Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2018-08-21
Books mentioned on The Congo After Leopold
What happened to the Congo after King Leopold? Unfortunately, Belgium the Nation was not much better to the Congolese people than their King had been.
Robert Evans discussed In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz by Michela Wrong and The Assassination of Lumumba by Ludo De Witte, and criticized The devil's chessboard by David Talbot.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
Discussed“Now, a major source for this episode was a book called In the Footsteps of Colonel Curts by Michella Wong, a journalist who lived and worked in the Congo in the early 1990s.”
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The Assassination of Lumumba
Discussed“I'm going to read a quote from an important book, The Assassination of Lumumba by Ludo Dit. At one point, he reviews Belgian newspaper coverage of the murder, which is mostly focused on shifting the blame from Belgium to the Congolese.”
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The devil's chessboard
The Devil's Chessboard by David Talbot is a detailed historical investigation focusing on Allen Dulles and the rise of the Central Intelligence Agency, along with the deep-state machinations surrounding major historical events like the assassination of John F.
Critiqued“Much of the evidence you'll find for this comes from a book called The Devil's Chess Board by Salon.com co-founder David Talbot. The CIA says he's full of from the book.”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing King Leopold's ghost
“interviewed for the documentary version of King Leopold's ghost, grew up in the Congo during this time.”