"This Second Congo War, which at its height involved about two dozen factions from eight different countries, is almost certainly humankind’s deadliest conflict worldwide since the end of World War II, with a death toll estimated by the International Rescue Committee at 3.8 million people as of April 2004."


"...when his own work became censored and he was refused publication by the magazines due to his anti-government actions, he began writing poems as Maria Parfenie, who readily gained acceptance. Then,realizing that much of her popularity was because of her enticing femininity, he decided to make her a lesbian; immediately the magazines refused her publication."


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"Don't be fooled. There is no such thing as dying for peace. Peace is something we make with our lives." --Joseph Pintauro