Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski

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Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would support the other side. He felt he was untouchable and he said so openly.

Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would support the other side. He felt he was untouchable and he said so openly.

- Ryszard Kapuscinski

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

- Ryszard Kapuscinski

He killed his enemies because he was afraid they would kill him. Amin ordered entire tribes to be put to death, because he feared they would rebel.

He killed his enemies because he was afraid they would kill him. Amin ordered entire tribes to be put to death, because he feared they would rebel.

- Ryszard Kapuscinski

I'll tell you what colonial experience is.

I'll tell you what colonial experience is.

- Ryszard Kapuscinski

I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I was the only correspondent there at all for three months.

I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I was the only correspondent there at all for three months.

- Ryszard Kapuscinski

People were really interested in what was going on because of the international context of the Cold War.

People were really interested in what was going on because of the international context of the Cold War.

- Ryszard Kapuscinski

The Cold War was waged in a particularly brutal and cynical way in Africa, and Africa seemed powerless to do anything to stop it.

The Cold War was waged in a particularly brutal and cynical way in Africa, and Africa seemed powerless to do anything to stop it.

- Ryszard Kapuscinski

Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the world.

Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the world.

- Ryszard Kapuscinski

Amin managed to invite both the US and Soviet ambassadors to his palace at the very same time and then deliberately kept them together in his waiting room.

Amin managed to invite both the US and Soviet ambassadors to his palace at the very same time and then deliberately kept them together in his waiting room.

- Ryszard Kapuscinski

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