Very few news sources have been adequately covering this war, it's a lot more complex then just Hutu rebels invading. It's a resource war.

Johann Hari of the Independent wrote a pretty compelling article back in 2008 and says straight up the Genocide is because of western greed.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33749589@N07/3198835370/

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There are two stories about how this war began – the official story, and the true story. The official story is that after the Rwandan genocide, the Hutu mass murderers fled across the border into Congo. The Rwandan government chased after them. But it's a lie. How do we know? The Rwandan government didn't go to where the Hutu genocidaires were, at least not at first. They went to where Congo's natural resources were – and began to pillage them. They even told their troops to work with any Hutus they came across. Congo is the richest country in the world for gold, diamonds, coltan, cassiterite, and more. Everybody wanted a slice – so six other countries invaded.

These resources were not being stolen to for use in Africa. They were seized so they could be sold on to us. The more we bought, the more the invaders stole – and slaughtered. The rise of mobile phones caused a surge in deaths, because the coltan they contain is found primarily in Congo. The UN named the international corporations it believed were involved: Anglo-America, Standard Chartered Bank, De Beers and more than 100 others. (They all deny the charges.) But instead of stopping these corporations, our governments demanded that the UN stop criticising them.
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And that's just one mans perspective, dozens of rebel groups fighting for resources to sell to western companies so they can sell to us.

For video perspectives Journeyman Pictures has been documenting the conflict the years, go to their video section and search "Congo" you'll get nearly 30 results.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33749589@N07/3216702715/
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Source(s):
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-h...?


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