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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Viral video shows Francophone Cameroon soldiers killing women and children
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Screen shot from video shows soldier pushing blindfolded woman with baby to the ground, just before he shoots both of them dead.
A horrendously graphic video that has gone viral on social media
depicts Cameroon Francophone (French-speaking) government soldiers in
uniform blindfolding, shooting and killing two women, as well as the
two babies that they're carrying. One of the uniformed men says in
French that it is a heavy burden executing people but they don't have
another option.
According to Amnesty International:
<QUOTE>"The Cameroonian authorities’ initial claim that this
shocking video is fake simply doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. We can
provide credible evidence to the contrary. Given the gravity of
these horrific acts – the cold blooded and calculated slaughter of
women and young children – these hasty and dismissive denials cast
serious doubt over whether any investigation will be genuine. It
is imperative that a proper, impartial investigation is undertaken
and those responsible for these abhorrent acts are brought to
justice."<END QUOTE>
The claim by Cameroon's government that a "proper, impartial
investigation" will be conducted is not credible, in light of repeated
atrocities by the Francophone government over the last two years.
These government atrocities began in November 2016,
when the Francophone (French-speaking) Cameroon
government security forces began beating and killing peaceful
anti-government demonstrators in the South Cameroons, the Anglophone
(English-speaking) regions of Cameroon. The demonstrators were
protesting systematic bias, discrimination and marginalization towards
Anglophones by the Francophone government. For example,
schoolteachers in the Anglophone regions were forbidden from teaching
any courses in English.
The Cameroon government, led by the 85 year old president Paul Biya,
has stepped up the torture, slaughter and other atrocities continually
since then, with numerous videos and reports on social media
documenting the atrocities. The level of atrocities ticked up
considerably in October, when the Anglophone separatists demanded
independence for the Southern Cameroons, calling it Ambazonia.
There have been numerous videos posted on social media showing
atrocities committed since then. Another video, posted by the BBC, is
a compilation of verified videos from social media accounts showing
everything from torture to entire villages being burned down.
Africa News and Amnesty International and YouTube - Extrajudicial execution of women and children and YouTube - BBC - Cameroon military atrocities, village burnings
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**** Cameroon continues on path to full-scale crisis civil war
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It's increasingly clear that the Francophone government in Cameroon is
conducting genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Anglophone people in
the Southern Cameroons. Hundreds of thousands of people have had to
flee their homes, and tens of thousands have fled across the border
into Nigeria. Nigerians who used to conduct business in Southern
Cameroons are now abandoning their businesses and returning home in
droves.
Cameroon's last generational crisis war was the "UPC Revolt,"
1956-1960, which was a bloody civil war by communists attacking the
French government in the Cameroun colony. It has now been exactly 58
years since the ending climax of the UPC Revolt. Generational
Dynamics research has found that 58 years is the minimum and most
common time period from the end of one crisis war till the beginning
of the next, since 58 years is exactly the point where the survivors
who were traumatized by the war almost all disappear (retire or die),
all at once, and are replaced in positions of power by younger
generations of people with no personal memory of the atrocities of the
previous crisis war, and therefore have no fear of starting a new one.
Because of the flood of Anglophones from Cameroon entering Nigeria,
some Nigerian activists are urging Nigeria's government to
try to mediate in Cameroon, even though Nigeria has to deal
with Boko Haram and bloody fights between farmers and herders that
have been widely reported in the news. Abdul Oroh, a lawyer
and civil rights activist from Nigeria, summarizes the situation:
<QUOTE>"Specifically, the Francophone Cameroon is trying to
dominate and super-impose itself on the Anglophone Cameroon. They
had two legal systems but there is a policy of assimilation which
is threatening to obliterate the Anglophone culture and legal
system. One of the lawyers told me that as a lawyer, if you file a
case at the Ministry of Justice in Cameroon, unless it us written
in French, they won’t treat the case. What you now do is to go and
look for somebody who can translate it into French. There is so
much anger and bitterness in that country. ...
We were under military rule when we intervened in apartheid South
Africa. We were under military rule when we stepped out to restore
democracy in Sierra Leone and Liberia. We have been carrying out
peace-keeping operations, not just within but even outside
Africa. We are talking about our immediate neighbors whose
citizens are pouring into our country as refugees on daily
basis. These refugees are putting pressures on our lean
resources. If we don’t help them to solve that problem, it will
continue and could get to a stage when it could even become a
threat to our own security too. So, it is not a question of moral
right because human lives are involved in this conflict. It is
true that we have our own challenges but I am not saying we should
deploy our troops there to help one side to defeat the other
side. I am saying we should help them to get to talk, negotiate
peace and resolve their differences amicably."<END QUOTE>
Unfortunately, from the point of view of Generational Dynamics,
attempts to mediate and negotiate will not work. What is happening in
Cameroon is the beginnings of a generational crisis civil war. A
crisis war is a force of nature that cannot be stopped until it burns
itself out, typically after around five years, with an explosive
genocidal climax of some kind that horrifies everyone so much that it
brings the war to an end. Cameroon is nowhere near that explosive
climax at this time. New Telegraph (Nigeria) and AFP and Deutsche Welle and Task and Purpose
Related Articles
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Cameroon, Southern Cameroons,
Anglophones, Francophones, Paul Biya, Amnesty International,
Ambazonia, Liberation Movement of Southern Cameroons,
UPC Revolt, Nigeria, Abdul Oroh
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Viral video shows Francophone Cameroon soldiers killing women and children
- Cameroon continues on path to full-scale crisis civil war
****
**** Viral video shows Francophone Cameroon soldiers killing women and children
****
Screen shot from video shows soldier pushing blindfolded woman with baby to the ground, just before he shoots both of them dead.
