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How the CIA Used Jazz Maestro, Louis Armstrong, As a ‘Trojan Horse’ in DR Congo

Posted By: adminon: September 12, 2021In: People in ActionTags: CIA, Congo, Katanga, Mobutu, Susan WilliamsNo CommentsViews:
How the CIA Used Jazz Maestro, Louis Armstrong, As a ‘Trojan Horse’ in DR Congo

Many would be so sad that this happened to a potentially memorable great American jazz musician in Africa who, definitely, would have been appalled by being a victim of boundless dirty trick... Read more

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