The Empire Files: Empires Feed on Congo's Treasure
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Every drone flown by the U.S. military has inside a piece of the Democratic Republic of the Congo--a valuable mineral, of which the DRC has trillions of dollars worth buried underground.
For five centuries, the continent of Africa has been ravaged by the world's Empires for its vast untapped treasure. Today, the U.S. Empire is increasing it's military role through their massive command network, AFRICOM, carrying out several missions a day.
With the Congo being arguably the biggest prize for imperialist powers, Abby Martin is joined by Kambale Musavuli, spokesperson for Friends of the Congo, to look at Empire's role in their history and current catastrophe. multimedia.tele...
Back when I had just joined the military (2002), one of my buddies who worked in intel said "hey bro, you know we're also in Africa too right?" I said.."but the war is in Iraq." He looked at me and said "its wherever we are". I was young and naive and didn't understand it then because I thought we were the good guys. Abby, you and your team please keep jabbing the face of the evil empire!
wow! speechless
+James Bond Its not even a mosquito. So keep jabbing- No one will notice....
James bond😂 you full of shit😂
Hamid Bruno Louani there was military intervention in Somalia and other countries and there still is but just not known to us what are you talking about do some research before you talk.
That's why i don't understand my fellow black people love the Clintons.
+richiexp2 People who work from sun up to sun down only have time to catch news on the mainstream media.They will never know the truth from that source,hence a liking for the parasitic clintons.
bedstuy rover I guess you are right..
"In capitalist society individuals are controlled by a pitiless law usually beyond their comprehension. The alienated human specimen is tied to society as a whole by an invisible umbilical cord: the law of value. This law acts upon all aspects of one's life, shaping its course and destiny. The laws of capitalism, which are blind and are invisible to ordinary people, act upon the individual without he or she being aware of it. One sees only the vastness of a seemingly infinite horizon ahead. That is how it is painted by capitalist propagandists who purport to draw a lesson from the example of Rockefeller - whether or not it is true - about the possibilities of individual success. The amount of poverty and suffering required for a Rockefeller to emerge, and the amount of depravity entailed in the accumulation of a fortune of such magnitude, are left out of the picture, and it is not always possible for the popular forces to expose this clearly."
- MAN AND SOCIALISM IN CUBA, Che Guevara [1965]
Always a pleasure, keep shining a light where it's not wanted
This guy is explaining everything very well
I look forward to a new episode of The Empire Files every week, how soon before the masses really see what the US Empire has been doing and continue to do. Great Job Abby!
it won't be long. people like Noam and dick wolf used to be insulted on a daily basis. now, not so much. plus, look at the movement Bernie created, whether or not you believe in government, millions of Americans are waking up to the flaws of capitalism. it will change, it may take 5 more decades but it will change.
+William Baxter Doubt it. Have you met your fellow countrymen and women? The fact that a 20 something kid who joins the armed forces thinks,and says, in terms of "good guys and bad guys" should give you a hint of how divorced from the mechanics of the empire our populace is; besides, our propaganda machine(s) run 24/7 and they are well oiled. This is not limited to U.S people's too, I've traveled a lot, and I'll tell you that there are more willfully ignorant people than there are inquisitive ones. History (Rome, Ottoman, British,Persian etc...empires) does repeat itself though, what we see at the international scale (geopolitics) is the manifestation of the human psyche on a grandeur scale i.e fear and greed are the main drivers of human action/inaction.
Meh, I think you're over reacting. You're merely describing the bumpy road ahead. People do suck and there never will be a utopia, but things will change. We will either get our shit together, or implode, hence activating some sort of shit together getting. Either way, it will be change, and I think, for the better. It will just take time.
It’s starting.
End this shit, continue exposing the empire's plan..
+Louie Benedicto and you still buy an iphone
It's hard to understand how the captains of capitalism can disregard others' rights and create so much hardship and suffering just to enrich themselves
uncleo not really , they are mentally ill
It's easy to understand once you see the vast grassroots support for selfishness.
Satan says: "I'm gonna take a part of your soul, but I will make the remaining part more powerful." and people say: "OK, sounds great."
And soon they will approach Satan on their own and ask for seconds.
i recommend michael parenti’s book profit pathology and other indecencies
I've watched every episode of this show, to date.
