Jill

Jill, Vito- Congo

=**CO N   GO ** =  **A long time ago the Belgium's separated people into two different groups based on the way the people looked. Ever since then the tribes have just stuck with themselves and viewed the other as the enemy. The group of the Congolese Tutsi are being killed by the troops of General Laurent Nkunda. Nkunda wants to clear out all of the Tutsi so that he can take all of the diamonds that are in the land of the Tutsi. The Congolese Tutsi are being persecuted by the ways of executions, torture, and rape committed by soldiers under Nkunda’s command. In the Pyramid of Hate these acts go under the categories of both genocide and violence. It goes under the act of genocide because General Laurent Nkunda is trying to wipe out the Congolese Tutsi population so that he can take the diamonds in their land. It also goes under the act of violence as well because to wipe out the Tutsi Nkunda is using acts of murder and rape. "Approximately 800,000 Tutsis were slaughtered by Rwandan militia in 100 days. Five times the speed of killing in Hitler’s Holocaust. When the Belgium soldiers were leaving, the refugees begged them to shoot them with machine guns. they said they’d rather die that way than getting slaughtered by machetes" ("Genocide of Tutsis").

"People must bring a machete, a spear, an arrow, a hoe, spades, rakes, nails, truncheons, electric irons, barbed wire, stones, and the like, in order, dear listeners, to kill the Rwandan Tutsis" said General Nkunda (Doyle).

"If a government can select one category of people to kill or exterminate, I think this is what we call genocide," said rebel official, Nyarugago ("Congo Rebels").  The experiences that the Congolese Tutsi have faced are similar to those that the Jews faced during the Holocaust. They are similar by that Adolf Hitler's troops also known as the Nazis wanted to exterminate the Jewish population just like General Laurent Nkunda's troops wanted to exterminate the population of the Congolese Tutsi. Both targeted groups experienced forms of torture and distress that has made an impact in everyone's society. Although Hitler and Nkunda had different reasons for their acts of genocide it comes down to the same concept of abolition. There is a large contrast between hate and genocide. Hate is using "Subtle acts of violence" like harassment and discrimination. While genocide is an act where one and his troops decide to kill and torture everyone of that culture. **





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**<span style="color: rgb(245, 177, 25)">The part of Africa where the Congo is located. **
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<span style="color: rgb(194, 22, 197)"><span style="color: rgb(220, 76, 246)"><span style="color: rgb(246, 125, 55)">1. "Congo rebels claim capture of two towns in east." 03 OCT 1998 1 Nov 2008 <http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9810/03/congo/>.

2. "Genocide of Tutsis." 12 NOV 2002 1 Nov 2008 <http://pure-essence.net/2002/11/12/genocide-of-tutsis/>.

3. Doyle, Mark. "World: Africa Congolese radio calls for Tutsi massacre ." 13 AUG 1998 1 Nov 2008 <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/150412.stm>.

4. Watt, Lederer, Louise, Edith. "Congo rebel leader wants direct talks with govt." 31 OCT 2008 1 Nov 2008 <[|http://www.welt.de/english-news/article2653605/Congo- rebel-leader-wants-direct-talks-with-govt.html]>.

5. Polgreen, Lydia. "Fighting in Congo Rekindles Ethnic Hatreds." 10 JAN 2008 2. 28 Oct 2008 <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/world/africa/10congo.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>.