[Retrofitted]

And let us not forget that the problems in the Congo today are due in no small part to the UN, who uses paramilitary groups to enforce European claims to the Congo’s resources.

To me, this “professor” sounds like one of those people that attacks the easy target which will not respond and ignores those that may.

Don’t know if anyone is interested, but I found this, “King Leopold’s Soliloquy” by Mark Twain (a fervent anti-imperialist). http://diglib1.amnh.org/articles/kls/twain.pdf

[Mrs. Don-o]

Mark Twain at his devastating best. Thank you for linking to this.

[nickcarraway]

Don't forget one of the classics of Western literature, The Heart of Darkness, was about the tragedy of Leopold's Congo. Kurtz was based on a specific Belgian soldier, or may have been a montage.