CBS is reporting that "The United Nations on Friday voiced alarm at rampant violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as the M23 armed group pushed deeper into the country, warning of summary executions and widespread rapes. The group's capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, earlier in the week was a dramatic escalation in a region that has seen decades of conflict involving multiple armed groups."
During the Rwandan genocide in 1994 as portrayed in the movie Shake Hands with the Devil, Hutu militias committed a genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group. Many fled to the Congo. 30 years later the same conflict rages on but it's evident the M23 mercenaries have corporate backing.
April 2024 CBS reported that "The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has threatened U.S. tech giant Apple with legal action over what it says are "illegally exploited" minerals from the impoverished nation in its products. U.S. and French lawyers representing the DRC's government sent a letter to Apple on April 22 warning the company it could face legal action if it continues with the alleged practice."
"The letter accuses Apple of purchasing minerals smuggled out of the DRC into Rwanda, where their origin is allegedly obscured so they can find their way into the global technology supply chain. It makes clear that the DRC government intends to address the matter and is looking into legal options to do so."
Now Rwanda has hired a mercenary army with the backing of big tech to invade the area that makes the minerals and take it by force. Hey if Donald Trump can steal Gaza I guess his tech busies can steal the minerals to make their phones.
It was very suspicious to see the white mercenaries in the Congo so quickly and eagerly surrender to M23. It looked as though they had been bought out.
Blood Diamonds of Batteries: Congo is home to the world’s largest supply of cobalt, a key ingredient in electric cars.
How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy - Smartphones, computers and electric vehicles. Cobalt is used in the manufacture of almost all lithium ion rechargeable batteries used in the world.
Tesla cobalt deal with Glencore allegedly benefits sanctioned billionaire at the center of corruption scandal in DRC. "Tesla Inc...struck a deal last month with Glencore Plc to buy as much as 6,000 tons of cobalt annually for use in the rechargeable batteries that power its electric vehicles. Glencore, in turn, is obligated to pay Gertler about 2.5% of sales from its mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo...What makes the arrangement eye-catching is that Gertler has been blacklisted from the U.S. financial system since December 2017."
"U.S. companies are barred from doing business with sanctioned entities, such as...the Gertler company that receives royalties from Glencore's mines in Congo. But Tesla's contract is with Glencore, which is based in Switzerland."
Elon Musk uses a shell company to do business with Dan Gertler, a banned Israeli slave owner in Congo. Did M23 have the backing of Mossad? Is that why the white mercenaries surrendered so quickly and were unharmed?
Sanctioned Israeli Billionaire Gains From Elon Musk Cobalt Deal.
Mining dot com is reporting that "A dispute between a Glencore Plc unit and the Democratic Republic of Congo centers around a deal Israeli businessman Dan Gertler struck years ago. Congo’s mines minister said the spat between authorities and a Glencore-owned copper and cobalt mine revolves around royalty payments the unit makes to Gertler, who the US sanctioned in 2017 over alleged corruption. Congo now says part of the funds should have been paid to the state instead."
Dan Gertler, who went form blood Diamonds to blood cobalt was sanctioned by Biden after Trump waved his sanctions. Several Human rights groups objected to Trump's waver.
Controversial billionaire Dan Gertler appears to have used suspected international money laundering network to dodge US sanctions and acquire new mining assets in DRC
Dan Gertler - the man at the centre of DR Congo corruption allegations
Glencore Said to Face U.K. Bribery Probe Over Congo Dealings
Glencore convicted following corrupt mine deals in the DRC
Glencore’s murky deals in the DRC
‘Like slave and master’: DRC miners toil for 30p an hour to fuel electric cars
Tesla, Apple among firms accused of aiding child labor in Congo
Inside the Congo mines that exploit children
D R Congo deported former Mossad chief on suspicion of planning coup
In 2022 MEM reported that "The former head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency, Yossi Cohen, was deported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2019 after he was suspected of planning a coup against the country’s president, Haaretz revealed on Tuesday. Details of the visit have been covered up by the military censor in Israel until now." So instead of a coup, Mossad hired M23 to invade Congo. Was former President Kabila, Jr a Mossad asset
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