US president John Kennedy and Mobutu Sese SekoThe US arranged with Belgian colonialists the murder of Patrice Lumumba and on 24 November 1965 Mobutu stood as leader of the Congo.
The Association Internationale du Congo had been established 125 years ago when Belgium’s King Leopold II made a bid for his small state’s continued domination of [...]

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“This Thanksgiving, may we reflect upon the past year with gratefulness and look toward the future with hope. Let us give thanks for all we have been given and ask God to continue to bless our families and our Nation.
Now, therefore, I, George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, by virtue of [...]

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The former prime minister of Rhodesia, Ian Smith, has died aged 88.
The cause of his death is unknown but he had been ill for some time at a residential home in South Africa.
He illegally declared independence from Britain in 1965 and his white minority government led the country for 14 years amid international [...]

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As a freethinker I believe that religion is a blight on humankind; I long for the day when we no longer need to believe in myths and fables to make sense of the complexity of our universe.
I’m a frequent critic of Christianity, particularly of the excesses of televangelists, because Christianity is the predominant religion [...]

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I can’t stand civic-minded folks who cast aspersions on the patriotism of those who fail to vote. But the gentle persuasions of these do-gooders pale in comparison to the intimidation tactics used by Catholic bishops.
“Proclaiming a sense of new energy and empowerment, the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops on Wednesday issued instructions to Catholic voters that [...]

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