'I'm kidnapped!'; 'Hotel Rwanda' hero on Rwandan prison ordeal

Paul Rusesabagina flew from Dubai thinking he would be doing good works in the days ahead — speaking out at churches in the East African nation of Burundi against government oppression and human rights abuses. But as he boarded a charter plane for the trip nearly four years ago, he was walking into a trap set by the regime of President Paul Kagame , who's ruled Rwanda since 2000 and has repeatedly clashed with Rusesabagina.

'I used words in many ways during the genocide — to plead, intimidate, coax, cajole, and negotiate,' he wrote. 'I was slippery and evasive when I needed to be. I acted friendly toward despicable people. I put cartons of champagne into their car trunks. I flattered them shamelessly. I said whatever I thought it would take to keep the people in my hotel from being killed.

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