Henry Kissinger, Hillary Clinton’s Tutor in War and Peace

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116. Is that the Democratic Republic of the Congo or the Republic of Congo?

One of the things Democrats everywhere most desire is Justice, including that for the the people of all nations in Africa. President Kennedy, one figure Kissinger's friends never mention out loud when considering advice on legal or foreign policy questions, actually considered Congo as an essential nation for showing the world that the United States' way of peace and respecting the democratic aspirations of a people was superior to that the of the communists, let alone colonialist capitalist cronies of crown royalty. So, JFK backed Patrice Lumumba. Here's JFK's reaction when he heard news of Lumumba's murder at the hands of the allies of Allen Dulles' CIA:



DUer Ichingcarpenter has an outstanding thread on the subject: The story behind the JFK facepalm picture

Even if neither one is a People's Republic in the best sense, like you, 2cannan, I'm for Justice. We the People require it more than ever, especially seeing how guns continue to win out, just like George W Bush, one of the colonialist capitalist cronies of crown royalty said, "Money trumps peace."