Belgium’s 65-Year Delusion: Lumumba’s Murder 'Re-examined' While Neo-Colonialism Runs Rampant
📰 THE STORY: Deutsche Welle, like much of Western media, reports that Belgian courts are once again examining the role of Belgian officials in the 1961 assassination of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba, after 65 years of obfuscation and denial, implying a new commitment to justice. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: Lumumba's murder in 1961 was not an isolated act,
but the direct result of a concerted effort by Belgian, British, and American intelligence agencies (CIA, MI6) to remove a nationalist leader who threatened their control over the Congo's vast mineral wealth (uranium, copper, diamonds). The CIA explicitly sent poison to eliminate Lumumba, and Belgian officials were directly involved in his capture, torture, and execution, later dissolving his body
in acid. This was about maintaining access to resources crucial for Western industries, including the uranium for America’s nuclear arsenal. Double Standard: While Western media frames this re-examination as a step towards accountability, imagine the outrage if an African nation took 65 years to 're-examine' a colonial crime committed by a Western power on its soil. The very same 'justice systems'
that allowed these crimes to fester for decades are now presented as paragons of reform. There is no comparable introspective 're-examination' of the 1973 CIA-backed coup in Chile, the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala, or the 2019 lithium coup in Bolivia. The West only 'investigates' when pushed by decades of activism and undeniable historical evidence, long after the primary beneficiaries have secured