A horrendously graphic video that has gone viral on social media
depicts Cameroon Francophone (French-speaking) government soldiers in
uniform blindfolding, shooting and killing two women, as well as the
two babies that they're carrying. One of the uniformed men says in
French that it is a heavy burden executing people but they don't have
another option.
According to Amnesty International:
<QUOTE>"The Cameroonian authorities’ initial claim that this
shocking video is fake simply doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. We can
provide credible evidence to the contrary. Given the gravity of
these horrific acts – the cold blooded and calculated slaughter of
women and young children – these hasty and dismissive denials cast
serious doubt over whether any investigation will be genuine. It
is imperative that a proper, impartial investigation is undertaken
and those responsible for these abhorrent acts are brought to
justice."<END QUOTE>
The claim by Cameroon's government that a "proper, impartial
investigation" will be conducted is not credible, in light of repeated
atrocities by the Francophone government over the last two years.
These government atrocities began in November 2016,
when the Francophone (French-speaking) Cameroon
government security forces began beating and killing peaceful
anti-government demonstrators in the South Cameroons, the Anglophone
(English-speaking) regions of Cameroon. The demonstrators were
protesting systematic bias, discrimination and marginalization towards
Anglophones by the Francophone government. For example,
schoolteachers in the Anglophone regions were forbidden from teaching
any courses in English.
The Cameroon government, led by the 85 year old president Paul Biya,
has stepped up the torture, slaughter and other atrocities continually
since then, with numerous videos and reports on social media
documenting the atrocities. The level of atrocities ticked up
considerably in October, when the Anglophone separatists demanded
independence for the Southern Cameroons, calling it Ambazonia.
There have been numerous videos posted on social media showing
atrocities committed since then. Another video, posted by the BBC, is
a compilation of verified videos from social media accounts showing
everything from torture to entire villages being burned down.
Africa News and Amnesty International and YouTube - Extrajudicial execution of women and children and YouTube - BBC - Cameroon military atrocities, village burnings
****
**** Cameroon continues on path to full-scale crisis civil war
****
It's increasingly clear that the Francophone government in Cameroon is
conducting genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Anglophone people in
the Southern Cameroons. Hundreds of thousands of people have had to
flee their homes, and tens of thousands have fled across the border
into Nigeria. Nigerians who used to conduct business in Southern
Cameroons are now abandoning their businesses and returning home in
droves.
Cameroon's last generational crisis war was the "UPC Revolt,"
1956-1960, which was a bloody civil war by communists attacking the
French government in the Cameroun colony. It has now been exactly 58
years since the ending climax of the UPC Revolt. Generational
Dynamics research has found that 58 years is the minimum and most
common time period from the end of one crisis war till the beginning
of the next, since 58 years is exactly the point where the survivors
who were traumatized by the war almost all disappear (retire or die),
all at once, and are replaced in positions of power by younger
generations of people with no personal memory of the atrocities of the
previous crisis war, and therefore have no fear of starting a new one.
Because of the flood of Anglophones from Cameroon entering Nigeria,
some Nigerian activists are urging Nigeria's government to
try to mediate in Cameroon, even though Nigeria has to deal
with Boko Haram and bloody fights between farmers and herders that
have been widely reported in the news. Abdul Oroh, a lawyer
and civil rights activist from Nigeria, summarizes the situation:
<QUOTE>"Specifically, the Francophone Cameroon is trying to
dominate and super-impose itself on the Anglophone Cameroon. They
had two legal systems but there is a policy of assimilation which
is threatening to obliterate the Anglophone culture and legal
system. One of the lawyers told me that as a lawyer, if you file a
case at the Ministry of Justice in Cameroon, unless it us written
in French, they won’t treat the case. What you now do is to go and
look for somebody who can translate it into French. There is so
much anger and bitterness in that country. ...
We were under military rule when we intervened in apartheid South
Africa. We were under military rule when we stepped out to restore
democracy in Sierra Leone and Liberia. We have been carrying out
peace-keeping operations, not just within but even outside
Africa. We are talking about our immediate neighbors whose
citizens are pouring into our country as refugees on daily
basis. These refugees are putting pressures on our lean
resources. If we don’t help them to solve that problem, it will
continue and could get to a stage when it could even become a
threat to our own security too. So, it is not a question of moral
right because human lives are involved in this conflict. It is
true that we have our own challenges but I am not saying we should
deploy our troops there to help one side to defeat the other
side. I am saying we should help them to get to talk, negotiate
peace and resolve their differences amicably."<END QUOTE>
Unfortunately, from the point of view of Generational Dynamics,
attempts to mediate and negotiate will not work. What is happening in
Cameroon is the beginnings of a generational crisis civil war. A
crisis war is a force of nature that cannot be stopped until it burns
itself out, typically after around five years, with an explosive
genocidal climax of some kind that horrifies everyone so much that it
brings the war to an end. Cameroon is nowhere near that explosive
climax at this time. New Telegraph (Nigeria) and AFP and Deutsche Welle and Task and Purpose
Related Articles
- Cameroon condemns scathing Amnesty report on government atrocities (16-Jun-2018)
- Violence between herders and farmers surges in Nigeria (04-Jun-2018)
- Dozens killed in English-speaking Cameroon region by French-speaking government police (28-May-2018)
- Brief generational history of Cameroon (15-Feb-2017)
- Clashes in Jos, Nigeria, pit Christians against Muslims (24-Feb-2011)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Cameroon, Southern Cameroons,
Anglophones, Francophones, Paul Biya, Amnesty International,
Ambazonia, Liberation Movement of Southern Cameroons,
UPC Revolt, Nigeria, Abdul Oroh
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Contribute to Generational Dynamics via PayPal
John J. Xenakis
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Phone: 617-864-0010
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Web site: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com
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