Who is backing the Tutsi, that they should have such military power?
This is a very interesting question, not only regarding Burundi, but also with regard to the whole so-called Great Lakes region, which includes Burundi, Rwanda and the Congo, and especially Southeast Congo. All three touch or lie close to Lakes Tanganyika, Kivu and Victoria. And all three countries are embroiled in conflict together in Southeast Congo where combined Tutsi forces—with the aid of Uganda—seek dominance along their borders with Eastern Congo. In this region of the world over three million people have died in the past decade, and conflict still continues. While the genocide in Rwanda has received worldwide attention, the silent massacres in Eastern Congo and in Burundi receive little. It is obvious that the economic resources of these countries are being poured into the buying of military hardware rather than into health and education. President Museveni of Uganda is one of the African leaders in great favor with the United States government, because Uganda is seen geopolit
