Talk about interference in the sovereignty of a nation. The U.N. is directing peace talks and negotiating with Hutu "rebels" (read: terrorists and murderers) so they can return to Rwanda.

In New York, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan was encouraged by the FDLR statement and called for the Congolese and Rwandan governments to do everything necessary to ensure the rebels' voluntary disarmament and return to Rwanda, chief spokesman Fred Eckhard said.

Only one catch. Rwanda wasn't invited to the peace talks.

The peace talks started in Rome two months ago, but were kept secret amid fears that Rwandan authorities might undermine them, officials in Congo said.

Annan's history in Rwanda is a case study in how the U.N. facilitates dictators and despots.