My knowledge of French involvement in the Rwandan genocide was very limited until I read this article in Tuesday’s Times. Andrew Wallis, author of Silent Accomplice: The Untold Story of France's Role in the Rwandan Genocide (London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2006) recounts the story here. French President Francois Mitterrand once said,"in countries like that, genocide is not so important." The truth is that every instance of genocide is important, and no one should escape responsibility for such a crime.