G. Edward Griffin - The Fearful Master - PDF Archive

and "humanitarian consideration" were phrases shouted at anyone who doubted the
wisdom of granting immediate independence to colonial areas. The great advances that
had been made, the miraculous transplanting of civilization into regions totally primitive
and savage, the progress that had been made in the cultural and educational levels of
natives even in the bush country--these and many other considerations were rarely
mentioned. Apparently they were not thought to be as good a vehicle for selling
newspapers or gaining acclaim at the lecturn as the more sensational stories of
exploitation and profiteering.
In keeping with the prevailing mood, Communist and Afro-Asian delegates at the United
Nations had initiated a series of resolutions calling for the immediate independence of the
Belgian Congo. The United States also went on record in favor of this position and exerted
no small amount of pressure on the Belgian government to comply. Finally, after a few
sporadic anti-colonial demonstrations in the Congo, Belgium yielded to international
pressure . 4 On June 30, 1960, the Congo was granted independence.
The first character of importance to appear on-stage is one Patrice Lumumba. What kind
of a man was he? What were his motives? His objectives? These questions can be
answered succinctly. He was a deranged and degenerate dope addict; he was a willing
agent of the Communists; he worked tirelessly to bring chaos, anarchy and bloodshed to
the Congo as the necessary first stage toward his ultimate goal of complete and unlimited
dictatorship with himself nominally at the top and with Communist power to back him up.
This may come as quite a shock to many who remember the glowing praises sung for this
man a few years ago in the highest echelons of our Government and in our
communications media. But for the skeptic who still can't quite bring himself to believe that
government officials and news editors ever could be mistaken, let the record speak for
itself.
It was well known that for at least two years the Soviets had been supplying Lumumba
with arms, ammunition, military vehicles and other necessary supplies to insure an
appropriate spontaneous" uprising of the people against their "colonial-imperialist
masters." In addition to the hardware, they provided $400,000 a month with which to buy
followers and provide them with the little extras that insure loyalty, such as cars,
extravagant parties, and women. Lumumba's Communist backing was widely
acknowledged and had been described in detail in both the House of Representatives and
the Senate. 5
Writing in the Brooklyn Tablet on April 15, 1961, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen said:
Lumumba set up a Communist organization among his fellow
tribesmen, the Batetelas, making them believe that he was the
incarnation of his ancestors. During the elections, Lumumba's troops
destroyed most of the ballot boxes of the other candidates . . .. The
plans for the Communist revolution in the Congo were prepared in
Prague, and in the first three months, Lumumba carried out the first
three points of the plan: to organize mutiny in the army; put the blame
on the Belgians; organize a terrorist regime. 6
Although few Americans knew it at the time (or know it even now) evidence of Communist
support for Lumumba was so plentiful and undeniable that Secretary-General Dag
Hammarskjold felt obliged to reassure the non-Communist world that Soviet aid to