The recipients apparently did not act on that information. Furthermore. the United States has been accused not merely of inaction. but also of obstructing preemptive multilateral efforts to quell the crisis. Some have alleged that. in the words of Refugees International president Lionel Rosenblatt. "The ball was not only dropped by the United States. it was blocked by the United States." Paul Kagame. now President of Rwanda. was hailed as one of "Africas new leaders" by Rice and her team during the 1990s. and there has been no apparent change in their high opinion of him since then despite what Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Jackson describes as several public administration statements related to human rights concerns and ongoing dialogue with the Rwandan government. Kagame has been considered a hero on the international stage. and has long been immune to public criticism. However. human rights reports about abuses in Rwanda have grown over the years.
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