Ohsweetmotherofshit. ANYONE with the slightest tendency to be conspiracy-theorish about why governments the world are such shits, or who wonders at a developing world that, in places, seems to be getting worse,
let the man who was behind it tell you why.
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this is the stuff he talks about as being important in the Congo - anybody with any interest in materials should follow the link to the tantalum page on there.)