+Giles Cox Wow...The Elite Colonial Corruption is Breathtaking left, right, history and present...Amazing program. Horrifying British Empire Wicked Greed. Thanks Abby and great commentators! ; ) K
Khaartoum Supermarket It's been going on for as long as Capitalism has been the dominant World Economic System. =/
It has Giles, but I think we were not aware at all of this horror. Those poor kids with their left hands cut off...Oh...no words. : ( K
Africa needs socialism, hopefuly BRICS leads to a socialist movement among nations.. one can only pray
Thank you for this great program! Keep up the good work.
great show abby
Good series, watch it every time! Keep it up Abby!
And thank you for what you do!
Once again, excellent program. Keep it up.
How can I support Abby Martin she's a OG when it comes to journalism
I got a tee-shirt made up!!! Check it out (pictures section).
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its all just so sad, but thank you so much for informing the world
I've two friends who've worked "security" in the Congo. Both left because of what they endured and saw. Thanks to this episode of Empire Files... I know why they did! Now I have a context. Thank you, Abby!
This show is among the finest on RUclips.
great show, please keep it coming. :)
This is why getting someone in the White House that will no longer do business as usual needs to happen. The establishment of the elites must be broken. Change has already started to happen with the people in America as they start to wake-up and a revolution will happen...political or otherwise...
+Paul Irving you think it's a racial problem and not a greed problem?
Paul Irving how would you explain away the numerous genocides inflicted by Africans, on Africans, or men like Mobutu? Who are complicit in the crimes against their people? Or the numerous civil wars?
And when you rid the world of the white man, you'll find yourself in Utopia?
+Critical Thinking I agree in essence with what you say, but we did have someone in the white house that wanted to end the business as usual and change the direction of the US and the world towards a peaceful coexistence. His name was John F Kennedy, and he was taken out because of what he wanted to do. A coup d'etat occurred, the oligarchs took over and America has never recovered.
jim massa
agreed
Fuck your fucking bullshit, tovarishch.
You are awesome Abby. Keep up the good work.
I have a remark concerning Kabila. It is very unclear if Kabila was a US puppet or not. Considering he was most likely murdered by a Rwandan plot, it 's hard to imagine the US did not at the very least condone his execution. Of course the US has removed puppets before and the region needs to stay destabilized. We know to what lengths Tony Blair and Clinton went to officially back Paul Kagame, however. It was an invasion of Rwandan forces that removed Mobutu and installed Kabila. Roughly a year later the Rwandan forces came back for Kabila, moreover, a war ending in a bloody stale mate that has not really ended today. (The region of Kivu is still regularly being raided by pirate forces, occupying diamond mines and the like. On top of this other neighboring countries have invaded Congo, and many unpaid soldiers turn rogue in Congo, grabbing a mine or two for themselves.)
It is important to figure out if Kabila was a puppet or not. His marxist background brought him no love in western publications, that is certain. My guess is he wasn't, which provoked an immediate second invasion in 1998. Considering Kabila has had some pr dealings with Che Guevarra, even though that relationship ended on a sour note, I find it unlikely Kabila was indeed a puppet. I'm certain he danced to some tunes not of his own making but his marxist background, no matter how faint, makes him unsuitable as a ruler. Also, Kabila never ruled Congo without it being at war.
Consider how his death is portrayed in media: the vast majority of publications claim his murder was at the hand of a boy soldier and his death a poetic retribution for his betrayal of the people. Is it not more likely that Rwanda finally got its way?
Lastly, and this should raise your suspicions: the world bank continues to view the congolese conflict as as a civil war, and the UN the opposite. (In defense of the world bank, it is often unclear who's flag a warlord bears, nor are the artificial borders of the African countries in any way definitive, considering the different peoples live in different nations.)
thought i knew a bit about congo...not so didnt know shit!!
Karma must come to haunt the crimes of the US and the West
Damn, this US Empire series is so mind opening
Abby is doing an awesome job
Thank you, Abbey -- Your mission have opened up the minds of many !!!!!!
Keep up the good work!
Anyone else love the sick bass in the intro?
Holy crap. We''ve done so much evil to develop our society. I'm still glad I don't drive a hybrid car. I need to walk and ride the bus more. K.
