I met Chadian slain president Idriss Déby, 4 or 5 times. For 30 years, the United States and France gave unconditional backing to this authoritarian, corrupt, often brutal ruler in the name of the same regional stability that once caused them to back his far more brutal predecessor Hissène Habré. Habré was a bulwark against … Continue reading Idriss Déby – Hissen Habré, Two Faces of Chad’s Misfortunes