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Young boys stand on a post as two armored vehicles from the UN mission (MONUC) drive in front of the MONUC headquarters in the provincial capital of Goma, Congo.
Friday, Oct. 31, 2008

Open quoteMONUC ran away. Only God can protect us.Close quote

  • A CONGOLESE MAN,
  • referring to the 17,000-member French U.N. Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where warfare has reignited after rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda declared in August that he would "liberate" Congo
Photo: Walter Astrada / AFP / Getty | Source: Washington Post