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    A Search for Truth Behind UN Motives in Africa

    by  • March 8, 2012 • Africa, BOOKS, Security Council • 6 Comments

    lumumba and congo

    “How can a beret colored blue … vaccinate against the racism and paternalism of people whose only vision of Africa is lion hunting, slave markets and colonial conquest; people for whom the history of civilization is built on the possession of colonies?” The question was asked by Patrice Lumumba, the Congolese premier, who was worried [...]

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    A Sobering Security Council Trip to Haiti

    by  • February 21, 2012 • Security Council • 0 Comments

    Security Council Visits the Fort National UN Base in Haiti

    One of the most interesting developments in the Security Council’s work in the past decades is the increasing frequency and immediacy of “road trips” ambassadors are taking to the most problematic places on their agenda. Recent delegations have gone on missions to Afghanistan and numerous African nations, among other places. A year-old Russian proposal for [...]

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