Web Letters: The Fight to Save Congo's Forests

By Christian Parenti

This article appeared in the October 22, 2007 edition of The Nation.

October 4, 2007

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  • I liked the piece, but it could have done without the Conrad name-checking at the beginning. What is with all writing on DRC done in North American publications having the obligatory Heart of Darkness reference? [Conrad was part ironic, by the way.)

    Sean Jacobs
    http://theleoafricanus.blogspot.com

    Brooklyn, NY

    10/07/2007 @ 1:40pm


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