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To: infowarrior

The UN sponsored Coup that killed President Patrice Lumumba,
aka “Christ of the Congo?”


15 posted on 07/31/2014 9:16:51 AM PDT by Sasparilla
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To: Sasparilla
The UN sponsored Coup that killed President Patrice Lumumba, aka “Christ of the Congo?”

No, I'm referring to what the UN did in Katanga Province, which had the temerity to attempt to break away from said Mr. Lumumba.

The UN aerially bombed schools and hospitals in the province to force them back into Lumumba's "loving fold". That they later regretted their previous actions and had Lumumba whacked is meaningless in the face of the war crimes committed by the UN, with the attendant civilian casualties.

Bear in mind, the only armed force the Katangans had was Mike Hoare's 5 Commando, which had no organic air assets, nor armor, just light infantry (and not a large force of that.)

the infowarrior

27 posted on 07/31/2014 8:34:46 PM PDT by infowarrior
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