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| DR Congo Colonel Defects to M23 Rebels with 30 Men |
| 2013-08-14 |
| [An Nahar] An army colonel deserted the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material... 's government forces with at least 30 of his men to join the ranks of the M23 rebels stirring unrest in the country's east, the army said Tuesday. Colonel Richard Bisamza left with 30 of his men in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Lieutenant Colonel Olivier Hamuli told Agence La Belle France Presse, adding that the decision was "not a surprise, given his ethnicity." "His departure doesn't affect the army whatsoever. We aspire to have an army that isn't infiltrated by rats," Hamuli said. |
| Posted by:Fred |