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I see we are in agreement.

The issue is tied to why I found Hochschild's book, King Leopold's Ghost ultimately patronizing. For all the faults of the Congo Free State and King Leopold, the...

M-A

I have come to believe that pay while important as a factor in the behavior of troops is not the deciding factor. that is especially true when discussing the Congo.

The critical element is...

One battalion, just one, would be a miracle...we have now tried to do that off and on for half a century.

Bonne chance

Bon courage

Tom

Gonda

Welcome and my best to Phillip. I assume you are talking Ndolo and not Ndjili? Stan would be a good bet on pics as would Carl.

Tom

As a follow up on the Germany arrests:

I am shocked, shocked I tell you....

NOT...

Tom

Stan and I took great pride in making our reports better than Clancy :wry:

MSF is hardly a neutral player in this arena but this report is hardly surprising. The DRC military would be unable to resist such a lucrative opportunity

Ain't that the truth....I have an idea--let's fly 'em all back west like they did 31st Para in 1994. That worked so well...:eek:

The Democratic Republic of Chaos

Nope but the Anti-Tank mine that we beached our boat on top of was along with a stash of about five more I inspected :wry:

And my good news for the day:

Darwin is the only answer I can offer and in a way, one that is happening as an extension of the Rwandan conflict.

Best
Tom

It woud be nice to have something positive to say on this thread. I am just not sure what that would be...

Why would anyone be surprised? The former FAZ went to Rwanda when the war brokeout in 1990 and was so brutal that the ex-FAR--the military that would assist in the genocide--asked that the FAZ be...

Wow...I recognize the tail numbers

And the rabbit keeps going, going, going...

More details on this individual and his arrest. No death sentence via ICTR. Too bad.

Tom

And the other shoe drops....money for nothing, chicks for free...

Short piece on CNN today

This individual was ex-FAR intelligence and led a death unit in Butare and has been with the FDLR since the 94 genocide. I am glad they cuaght him but I'd rather know he...

I stumbled on this little slide show on Congo history this AM on MSNBC.com. As a "history" it is both selective and sketchy. Still the photos do cover the points they chose to highlight. The photo...

Do not be "the guy" designated to make the speech and hand out the pink slips :eek:

MA

Two on Congo/Zaire are here at CSI Press:

LP 14 on the 1964 Hostage Crisis

Shaba II Study on French and Belgian Ops in Kolwezi in 1978

Third is here:

MA

Absolutely no issues or offense taken. We--meaning the West and others like the Egyptians and even the Chinese--have spent years trying to inculcate service to the people as a function of duty...

Neither Stan nor I would disagree. Stan has 10 years continous service in Zaire I have 3 books relating to the Congo/Zaire uinder mine as well as a year in country as the DATT--working with Stan as...

No doubt and that has long been the case as well as much of the root issue in the area, that being the forces of law and order are the source of the disorder.

Tom