Blood in the Mobile Page #5

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But i dont feel ready to give up just yet.

To go to Walikale without the protection of the UN-

-I need permission from the national army, FRDC.

Im told that Ill never get permission to go to Walikale-

-because high-ranking officers make a lot of money on the minerals.

They didnt tell you that you must have permission from the army?

-Thats why we are here.

-Thats why youre here...Wait.

There is a commander-

-whos in charge of intelligence for the whole region.

Its him who must decide what we can do.

-You see this.

-What is that?

-Oh, its you, right?

-Its me.

-And you se here.

-Ah, thats very nice.

-You are a Masai.

-Yes, a Masai.

Its my son, who sent it to me.

You know, in the war-

-you have one aim. It is to kill!

Its much easier to do administration in a war than in peace.

Its easier when its war than in peace?

Yes!

Because you have to feed the soldiers.

They dont do anything. They are only there.

And they must eat. They must drink.

They must wear....You must give them a uniform.

But in a war he kills the enemy, and then he gests his uniform.

He kills the enemy, he gets boots. And a gun.

-Have you been at war, fighting?

-Yes, yes.

This is for when Im going to war.

Then I must go whith this.

This is my blanket.

If you want peace, you must prepare for war.

I keep this for the rain. This I got in Uganda.

This one I got from Libya. Its a kind of uniform.

-I keep them.

-Youve got many.

Yes! See. a good uniform. Its a nice uniform.

-Have you seen my signature?

-Yes...

-Its beautiful. It has a star in it.

-Yes, you have...Yes.

Finally Im on board one of the small russian cargo planes-

-that transports minerals from Walikale to Goma.

Were going to land on a small piece of road in the middle of the jungle.

Is it safe to fly this trip?

Yes, its safe.

-Do you know where this comes from?

-No.

And then Im stuck again.

Also here I have to visit the local authorities.

But it is weekend, so I have to wait for Monday morning.

I hear a rumour about a boy-

-who ran away from the Bisie mine during the massacre last week.

His name is Chance, hes 16, and hes worked at the Bisie mine for 3 years.

I heard that a mine had been discovered-

-close to where I live.

I wanted to work and earn enough to build my own house.

The first time I crawled down the hole-

-I could not stay for very long.

I wasnt used to the heat, so I could only stay for 2 hours down there.

Again and again I had to go down, work a lot and then come up again.

It was very hot, and I couldnt handle it.

But I didnt achieve my dream-

-so now I came back to finish school.

I acquire the local authorities validation of my permits.

They are also involved and have some authority over the armed groups.

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