wrong's writing style is thriller-like， and if I was not familiar with Rwanda， I would find it very exciting。 however， the history she speaks of is something which happened to real people， and it is not fair to make it into such a fiction！ The people who she relies on for her stories are people who are leading an armed uprising against my country in the Congo， which she seems to ignore。 They are responsible for the deaths of thousands of people， and are trying to bri I found this book offensive。 Wrong's writing style is thriller-like， and if I was not familiar with Rwanda， I would find it very exciting。 however， the history she speaks of is something which happened to real people， and it is not fair to make it into such a fiction！ The people who she relies on for her stories are people who are leading an armed uprising against my country in the Congo， which she seems to ignore。 They are responsible for the deaths of thousands of people， and are trying to bring down the Rwandan government and start another war - the last thing our people need！ She seems to be a spokesperson for the RNC armed movement， and I find it very shocking that so many Westerners are praising her work。 Combine that with all the racist things she says about Rwanda， and this book is an insult。 。。。more
Joel
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A must read on Rwanda。 Add this to Anjan Sundaram's "Bad News" and you can get a good view of what modern Rwanda is really like aside from the usual PR nonsense put out by people who don't look behind the curtain。 The evil that this mafia state commits is so great that no one book can give it adequate coverage， but Wrong covers the main low points。 The average citizen of this police state is the one being crushed， and those who claim to love the country but say nothing about its oppression are h A must read on Rwanda。 Add this to Anjan Sundaram's "Bad News" and you can get a good view of what modern Rwanda is really like aside from the usual PR nonsense put out by people who don't look behind the curtain。 The evil that this mafia state commits is so great that no one book can give it adequate coverage， but Wrong covers the main low points。 The average citizen of this police state is the one being crushed， and those who claim to love the country but say nothing about its oppression are hypocrites。Wrong traces the lives of Patrick Karegeya， Paul Kagame， Fred Rwigyema， and other RPF notables， showing what is and what might have been。 Had Rwigyema not been killed history would certainly have been very different， possibly even avoiding the genocide of 1994。 If you are not familiar with Rwanda the blizzard of names， parties， and events may be overwhelming， although I think Wrong keeps the story moving along and explains most things on a level that is accessible， but I have read so much about the country that I am not a good judge of this。 Many of her sources have lots and lots of blood on their own hands。 There are not good guys and bad guys in this story， and that trips up Westerners trying to frame a nice narrative。 But there is truth and falsehood， and Wrong is on the side of truth。 She exposes the raw and ugly story of the nation from the origins of the RPF until now。Kagame is of course at the center of this story in all of his paranoia， evil， and pettiness。 History is going to judge the man and this time with extreme harshness， and the foolishness of people like Bill Clinton and Tony Blair who went along with a pack of lies will be marks against them。This is another book that I wish could get into the hands of everyone who deals with Rwanda in any way， and doesn't just sit on the shelf but is read。 Unfortunately that will not happen and all the usual propaganda will be deployed against it。 Wrong quotes Malcolm X at the end of the book: "I am for truth no matter who tells it。 I am for justice no matter who it's for or against。" If you like truth， you should read this book。 。。。more
Meital Kupfer
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I sped through this book- I’ve visited Rwanda several times and have definitely enjoyed this book by way of revisiting places I have been （and currently live in Uganda） and people that you hear about。 It’s an important book that sheds light on the shadows that have permeated and continue to guide the path forward。 A must read for those interested in East/Central Africa but also those interested in espionage， diaspora， and other topics。
Emma
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I cannot begin to thank Michela Wrong enough for writing this masterpiece。 Growing up， I learned about the Rwandan genocide。 All that was taught was there were two majority ethnic groups， the Hutus and the Tutsis。 Over the course of 100 days， armed Hutu militias slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Tutsis。 It seemed cut and dry- the Hutus were the only perpetrators， and they were evil， on par with the Nazis in World War II。 Michela Wrong wrote a stunning novel that has made me understand how muc I cannot begin to thank Michela Wrong enough for writing this masterpiece。 Growing up， I learned about the Rwandan genocide。 All that was taught was there were two majority ethnic groups， the Hutus and the Tutsis。 Over the course of 100 days， armed Hutu militias slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Tutsis。 It seemed cut and dry- the Hutus were the only perpetrators， and they were evil， on par with the Nazis in World War II。 Michela Wrong wrote a stunning novel that has made me understand how much more complicated than that it really was。 In fact， the Tutsis of the RPF （the current ruling political party） committed many atrocities as well。 The story of Rwanda is fraught with ethnic tensions and divisions， and of a "payback" mentality。 The international community was fed stories by the RPF of the previous government being the epitome of evil， without realizing that the RPF was committing crimes against humanity of their own。 This book explores all of that， but it also explores the key players of the RPF， the previous administration， and the journalists that broke the story to the international community that all was not what it seemed in Rwanda。 If you are interested in African politics， in true crime， or in the political power of journalism， this is a must read。 Michela Wrong has constructed a thorough and detailed account of Rwanda's bloody history and put her own life at risk to get such incredible details。Thank you to the publishers for the free copy in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Jim
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