Breaking News: Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda

Published January 23, 2009 @ 03:37AM PT

In an astonishing about-face, Rwandan troops arrested former ally Laurent Nkunda, leader of a key rebel group militias that fled Rwanda to the DRC after the Rwandan Genocide in 1994.

According to AP, in what is likely now my favorite line from a straight news article:

"But analysts say Rwanda and Nkunda's own commanders had grown irritated by the rebel leader, viewing him as a flippant, authoritarian megalomaniac who allegedly embezzled money from rebel coffers."

Really, what effective violent rebel isn't a "flippant, authoritarian megalomaniac?"

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I might broaden that to "what effective political leader..."

Posted by Kate Cronin-Furman on 01/23/2009 @ 06:01AM PT
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Just in case, the related Google News story cluster is at: http://news.google.com/news?ncl=1295122896&hl=en&scoring=n.

Posted by Eric Jon Magnuson on 01/23/2009 @ 07:44AM PT
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I also might broaden that to, "what effective blogger..."

Posted by Michelle . on 01/24/2009 @ 06:59AM PT
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~~Compassion, Committment, Caring, and the Virtues of Consistently being a part of the confluency of better days for respectfuly being humanly present in the 'eternal moment' these precious days of Ours...is essential~

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Posted by Ryan Reid on 01/24/2009 @ 10:56PM PT
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Michelle became involved in the anti-genocide cause at a young age, and has been involved in various activist endeavors, including the Teach Against Genocide pilot campaigns, ever since.