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Shake Hands With The Devil
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Author : Romeo Dallaire
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Release Date : 2009-02-24
Shake Hands With The Devil written by Romeo Dallaire and has been published by Vintage Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-24 with Political Science categories.
On the tenth anniversary of the date that UN peacekeepers landed in Rwanda, Random House Canada is proud to publish the unforgettable first-hand account of the genocide by the man who led the UN mission. Digging deep into shattering memories, General Dallaire has written a powerful story of betrayal, naïveté, racism and international politics. His message is simple and undeniable: “Never again.” When Lt-Gen. Roméo Dallaire received the call to serve as force commander of the UN intervention in Rwanda in 1993, he thought he was heading off on a modest and straightforward peacekeeping mission. Thirteen months later he flew home from Africa, broken, disillusioned and suicidal, having witnessed the slaughter of 800,000 Rwandans in only a hundred days. In Shake Hands with the Devil, he takes the reader with him on a return voyage into the hell of Rwanda, vividly recreating the events the international community turned its back on. This book is an unsparing eyewitness account of the failure by humanity to stop the genocide, despite timely warnings. Woven through the story of this disastrous mission is Dallaire’s own journey from confident Cold Warrior, to devastated UN commander, to retired general engaged in a painful struggle to find a measure of peace, reconciliation and hope. This book is General Dallaire’s personal account of his conversion from a man certain of his worth and secure in his assumptions to a man conscious of his own weaknesses and failures and critical of the institutions he’d relied on. It might not sit easily with standard ideas of military leadership, but understanding what happened to General Dallaire and his mission to Rwanda is crucial to understanding the moral minefields our peacekeepers are forced to negotiate when we ask them to step into the world’s dirty wars. Excerpt from Shake Hands with the Devil My story is not a strictly military account nor a clinical, academic study of the breakdown of Rwanda. It is not a simplistic indictment of the many failures of the UN as a force for peace in the world. It is not a story of heroes and villains, although such a work could easily be written. This book is a cri de coeur for the slaughtered thousands, a tribute to the souls hacked apart by machetes because of their supposed difference from those who sought to hang on to power. . . . This book is the account of a few humans who were entrusted with the role of helping others taste the fruits of peace. Instead, we watched as the devil took control of paradise on earth and fed on the blood of the people we were supposed to protect.
Shaking Hands With The Devil
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Author : Bryan J. Mason
language : en
Publisher: Vanguard Press
Release Date : 2021-09
Shaking Hands With The Devil written by Bryan J. Mason and has been published by Vanguard Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09 with Detective and mystery stories categories.
Shaking Hands With The Devil
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Author : William James Abraham
language : en
Publisher: Highland Loch Press
Release Date : 2013
Shaking Hands With The Devil written by William James Abraham and has been published by Highland Loch Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Religion categories.
In the wake of 9/11 much has been written on terrorism. Some have examined the potential relation between religion and terrorism, few, if any, have studied the relation between theology and terrorism. In the latter case, the crucial issue is whether theology provides indirect or direct motivation and justification for terrorist acts. Drawing on his childhood and youth in Northern Ireland, William J. Abraham tackles the latter question head on. He argues that religious themes and practices play a pivotal indirect role in terrorism in Ireland and shows that theology plays a pivotal direct role in forms of Islamist terrorism. Hence current forms of terrorism cannot be fully understood without coming to terms with the crucial place of religion and theology in their origins and persistent existence. Beyond this he explores what ordinary people can do to respond to terrorism, what they should expect from the state by way of protection, how they can resist pious nonsense about forgiveness in respect to terrorism, and how they can face the depth of evil that terrorism represents for all of us. Written with economy and energy, this book is an eye-opener on terrorism; it is also a rigorous theological response to the moral and spiritual challenges posed by one of the great evils of our times.
Shaking Hands With The Devil
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Author : John Taglianetti
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-09-28
Shaking Hands With The Devil written by John Taglianetti and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
History is a record of past events. It is a systematic account of people and events. History must be accurate. Historians use guidelines to research and write History. It should be written with a neutral point of view. All aspects of the historically significant individual must be researched, evaluated, verified, and placed into the perspective of the time it occurred. Most importantly, the events should be accurate and truthful. This book is more Historical Revisionism than History. My view is neither neutral nor secondhand. However controversial and outrageous the recorded events may appear, they are, in fact, True! The truth, of course, is not only an adequate defense but also the purpose of my writing. John is a lifelong academic and professional author, publishing three non-fiction volumes. He began his career as a researcher at CBS-WCAU TV as director of Research; followed by high-level government positions in Philadelphia politics. Namely; Executive Assistant to the Mayor of Philadelphia from 1970-1980, where he continued writing position papers, background investigations, speeches, and political research. He left that position in 1980 when he became the executive assistant to the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and was followed by managing the campaign for the incumbent Philadelphia District Attorney. During his entire career, John graduated from five different graduate schools obtaining 3 master's degrees and dual Ph.D. degrees in Psychological Research and also Forensics. John continued his love of knowledge and today does pro-bo work as a behavioral psychologist in the Pennsylvania prison system, where he authored his latest work entitled "Facts of Life," which is a non-fiction volume depicting the narratives of adjustment and adaptation older males serving life sentences published 2022. John lives in Ambler Pennsylvania, with his wife of 52 years and his four married daughters and 10 grandchildren.
