Hidden Agenda, Vol. 5: Katanga, The Untold Story (Of Un Betrayal)
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Actor: RoswellBrand: UFO TV
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: UFO TV
Movie Reviews of Hidden Agenda, Vol. 5: Katanga, The Untold Story (Of Un Betrayal)
Movie Review: How the UN crushed a freedom movement
Summary: 4 Stars
KATANGA (1961)
approx. 1 hour
This video is a repackaging of an obscure documentary that was made in order to raise awareness about the United Nations' role in the Congo formerly called Zaire, now "Democratic Republic of Congo"). According to the brief introduction, it was made by private citizens and was in part based on information from Donald L. Jackson, a Republican congressman from California.
After the Belgians withdrew from Congo, chaos swept the region. A strong central government emerged under Patrice Lumumba which cracked down on political dissent and tried to run out people of European and mixed nationalities. Violence was widespread everywhere, except for a mining area called "Katanga". Katanga was doing much better than the rest of the country, both in terms of its relative peace and its prosperous industries. Its leader Moise Tshombe was respected and loved by blacks and whites in population. Due to the distinct differences in Katanga and the rest of Congo, a strong secession movement formed.
Lumumba couldn't tolerate the departure of forward-moving Katanga, especially with the rest of the country in shambles. Therefore he called upon the United Nations to suppress the movement for a free Katanga. Despite the fact that Congo's central government was still behaving ruthlessly, the U.N. decided that this was a worthwhile situation to get involved in. In this video you will see the difference in Katanga before and after the U.N.'s arrival, and it is like night and day. Any country that is occupied by a foreign army will have a hard time sleeping, no matter how noble the intentions of U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld. It is true that he was initially reluctant to use troops to manage Congolese affairs, but ultimately the U.N. determined that an independent Katanga was contrary to their vision of regional stability.
When you hear that the U.N. troops were only acting in self-defense, watch the footage in this movie. The fact of the matter is that in August of 1961, the U.N. under the new Secretary-General U Thant and launched a deadly attack against the population of Katanga. This stage of U.N. military engagement in Katanga was codenamed "Operation Rum Punch". This was covered in the September 22, 1961 edition of Time Magazine and further force was authorized in U.N. Security Council Resolution 169. In case you have the idea that the international organization was "neutral" on the matter, here is a quote from the resolution:
"The Security Council (...) Deploring all armed action in opposition to the authority of the Government of the Republic of the Congo, specifically secessionist activities and armed action now being carried on by the provincial administration of Katanga with the aid of external resources and completely rejecting the claim that Katanga is a 'sovereign independent nation'."
The U.N. again used deadly force against Katanga in December 1962 (Operation Grand Slam). They were angry because the Katangese had shot down one of the helicopters occupying their land. Tshombe was understandably worried for the safety of his people and pledged to join a coalition government, but the tyrants in the central government continued to consider him a threat and used this as an opportunity to undermine his position. Congo suffered through a series of corrupt tyrants, culminating in the infamous Mobutu regime who basically ran Tshombe out of the country. Needless to say, Katanga never fulfilled its dream of independence.
The documentary is not perfect and definitely shows some of its age. It does oversimplify the situation in a few places. You can also sense a White paternalism in the narration when the Belgians leave the region to "untrained" Congolese. Of course this "pales" in comparison to the White paternalism of the "non-combatant" forces that were occupying Katanga. You can see with your own eyes people who knew nothing about the region using superior weaponry against people whose only crime was the desire for independence.
The man who introduces the documentary is G. Edward Griffin. He is best known for his book on the Federal Reserve called 'The Creature from Jekyll Island'. He also wrote a book on the United Nations titled 'Fearful Master'.
Summary of Hidden Agenda, Vol. 5: Katanga, The Untold Story (Of Un Betrayal)
Exposed: The shocking story of how the United Nations from 1960-1962 under the guise of a peacekeeping force waged unprovoked war against the anti-Communist state of Katanga, forcing it under the control of the Communist puppet-state of the Central Congo (now called Zaire.)This story of gross political misadventure must be heard, for, unless Congress intervenes, an increasing number of UN military actions masquerading as a Protection from Communism will no doubt be used to implement a duplicitous New World Order agenda.
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