The FDLR refute the false information published by journalists KRON JOSH and JEFFREY
GETTLEMAN in “The New York Times” on August 21, 2009 that the FDLR are a movement
"of Hutuism", recruit Burundians in their army and exploit the wealth of the DRC.
The Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR) categorically deny the false and outrageous
content of the article entitled "Congo's Militias Lure Former Rebels from Burundi", published by
JOSH KRON and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN in the newspaper “The New York Times“ of August 21,
2009 that the FDLR would be a movement "of Hutuism" that would recruit Burundians in its army
and exploit the wealth of the DRC like gold and diamonds mines that it would use to pay its
recruits.
The FDLR inform the public and the media that they are a movement open to all Rwandan women
and men who want to be its members regardless of their ethnic, religious or regional background.
The FDLR have never and will never have a program of recruiting foreigners to join their armed
forces "Abacunguzi" because they are currently in sufficient numbers to meet the challenges that the
FDLR could be faced with in achieving their objective which is and remains the liberation of the
Rwandan people from the yoke of the fascism of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi).
The lies spread by these two journalists of The New York Times that the FDLR would exploit gold
and diamond mines and pay $ 500 for each new recruit are shameful, groundless and unacceptable.
The FDLR remind everyone, including these merchants of lies of another age, that Abacunguzi
fighters are united only by the ideal of freeing the people, of Rwanda of all ethnicities, from the
yoke of a clique of criminals organized in the RPF-Inkotanyi currently in power in Kigali and
helped by international lobbies. No Umucunguzi is paid for his/her mission and no Umucunguzi is
and will ever be engaged in the exploitation of wealth of the DRC or of any other foreign country.
The FDLR remind the public and the media that there are many ill-intentioned individuals, some
working for the Kigali regime and its international lobby, who spread lies in order to show that the
FDLR would be the source of insecurity in the African Great Lakes Region and thereby legitimize
the unjust and unnecessary ongoing war that warmongers and their international criminal lobbies
have again imposed on peace-loving peoples of the African Great Lakes Region in order to
maintain a permanent chaos and become masters of the enormous wealth of this area.
The FDLR warn the public and the media of the stories fabricated by some politicians, some
international institutions authorities, journalists and other individuals in order to tarnish the
reputation of the FDLR when pressure on the criminal Kigali regime to accept unconditional direct
talks with the FDLR is becoming increasingly untenable for that regime.
The FDLR remain convinced that only the truth and not falsehood can free man, and reiterate their
call made to journalists and politicians to stop spreading hatred and lies but to work to bring out the
truth about the Rwandan tragedy that is the source of insecurity and perennial hegemonic wars that
continue to afflict the African Great Lakes Region, and that since 1 October 1990.
Done in Paris on August 27, 2009
Callixte Mbarushimana
Executive Secretary of the FDLR
(Sé)
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