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Of the sinister agenda behind Zoellner, Himbara attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar
It
came as no surprise to see two of Paul Rusesabagina’s known propagandists, Tom
Zoellner and David Himbara, vouching for Rwanda’s terror kingpin as well as
attack the integrity of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for refusing to endorse a vote
in Congress asking for the release of a terrorist.
In
an article titled “The human rights hypocrisy of Rep. Ilhan Omar”, published in
the MinnPost on March 9, the duo team up to propagate lies aimed at
whitewashing Rusesabagina of his crimes, and to depict the Rwandan government
and anyone not supporting Rusesabagina in a very bad light.
The two attacked Rep. Omar for her stance against the February 8 House Foreign Affairs Committee call for the immediate release of Rusesabagina, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for terror-related crimes committed against Rwanda and its people.
Ilhan Omar
Omar earlier pointed out that she was aware that Rusesabagina was accused of serious crimes, and that she wasn’t sure if released he won’t resume funding terrorism activities.
What
the two Rusesabagina propagandists want everyone to believe is that “he was
lured away from his home in Texas and tricked into boarding a flight to
Rwanda’s capital where he was then tortured and put on a show trial for phoney
charges of terrorism in which no credible evidence was presented, and coerced
witnesses even recanted their accusations.”
It's
unbelievable the extent to which the duo will go to fabricate such stories to
achieve their objectives.
Facts,
however, remain stubborn.
The
manner in which the terror kingpin was nabbed and taken to court also is not an
issue. Himbara and Zoellner are only raising diversionary arguments to protect
a terror convict. Double standards won’t work.
Prof Zoellner’s genocide denial, revisionism pushed to disturbing levels
In
October 2013, undercover agents persuaded a Somali pirates’ leader, Mohamed
Abdul Hassan, to come to Brussels, where he was expected to feature in a
documentary about their piracy exploits. He was arrested upon arrival in
Brussels. His arrest, like that of Rusesabagina, followed a sting operation.
There was no outcry then. What’s different?
To
call Rusesabagina’s trial “a show trial" smacks of deep-rooted racism,
which implies that trials carried in countries other than those in the West cannot be acceptable. It was
carried in public and attended by foreign diplomats accredited in Kigali and
representatives of foreign NGOs.
Witnesses
included renown American professor Dr Michelle Martin who testified about how
Rusesabagaina flirted with Hutu extremists’ groups. She revealed that his Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation (HRRF)
had nothing of a humanitarian foundation as he pretended.
But
who are Zoellner and Himbara now behind this smear campaign against Rep. Omar?
Zoellner belongs to a group of Americans who helped Rusesabagina shoot to fame.
He co-authored his biography, An Ordinary man. He has also been active in using
different media outlets, mainly The Washington Post, to spread cheap propaganda
against the Rwandan government.
Tom Zoellner
As a close confidant of Rusessabagina, Zoellner knows a lot about Rusesabagina’s subversive activities. He should come out and say why he’s supporting this convicted terrorist.
Rusesabagina’s backer wants course of justice derailed
As
for Himbara, born Mulunganwa, he is a fraudster who cheated his way up after
failing his O Level (high school) exams. He’s a well-known mouthpiece for the
terrorist Rwanda National Congress (RNC), part of an armed grouping called P5,
that also includes Rusesabagina’s MRCD/FLN which wrecked havoc in southwest
Rwanda killing people and destroying property.
David Himbara
Both
men have no credibility whatsoever to talk about Rwanda and human rights if
they keep ignoring the crimes perpetuated by Rusesabagina. Rep. Omar stood on
the side of the truth.