Genocide in the Congo (Zaire): In the Name of Bill Clinton, and of the Paris Club, and of the Mining Conglomerates, So it is! [Paperback]

Yaa-Lengi Ngemi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 11, 2000

Genocide in the Congo/Zaire exposes incredible and horrific atrocities taking place in the heart of Africa, in the Congo/Zaire, a country that is as big as all of Western Europe or the United States East of the Mississippi River. The World, though, is silent over 1.7 million deaths, a number larger that the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Why the silence? How come the American mainstream media has not raised hell or demanded action? Is this a repeat of the 1960s when the American Government and its CIA engaged in covert operations to kill foreign heads of states and destabilize foreign governments that they did not like? What is happening in the Congo comes close to that. The 1.7 million Congolese have died with the financial, military and political blessings and help of the US Government, Western Europe (The Paris Club), and the mining Conglomerates. Who own the media outlets? Who finance the politicians campaigns? This book exposes, both in words and pictures, the genocide and humanitarian misery being directed by President Clinton, Europe and the companies that are enriching themselves over Congos mineral wealth. Because President Kabila of the Congo wants a fair deal for the wealth of his country, Clinton and the West dont like him. So he must be removed, like it was done to Patrice Lumumba in the 60s. In this process, already 1.7 million Congolese have died. Would genocide, rape, and mutilations of the Congolese be President Clintons Congo Legacy?

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About the Author

Professor Yaa-Lengi Ngemi (Malcolm-King College, The College of NewRochelle) is a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex-Zaire) inCentral Africa. He is the Official Translator, from French into English, ofCheikh Anta Diops much heralded book, Civilization or Barbarism andthe author of The Study Guide to Civilization or Barbarism. ProfessorNgemi just completed his book on the Congo titled, Hell in Paradise(which documents the genocide, mutilations, slavery, and rape in theCongo, 1884-1960).A multi-dimensional scholar, Professor Ngemi has lectured at colleges,universities (both in Africa and in the US), community forums, and othervenues including Queens College, Fairleigh Dickinson University, RutgersUniversity, Temple University, The University of Medicine and Dentistryof New Jersey, Borough of Manhattan Community College, QueensBorough Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, NewYork City Public Library Harlem Branch, ATT-BeIl Laboratories, TheAfrican-American Museum of Hempstead, L.I., The United Nations,Hehas also been a guest on Cable and Public television shows (i.e., The TonyBrown Journal, The Melanin Chronicles) and radio programs.Professor Ngemi holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in businessadministration, history, education, and the sciences from The Salvation Army College in Kinshasa, Congo, from Louisiana State University andSouthern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and from ColumbiaUniversity in New York, New York. He has taught the sciences (Biology,Environmental Science and Chemistry), Math, and African History on thecollege level, and Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Math, French and Englishon the junior high and high school levels.Prof. Ngemi is the Director of Research of the New York-based AfricanResearch and Educational Institute, Inc., a not-for-profit institution.While teaching at the College of New Rochelle and translating Diopsbook in The Black Studies Department of the City College (City Universityof New York),

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (September 11, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595139388
• ISBN-13: 978-0595139385
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Total Disappointment, January 1, 2003

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Jennifer Cassone (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Genocide in the Congo (Zaire): In the Name of Bill Clinton, and of the Paris Club, and of the Mining Conglomerates, So it is! (Paperback)

I purchased this book as research for a paper on genocide in the Congo, and quickly discovered there was hardly any information whatsoever - instead, each page is a photograph with one or two sentences underneath. What facts were given were strewn amongst run-on sentences, spelling errors, and horrific grammar.

This book is filled with photographs of corpses, dismembered arms and legs, and so on. While this is a legitimate aspect of the mass murders that took place in the Congo, it would have been most helpful if the book had provided the information the title promised - the links between the genocide and President Clinton, the Paris Club, etc.

I had no intention of purchasing a picture book - I could have read Time Magazine to obtain photographs and propaganda if I was after such drivel. The only reason I gave this book one star is no stars was not an option.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I have never been so disappinted in a book.., February 25, 2003

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Robbie Honerkamp "Robbie" (Tucker, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Genocide in the Congo (Zaire): In the Name of Bill Clinton, and of the Paris Club, and of the Mining Conglomerates, So it is! (Paperback)

There's not a lot I can say beyond the title of this review. From reading the description of the book I expected to learn something about how the foreign policies of various countries combined with the poor leadership in the DR Congo to destroy the country. It's hard to find any good books in English on Francophone African countries, and I eagerly awaited the arrival of this book. Imagine my disappointment when I got a small book that was poorly designed and pretty much 100% content-free. There are lots of pictures though. If you're looking for pictures covering the various tragedies that have befallen the Congo this is the book for you. If you like reading poorly edited rants, this might be the book for you. If you actually want to read and learn... invest your [money] in a better book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I have never been so disappointed in a book.., February 25, 2003

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Robbie Honerkamp "Robbie" (Tucker, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Genocide in the Congo (Zaire): In the Name of Bill Clinton, and of the Paris Club, and of the Mining Conglomerates, So it is! (Paperback)

There's not a lot I can say beyond the title of this review. From reading the description of the book I expected to learn something about how the foreign policies of various countries combined with the poor leadership in the DR Congo to destroy the country. Instead I got a small book that was poorly designed and pretty much 100% content-free. There are lots of pictures though. If you're looking for pictures covering the various tragedies that have befallen the Congo this is the book for you. If you like reading poorly edited rants and pages of long, mundane lists this might be the book for you. ...