Sweet sweet Abby Martin. Your intelligence & courage are equally as attractive as your beauty. Call me, I'll take you to Taco Bell (dollar menu only) 😉
The Empire Files is a Fantastic series created by Abby Martin!
The real cause of the american revolutionary war was slavery, not a tea tax. There was a british court case in 1772, Sommerset versus Stewart. An escaped british slave, James Sommerset, sued his owner, Charles Stewart, and was granted his freedom. This made slave owners in the colonies such as George Washington, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, etc worried that the british government would free their slaves. Then the british government imposed a tax on slaves in an attempt to curtail slavery as well as westward expansion and the genocide of The Native People. This was what blew the lid off the pressure cooker. This was the real cause of the revolutionary war. So you see, the slave traffickers had a huge incentive to instigate the war and hide the real cause.
Haha. That's a lie. That's why every major historian and economist, white and black, said it's an utter falsehood. Keep sipping that kool-aid. Stay woke my friend
Thank you, Abby & TeleSur! Great interview, as always.
Un Gringo
Disgusting.
They haven't learned to invest in their military and weapons development.
Come on Africa wake up and take charge of your destiny. Don't let the wolf in sheep clothing continue to trick us. All man is created equal
*Abby Martin* is the embodiment of the profound statement of the towering Aussie journalist cum film maker John Pilger:
*''It’s not enough for journalists to see themselves as mere messenger without understanding the hidden agendas of the message and the myths that surrounds it.’’*
*_‘’Hidden history is always the key to the truth.’’ . . . . ._*
*Kambale Musavuli* - A worthy representative of the African continent!. . . .
We hear very little of what occurs in the middle of Africa. This discussion of recent events with historic context we very enlightening. Thanks for making it public.
Oh man! The more I learn, the more depressed I feel...
Abby Martin has a good soul.
Very compelling interview.
1:07 "Auspices" means "sponsorship." I think the word you're looking for is "pretext."
Excellent Interview, Abby!! Thank You, Mr. Musavuli, for your knowledge.
mam nadzieje że ktoś ich w końcu powystrzela tych bandytów jankeskich
I wonder where COBALT, Ontario got its name from ?....maybe because there's LOTS there.
Oh.....that's right.....these companies would have to lower profits to pay a "living wage", instead of using slave labour, to mine it.🤣
*Abby Martin* is the embodiment of the profound statement of the towering Aussie journalist cum film maker John Pilger:
*''It’s not enough for journalists to see themselves as mere messenger without understanding the hidden agendas of the message and the myths that surrounds it.’’*
*_‘’Hidden history is always the key to the truth.’’ . . . . ._*
*Kambale Musavuli* - A worthy representative of the African continent!. . . .
*Abby Martin* is the embodiment of the profound statement of the towering Aussie journalist cum film maker John Pilger:
*''It’s not enough for journalists to see themselves as mere messenger without understanding the hidden agendas of the message and the myths that surrounds it.’’*
*_‘’Hidden history is always the key to the truth.’’ . . . . ._*
*Kambale Musavuli* - A worthy representative for the African continent! . . . .
Abby, thank you for informing us all about what really goes on ! As much as I love the US for many other things, we all have to recognize the danger and impact the US poses to the whole world, and it has converted itself in the most destructive empire history has ever seen.
A ghost empire that exists to drink blood of other nations but portraying itself as the “land of the free”.
"American people can help by having a true and real democracy"
keep doing your thing lady
To this day many Congolese are horrified of anyone in uniform.
Y’all gonna ignore Abby lookin fine as hell?
Whatd the name of the book he mentioned at 8:06
Holy shit this is real...
Thank you
This is depressing...
Although there are statues and public gardens in Belgium in Leopold II's name, he is an embarrassment to the country and its people. Anyone who's read King Leopold's Ghost (Adam Hochschild) knows how brutal the past was. But that's nothing compared with today's wars to divide and destabilize the country in order to better plunder it.
Wow, the evil empire is everywhere. May 2022,
Why did the USA grow tired of mobuto?
😊
and these people accuse Gerry Adams of being a racist????
Ooooou.
The Evil Empire.
Lol
And all of you are still gonna buy iPhones, laptops, PlayStations, etc. Topical.p.s. I'm not judging, just saying
The problem doesn't lie on the consumer level. This, like most problems in the world, is a political issue. We can tackle this by organizing and supporting the forces who works to stop this.