Intent to Deceive

Intent to Deceive:Denying the Genocide of the Tutsi

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A shocking expose of genocide denial.

It is twenty-five years since the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi of Rwanda when in the course of three terrible months more than 1 million people were murdered. In the intervening years a pernicious campaign has been waged by the perpetrators to deny this crime, with attempts to falsify history and blame the victims for their fate. Facts are reversed, fake news promulgated, and phoney science given credence.
Intent to Deceive tells the story of this campaign of genocide denial from its origins with those who planned the massacres. With unprecedented access to government archives including in Rwanda Linda Melvern explains how, from the moment the killers seized the power of the state, they determined to distort reality of events. Disinformation was an integral part of their genocidal conspiracy. The génocidaires and their supporters continue to peddle falsehoods. These masters of deceit have found new and receptive audiences, have fooled gullible journalists and unwary academics. With their seemingly sound research methods, the Rwandan génocidaires continue to pose a threat, especially to those who might not be aware of the true nature of their crime.
The book is a testament to the survivors who still live the horrors of the past. Denial causes them the gravest offence and ensures that the crime continues. This is a call for justice that remains perpetually delayed.

Reviews

  • “The best overall account of the background to the genocide, and the failure to prevent it.”

    General Romeo Dallaire[For Conspiracy to Murder]
  • An epic and shaming story of culpability and missed opportunities... in the finest traditions of investigative journalism.

    John Pilger[For Conspiracy to Murder]
  • Melvern offers a vivid picture of the role of Western nations in abetting, ignoring and allowing Rwanda's genocide.

    New York Times Book Review [for A People Betrayed]