SURPRISE VICTORY IN EAST CONGO A CREDIT TO MUSCULAR UN FORCE - GEN. CARLOS ALBERTO DOS SANTOS CRUZ MOSTRA TODA SUA COMPETÊNCIA

Jornal Boston Globe - A imprensa de Boston Publicou, a mídia internacional também, e quanto a mídia nacional? Um silêncio ensurdecedor!!  À imprensa chapa branca (e de outras cores também), não interessa publicar esta notícia; vai contrariar os interesses do poder dominante, que não quer ver crescer o prestígio dos militares.

Segue uma reportagem publicada na mídia internacional

A reportagem completa está em inglês mais abaixo!!

O jornal Boston Globe publicou o maior elogio ao Exército Brasileiro pela firmeza com que liquidou no nascedouro outra guerra civil no Congo. Parece que, há um ano, o anterior contingente da ONU estava sendo "derrotado" e "humilhado" pelo grupo rebelde denominado M23, que havia tomado a cidade de Goma. Mas, diz o jornal, "esta semana Goma celebra importantes boas novas: o M23 se rendeu, seus soldados estão sendo desarmados e seu líder, Bosco Ntaganda, será entregue à Corte Penal Internacional." E continua: "A virada se deve, em parte, a um novo experimento: a criação duma unidade de força de paz dotada de equipamento e autoridade para ações ofensivas. A brigada de intervenção, composta de 3.000 soldados da Tanzania, Malawi e África do Sul, é algo inusitado na história das intervenções da ONU, e demonstra ao mundo o que é possível obter quando se combina força militar efetiva com hábil diplomacia. Comandada pelo Gen. Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, do Brasil, a unidade especial deu crucial apoio ao exército congolês no rápido desbaratamento dos rebeldes nas últimas semanas. A força comandada por Santos Cruz, que já comandou operações de paz no Haiti, foi bastante elogiada por sua capacidade e profissionalismo. Até então, as campanhas dos capacetes azuis eram desmoralizadas por acusações de abusos sexuais contra os habitantes, e seu mandato era fraco demais para garantir efetiva proteção aos civis."

The Boston Globe, November - A year ago, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo seemed headed for another protracted war. The rebel group M23 had taken over Goma, a provincial capital. Aid workers and civilians fled. The United Nations peacekeeping force charged with protecting the city was humiliated. But this week, Goma is celebrating some surprisingly good news: M23 has surrendered. Its foot soldiers are disarming. Its leader, Bosco Ntaganda, will be turned over to the International Criminal Court.

The turnabout stems, in part, from an experiment: the creation of a new unit of UN peacekeepers who were given the authority and equipment to take offensive action. The “intervention brigade,” composed of about 3,000 troops from Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa, is almost unprecedented in the history of UN peacekeeping. It shows what the world can accomplish when it pairs effective military force with smart diplomacy.

Commanded by Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, of Brazil, the special unit gave crucial back-up to the Congolese army as it routed the rebels in recent weeks. The force led by dos Santos Cruz, who also headed peacekeeping operations in Haiti, was widely praised for its skill and professionalism. Previous blue helmets were plagued by allegations of sexual misconduct against locals, and their mandate was too weak to protect civilians effectively.

In carefully chosen situations, forces similar to the intervention brigade could provide a cost-effective, creative mechanism for global intervention on behalf of countries whose armies are too weak on their own to put down deadly rebellions. But military action alone would not have been enough to rout the M23. The group is a pawn in a larger game. Supported by Rwanda and, to a lesser extent, Uganda, it is accused of plundering the mineral resources of the region for the financial benefit of senior figures in those two neighboring countries.

Rwanda and Uganda have denied involvement, but the proof became too obvious to ignore. In July, US officials sent a strong message to Rwandan President Paul Kagame by freezing $200,000 in military assistance. Last month, the United States invoked the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 to sanction Rwanda and halt military training and foreign military financing.

Just as notably, Secretary of State John Kerry picked up the phone and called Kagame directly. Kagame, who has long been a darling of the West, took notice. Kerry also appointed his former senatorial colleague Russ Feingold as a special envoy to the region. Feingold has traveled to Africa three times since September to participate in talks about the fate of M23. This unprecedented US involvement has helped bring about the group’s surrender. Now that it has been achieved, US officials must remain involved. Dozens of other rebel groups are still active in the region. The world must seize the opportunity to root out lawless militants and strengthen the Congolese government. It is time for the people of the eastern Congo to get the peace that they desserve.

Isto é motivo de orgulho para todos os brasileiros, não apenas para os militares. Mas a imprensa chapa branca jamais noticiará este fato. E mais: o General em questão foi escolhido pela ONU, em face do anterior desempenho dele no Haiti.