Congolese liberation leader and first Prime Minister Patrice Émery Lumumba was assassinated in January 1961, less than seven months after coming to power. He aspired to make Congo an independent nation but was rejected by the US for help before turning to the USSR, igniting his assassination.

What I find most disturbing about this is doc is the cold sociopathic attitude of his killers, even after all this time for reflection.

How many sociopathic agents are active today?

I believe that Naomi Klein’s book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism is one of the most important nonfiction books written since the end of WWII. Here’s a lecture I filmed of Naomi in Dec. ‘07 talking about The Shock Doctrine.

Naomi Klein also wrote another ground breaking book entitled NO LOGO, which looks at the shift towards branding and away from manufacturing by the most recognizable corporations. The Media Education Foundation made a great documentary based on this book.

Check out Naomi Klein’s website to learn http://www.naomiklein.org