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Author Archives: Dan Fahey
December 11, 2009
Three Problems with the 60 Minutes Story on “Congo Gold”
Posted by Dan Fahey
On 29 November 2009, the U.S. television news show 60 Minutes aired a segment called “Congo Gold”. This segment purported to expose the link between gold and war in Congo, but there were three major problems with the 60 Minutes
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