Talk:Laurent Nkunda
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[edit] A very POV article
I have done some substantial editing on this article to re-arrange it by topic and by chronology. It is more encyclopedic and NPOV now. Previously it was a very encyclopedic article, it amounted to a character assasination of this individual and it was full of accuations and POV statements. I suggest those interested in continuing to add information first consult a similar entry that conforms to Wiki standards, See Mobutu for an example of how an encyclopedic article can be fair even when the editor may think that the individual is very distasteful. Seth J. Frantzman (talk) 14:29, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
Rememmber this is an encyclopedia, not an oped page. Seth J. Frantzman (talk) 14:57, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Biography assessment rating comment
WikiProject Biography Summer 2007 Assessment Drive
Nearly a B.
The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 15:57, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Killing of mountain gorillas
His rebels have apparently been killing endangered mountain gorillas; this should probably be mentioned.[1] 24.93.190.134 07:51, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Is Nkunda a Banyamulenge?
Ethnicity is all-important in the Congo-Rwanda conflicts and the article implies but doesn't explicitly state that Nkunda is a Tutsi-related Banyamulenge. Rexparry sydney 03:24, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
- Re the name 'Nkunda Batware' by which he is also called, I assume 'batware' here is the Tutsi word for 'chief' and does not mean something like 'of the Batwa' (the Twa people). I hope someone can elucidate. Rexparry sydney 01:14, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Role of American evangelists
The Washington Post report quoted in the article amounts to an accusation that American Christian evangelists have inflamed the situation by giving Nkunda a sense of righteousness in his actions. The mixture of religious cults at odds with the mainstream culture and allied to political grievances has often had dire consequences in Africa, as has been seen with the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda and Alice Lenshina's sect in Zambia. If anyone knows of visits made by such evangelists to Nkunda, or can shed any light on the "Rebels for Christ" button which Nkunda wears (which presumably, being in English rather than French, came from Rebels for Christ ministries in the US), can they add it to the article (if referenced) or here otherwise. Thanks. Rexparry sydney 04:33, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Height
Anyone knows how tall he is??? Axxn 07:32, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Map Requested
There is a good map at the Washington Post article as of August 07 that shows an approximation of the areas Nkunda controls. The link is "For Tutsis of Eastern Congo, Protector, Exploiter or Both?" by Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post. Is there any chance that a map can be created that reflects this information without infringing copyright?(talk) 23:59, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