Shake Hands With The Devil
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Author : Rearden Conner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10
Shake Hands With The Devil written by Rearden Conner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with categories.
This is a new release of the original 1934 edition.
The Devil And Daniel Webster
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Author : Stephen Vincent Benet
language : en
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
Release Date : 1943-10
The Devil And Daniel Webster written by Stephen Vincent Benet and has been published by Dramatists Play Service Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943-10 with Fiction categories.
THE STORY: Jabez Stone, young farmer, has just been married, and the guests are dancing at his wedding. But Jabez carries a burden, for he knows that, having sold his soul to the Devil, he must, on the stroke of midnight, deliver it up to him. Shortly before twelve Mr. Scratch, lawyer, enters and the company is thunderstruck. Jabez bids his guests begone; he has made his bargain and will pay the price. His bride, however, stands by him, and so will Daniel Webster, who has come for the festivities. Webster takes the case. But Scratch is a lawyer himself and out-argues the statesman. Webster demands a jury of real Americans, living or dead. Very well, agrees the Devil, he shall have them, and ghosts appear. Webster thunders, but to no avail, and at last realizing Scratch can better him on technical grounds, he changes his tactics and appeals to the ghostly jury, men who have retained some love of country. Rising to the height of his powers, Webster performs the miracle of winning a verdict of Not Guilty.
Between The Devil And The Deep
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Author : Mark Cowan
language : en
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
Release Date : 2021-07-22
Between The Devil And The Deep written by Mark Cowan and has been published by Unbound Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-22 with Sports & Recreation categories.
'One of the best accounts ever written of deep-water diving and its staggering, haunting dangers' Robert Kurson, New York Times bestselling author of Shadow Divers Deep underwater lurks a mysterious man-made illness. It has gone by many names over the years – Satan’s disease, diver’s palsy, the chokes – but today, medics call it decompression sickness. You know it as the bends. That’s the devil British diver Martin Robson faces each time he plunges beneath the surface. In the winter of 2012, Robson was part of an expedition to Blue Lake, southern Russia, which sought to find a submerged cave system never seen by the human eye. On the final day of the expedition, as Robson returned from diving deeper into the lake than anyone had before, disaster struck: just seventy-five feet down, he was ambushed by the bends. Robson knew that if he continued up to the surface he would probably die before help arrived. Instead, he sank back into the water, gambling on an underwater practice most doctors believe is a suicidal act. Soon the only hope he had of saving his life would rest in the hands of a dramatic mercy mission organised at the highest levels of the Russian government. Between the Devil and the Deep is the first book to tell the terrifying true story of what it feels like to get the bends, taking you inside the body and mind of a man who suffered the unthinkable. Writer Mark Cowan also explores the grimly fascinating history of decompression sickness, the science behind what causes the disease, and the stories of the forgotten divers who pushed the limits of physical endurance to help find a solution.
7 Years Of Camera Shake
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Author : David Plummer
language : en
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
Release Date : 2017-09-07
7 Years Of Camera Shake written by David Plummer and has been published by Unbound Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-07 with Photography categories.
As humans, we are drawn to predators like no other group of animals. They are the epitome of form and function, and have a level of perfection that we revere. In 2009, wildlife expert, conservationist and photographer David Plummer was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Rather than let it defeat him, he was galvanised to grab life by the horns and achieve the perfect wildlife shot. Over the next seven years, he did much more than that. The result is this breathtaking collection of over 200 of his best and favourite photographs of exotic and wild animals in their natural habitats. To capture them, David travelled to some of the most remote and stunning locations across the world, from Africa to India to the Galápagos Islands and back to his native England. 7 Years of Camera Shake showcases seven years of immersive and illuminating photography: of predators on the prowl, of prey in the clutches of death, of the inexplicable synchronisation of nature, of the beautiful relationship between mother and child, and much, much more. Plummer’s work has been featured in wildlife publications and national and international press, and now the work he has produced since his diagnosis is showcased here, accompanied by his thoughts and anecdotes on how he achieved each perfect shot.
A People Betrayed
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Author : Linda Melvern
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-04-10
A People Betrayed written by Linda Melvern and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-10 with History categories.
Events in Rwanda in 1994 mark a landmark in the history of modern genocide. Up to one million people were killed in a planned public and political campaign. In the face of indisputable evidence, the Security Council of the United Nations failed to respond. In this classic of investigative journalism, Linda Melvern tells the compelling story of what happened. She holds governments to account, showing how individuals could have prevented what was happening and didn't do so. The book also reveals the unrecognised heroism of those who stayed on during the genocide, volunteer peacekeepers and those who ran emergency medical care. Fifteen years on, this new edition examines the ongoing impact of the 1948 Genocide Convention and the shock waves Rwanda caused around the world. Based on fresh interviews with key players and newly-released documents, A People Betrayed is a shocking indictment of the way Rwanda is and was forgotten and how today it is remembered in the West.
Shake Hands With The Devil
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Author : Frank L. Acuff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Shake Hands With The Devil written by Frank L. Acuff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Conflict management categories.