{"id":4284,"date":"2008-11-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/campaign-updates\/4284\/conning-the-congo\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T16:47:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T16:47:35","slug":"conning-the-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/conning-the-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Conning the Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class='p4descriptive_paragraph'>This new investigative report exposes another hidden aspect of export-driven resource extraction in the DRC and the neighboring Republic of the Congo. 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