Posted on 07/23/2005 8:54:38 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
KIGALI (AFP) - Former US president Bill Clinton said he wanted to make Rwanda a model for other African countries to follow in their efforts to combat the spread of AIDS.
"The size of the country and the incredible confidence of the commitment of the government make it much more likely that we can succeed in this area," he said on a visit to a research and treatment centre for HIV-AIDS in the capital Kigali.
"And once we do, we will have a probable model that every country in Africa can copy."
Clinton, who is on a tour of Africa to promote the campaign against AIDS, said the international community and the United States had a special responsibility towards Rwanda.
"I express regrets for my personal failure," he said. "I was the government of the United States in 1994."
Up to 800,000 Rwandans, members of the minority Tutsi community but also some moderate majority community Hutus, are estimated to have died in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
"When I started to work on AIDS things ... I couldn't imagine being involved in Africa, and not being involved in Rwanda," he added.
"But the truth is I felt even deeper sensitive responsibility to the people of this country, because they were so generous to me, personally, and to my country and because they were looking to the future."
Clinton met Rwandan President Paul Kagame on his arrival before going to the treatment centre and a memorial to the victims of the genocide.
The HIV infection rate in the Rwandan countryside is a little over four percent, in the towns 11 percent.
"Up to 800,000 Rwandans, members of the minority Tutsi community but also some moderate majority community Hutus, are estimated to have died in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda."
And that is just an estimate!!!!"
And what were you doing Mr. President during those years!!!!!!
"When I started to work on AIDS things ... I couldn't imagine being involved in Africa, and not being involved in Rwanda," he added.
What the h%$# does -"when I started to work on AIDS things" mean? What a stupid comment for an educated man!!! But I will speak your language --- hey predator man, you were in Rwanda in '98, remember - you took your whole office and everyone else who just might be questioned about you!! Except you did not take Monica, the girl just a few years older than your daughter.
You have a chance to do something worthwhile with your life, to do something good somewhere. Stop the photo opts, wipe the dumb look off your face - and close your mouth, flies doncha know, take off your suit, put on work clothes and get your hands dirty - with work of course.
Do something good for once in your useless life. I would say stay away from my family - but they think even worse of you than I do!! If possible!!!
Nothing this piece of scum ever does will be payment enough for the thousands and thousands of lives that were lost in Rwanda because this coward didn't have the courage to help save them.
I didn't think he was apologizing for the affair .. I thought he was apologizing for not rescuing Rwanda.
I believe Miss Rwanda had his child due to the lack of condoms as well.
His ignorance and self-importance are staggering.
"I am the state" might have applied to tyrants of days gone by, but to claim that he alone was the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches is yet another very public example of his absolute ignorance of basic American civics.
Are you joking or just being stupid ???
It was the Clinton admin who ignored the civil war in Rwanda and hundreds of thousands of people died.
I know his record, and he isn't sincere except for his cheap booty calls.
CANADIANS MUST REALLY LOVE THIS PR**K!
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Bingo!
I suppose I'll be in the fireplace with ya!
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Clinton is really into that "Letat, c'est moi" Louis IV thing isn't he?
Woo Hoo!!! I'm a humanitarian! I want to be the head of the UN! Is anyone listening?
Actually, Uganda has the model, but Clinton would never go that route since it involves keeping your zipper shut. If you do not have indiscriminate sex, you do not get AIDS.
Another great irony, Hilary taking a stand on the pornography in the Grand Theft Auto game. She's going to protect our children, dontcha know.
Never mind they learned all about oral sex from Bill. Man, these people have nerve....
And Toni Morrison's young hubby led her astray. He turned out to be a homosexual. Now that stinks.
We have a semi famous singing group around here (Mpls), the Steeles.
One of the Steeles went thru the same ordeal as Toni. Her hubby was a homo. She did a little play/musical about it. It was very good.
Not that this has anything to do with this thread, but..
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Nerve and basket case ethics.
You're correct about the sincerity - he doesn't have any. He does what he thinks will make HIM look good - not what he should be doing.
maybe this will work out for bill and rwanda after hillary's elected.
hillary will energize the world's feminists.
and bill will replace koffi annan.
the clintons will impose a world tax on the internet, on international monetary transfers, etc.
and then bill will have the money to be the world's first black u.n. president. um...strike that!
semper fido.
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