Beyond the Storm.Beyond the Storm William T. Close M.D. with Malonga Miatudila, M.D., M.P.H. Meadowlark meadowlark, common North American meadow bird of the family Icteridae, also called meadow starling. Unlike other members of the family, which comprises blackbirds, grackles, orioles, and others, the meadowlark does not travel in large flocks, and it eats harmful Springs Productions, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control PO Box 4460, Marbleton, Wyoming 83113 0970337140 $25.95 William T. Close M.D., Beyond the Storm: Treating the Powerless and the Powerful in Mobutu's Congo/Zaire is the true-life story of William T. Close M.D., the former personal physician of President Mobutu, the former dictator of the Democratic Republic of Congo (called Zaire while under his rule). Close sought to feed the hungry, aid the sick, and improve quality of life for the nation's people, and was personally responsible for maintaining Mobutu's health; his testimony tells of a dictator who governed with a ruthlessness worthy of the tactics described in Machiavelli's classic treatise for autocrats, "The Prince." Yet the slide from hope into despair for the nation under Mobutu's rule was not immediate; it was provoked by a gradual incursion in·cur·sion n. 1. An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion. 2. The act of entering another's territory or domain. 3. of kleptocracy klep·toc·ra·cy n. pl. klep·toc·ra·cies A government characterized by rampant greed and corruption. [Greek kleptein, to steal + -cracy. , corruption, and cronyism Cronyism Tammany Hall Manhattan Democratic political circle notorious for spoils system approach. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 492] . Close was one of few people both willing and able to tell Mobutu the unvarnished truth; as years progressed and the nation's situation worsened, Close finally had to leave, and let history take its course. Enthusiastically recommended as a primary source detailing events great and small Congo's history and the life of its dictator, as seen through a principled, compassionate, yet often exasperated medical doctor in its center. |
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