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Shake Hands with the Devil

Name: Shake Hands with the Devil
Author: Roméo Dallaire

Roméo DallaireOriginal title J'ai serré la main du diable (French, 2003)

Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda is a book by Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire of the Canadian Forces, with help from Major Brent Beardsley. It was first published by Random House Canada in September 2003.

“For most countries, serving the UN's objectives has never seemed worth even the smallest of risks. Member nations do not want a large, reputable, strong and independent United Nations, no matter their hypocritical pronouncements otherwise. What they want is a weak, beholden, indebted scapegoat of an organization, which they can blame for their failures or steal victories from.”

Roméo Dallaire book Shake Hands with the Devil

Shake Hands with the Devil (2003)

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