I'm a Mac... And I've Got a Dirty Secret

Publisher:
ENOUGH Project
Publication Date:
28 June 2010
Tags:
Congo-Kinshasa, Arms and Military Affairs, Mining, United States, Canada and Africa

It is not surprising if you didn't know that your favorite Apple gadgets -- your iPhone, iPad, iPod and Mac -- are linked to the conflict engulfing the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo today and for the past dozen years. Most people don't know - which is in part why the war in Congo has gone on for so long. With more than 5 million people killed, it is the deadliest conflict since World War II.

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