Gary Lineker - foot in mouth again

The genocide was 8 months after the civil war ended with Arusha peace accords. It happened during a power vacuum after the president was assassinated. How do you not know this?

Yes because the peace accord was broken due to the president's assasination! If a peace accord is broken, then war has broken out again.
You're splitting insane hairs to somehow prove that this was different/less bad because.... an international definition? Lack of Israeli involvement?
Either way, the minimisation is pretty breathtaking.

You quoted an article explaining the difference between an armed conflict and a "mere disturbance" and thought to apply that to the Rwanda genocide. So yes you are suggesting Rwanda was a mere disturbance.

Regardless, Lineker didn't say this was the worst armed conflict he'd seen in his lifetime he said “I can’t think of anything that I’ve seen worse in my lifetime”.

Even if you agree with his comments on Gaza to describe the terrorist attack on 7th October as 'that Hamas thing' is disgusting. Over 1000 died horrifically innocent people injured physically and mentally, the bereaved whose life was changed forever was not a fucking "thing". None of this was their doing. They also deserve respect.

As always in situations of war and conflict the innocent suffer and the leaders on both sides sit back in complete safety, comfort and make money out of it.

That's ridiculous. He's not been paid by you to do that interview. It's in his own time, he's expressing his own thoughts, on a subject that's nothing to with his BBC job, he's not a newsreader. Was he wearing a BBC badge? Is it OK with you if a BBC cameraman talks about Gaza down the pub? Would you be complaining if he trotted out "Of course, Israel's got the right to defend itself"?

There you go OP, loks like he hasn't broken his contract. So you can froth at the mouth all you like, doesnt mean he should be sacked.

genuine question (with a question mark) for @onegrumpyoldwoman
Would you have the same opinion on Linekar et al expressing an opinion like this if he was completely pro Israel?
If so then fair enough

The genocide was 8 months after the civil war ended with Arusha peace accords. It happened during a power vacuum after the president was assassinated. How do you not know this?

So it’s Gaza on Gaza!

You listed wars (armed conflicts) in your OP, and Gaza is a war.
Rwanda wasn’t a war.

Rwanda was literally a civil war. The genocide was an event that happened during that.
How can anyone not know this, why do you think the genocide happened?

No, I’m quoting the IHL definition of noninternationalised armed conflict. It’s not my opinion and you can’t say I am suggesting anything as I did not write it,
http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1697/defining-armed-conflict-in-international-humanitarian-law

What situation?
You listed wars (armed conflicts) in your OP, and Gaza is a war.
Rwanda wasn’t a war.

What critieria are you applying to say his comment is patently false and hyperbole since he did not claim the “war on Gaza” was the worst genocide he has seen, but rather worst war he has seen.

@IbisDancer
However, common article 3 also states that it does not apply to other forms of violence such as riots, isolated and sporadic acts of violence. This abstract definition has made it difficult to make a clear distinction between a mere disturbance and an armed conflict,

What the actual fuck? Are you suggesting Rwanda was a "mere disturbance"? Are you sure it didn't escalate into a kerfuffle at times?

I was also born in the 60s.
Gary Lineker has the right to express his personal opinions outside of work. After all, we all are, as he wasn't speaking as a representative of the BBC, at the time.
I also don't understand why some posters, who disagree with his views, feel the need to call him an idiot. Why results to insults? Why post an article on him defecating on the pitch? It is irrelevant.
Do I believe what is happening in Gaza is worse than any other conflict? Statistically, yes but suffering, in my opinion, shouldn't be graded.
Tell a Palestinian mother that losing her child is not as bad that of a Syrian mother losing hers because of the numbers of Palestinian mothers in her position are not as high as the Syrians ones.

Rwanda was in fact a civil war and the majority of the killings were carried out by Hutu soldiers, police, and militia.

“Non-international armed conflicts, according to common article 3 of the Geneva Convention, are ‘armed conflicts that are non-international in nature occurring in one of the High contracting parties’ (Geneva Convention, common article 3, 1949). This means that one of the parties involved is nongovernmental in nature. However, common article 3 also states that it does not apply to other forms of violence such as riots, isolated and sporadic acts of violence. This abstract definition has made it difficult to make a clear distinction between a mere disturbance and an armed conflict, therefore relying heavily on the political will of states to classify the situation as an armed conflict. For a situation to be classified as a non-international armed conflict, it has to achieve two variables: first, the hostilities have to reach a certain minimum level of intensity (Vite, p 75; ICRC, 2008, p 3) and form in a collective character; and second, there has to be a level of organization of the parties (Vite, p 75)“

The definition of armed conflict excludes civilians.

”These presenters will be banned from endorsing or criticising a political party, criticising the character of individual politicians in the UK, commenting on any issue that is a matter of political debate during an election period, and taking up an official role assisting or fundraising for campaigning groups.”

has he broken this? The next General Election date hasn’t been announced yet, so is this an election period?

It's the worst since Rwanda in terms of the kill rate. It's also clearly genocide. Obviously we're not seeing the worst of it as the IDF are killing journalists making it the most lethal "war" for journalists ever. Israeli airstrikes additionally damaged or destroyed an estimated 48 media facilities in Gaza.

Yes, but did he see it? And one important difference is that Rwanda wasn’t a genocide done by the state and its military. It was civilian neighbour attacking civilian neighbour. It wasn’t an armed conflict.