Interview: Philippe Gaillard

September 12, 2003

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Interview: Philippe Gaillard

He headed the International Committee on the Red Cross mission which remained in Rwanda throughout the genocide. In this interview, he talks about the moral dilemma he and Gen. Dallaire confronted after the world had left Rwanda to its fate: What do you do in the face of evil? Gaillard, who unlike Dallaire had the support of his organization back in Geneva, challenged the extremist government by getting word out to the media about the killing of Red Cross patients. And he cultivated a relationship with the regime which he believes helped the Red Cross save an estimated 65,000 lives, When we talk about mass saving, I think the best and the only way is to talk with the people who want to kill them. As to the issue of whether the outside world understood what was happening in Rwanda, Gaillard is adamant -- Everybody knew every day live what was happening in this country. You could follow that every day on TV, on radio. Who moved? Nobody. Nobody. This interview was conducted on Sept. 12, 2003.

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