America's Wars on Democracy in Rwanda and the DR Congo - CounterPunch.org America's Wars on Democracy in Rwanda and the DR Congo - CounterPunch.org Joe Emersberger interviewed Justin Podur regarding his new book about a conflict few understand thanks to, among... America's Wars on Democracy in Rwanda and the DR Congo Joe Emersberger interviewed Justin Podur regarding his new book about a conflict few understand thanks to, among other things, "Africanist" scholars. Joe Emersberger: Your book is aimed at understanding the war in the DR Congo that killed an estimated 5 million people since 1998. Justin Podur: I see it as about a fifteen year event that began in 1990 when the RPF [led by Paul Kagame] invaded Rwanda. That ended, arguably, sometime from 2003 to 2006. It was the same people fighting for the same general reasons. There were breaks, never very long breaks, in the fighting. JE: Your book spends a lot of time refuting ...
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