Phrase by 'Ryszard Kapuscinski'

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The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed.

Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski - Polish Journalist
  History , War , Africa , Cold


Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski - Polish Journalist
  Money , Rules , Changes , Iron


In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing took place because of these emotions. But the Soviet case is different, because you had systematic murder, like the Holocaust.

Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski - Polish Journalist
  You , World , War , Passion


Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking off trade with Amin three months before his overthrow.

Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski - Polish Journalist
  Everything , Nothing , Three , American


Amin is the shame of the whole world. The fact that he managed to rule so long and commit so many crimes was only possible thanks to the hypocrisy of the East and the West who were waging the Cold War for world domination.

Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski - Polish Journalist
  World , Long , War , Thanks


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.

Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski - Polish Journalist
  Support , Fear , Said , Side


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.

Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski - Polish Journalist
  Time , Waiting , Together , Palace


Conditions were so hard. To send the news out, telex was the only means, but telex was very rare in Africa. So if somebody was flying to Europe, we gave him correspondence to send after he arrived.

Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski - Polish Journalist
  News , Flying , Hard , Africa


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.

Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski - Polish Journalist
  Death , Afraid , Enemies , Rebel


I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had been educated in Moscow and since they came from different Ugandan peoples, it was the only way they could understand one another.

Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski - Polish Journalist
  Understand , Remember , Way , Meeting


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