Niger Ushers in Russian Forces while Kicking out American Troops!

All right, hello everybody and welcome to Geopolitical Trends, where truth matters. Excited to be with you as always. Uh, before I start on anything, yesterday I made a mistake when I set up the live stream of the interview with Larry. I forgot to change from private to public, so that's why I couldn't see your comments. So It's just one of those learning moments. And anyway, very, very excited to be with you here. And, uh, let me first see who is here. Benny Soon, good to see you, and thank you for becoming a new channel member. I am going to give a shout out at the end of this for— yeah, there are some new members on the channel. Uh, it's, it's once again, guys, it's the right thing to do. So, so thank you for being here, truly appreciate you. Uh, S, good to see you. Uh, you too, you super Good to see you, Phil, as always. Marcian Dorcier, Truth Seeker, Chanel, John Jameson, good, hi to you as well. Timeline Dunkley, Farhad Razavi, good to see you. Bobby Ishak, good to see you. Uh, C Liu, good to see you as always. Bob Cock, Nob Shot, good to see you also. All right, let's get in. I got an inter— it's an interesting topic, so I, I've been following it briefly, but for the last 48 hours I got sort of dig into that, uh, but I was aware of some behind the scenes events taking place in other countries in relation to what I'm going to be talking about. So, so this is what I'm going to be talking to you about. I'm going to be talking about how Niger in Africa is now ushering the Russian forces while at the same time kicking out the Americans. Now, of course, in Washington they're saying, oh, oh, there is no kicking out here, whatever. No, no, it is. Enough of lies. And this is what I'm going to uncover for you, provide you my own analysis about how I see the landscape, geopolitical one, that is in Africa playing out within the context of other events taking place. So this is what I'm going to be talking about. But First, let us ask the questions, the key questions that matter into this. And the questions are, you're going to ask first, was Niger's decision impacted by other events in the region? It's, it's— you cannot, in my, my humble opinion, you cannot move forward into any analysis of this sort without considering what's taking place. And once I explain to you It will make perfect sense to you. For now, suffice it to ask the question. Second question is, will other countries follow suit? Well, we are— again, it falls within that context of there are other countries that are hinting at a certain change in their foreign policy pertaining to security framework. And third one, what message is this sending, uh, on the global stage? Because there is a message out there. And as I said in, uh, I think I put it into, in the description, uh, uh, for, for the video, that I started with like, it's a trend. Well, it is a trend. You start to see Western nations being kicked out of Africa. It's almost like, feel like, and I felt for a while that Africa have had enough of its resources being stripped away from it, and they are not even Have you ever wondered, guys? I mean, you're smart enough, you can see, you're not blind, you can see what's going on around the world. Have you wondered why rich countries in oil, for example, or natural resources, whatever, their population is poor? Makes you just wonder, you know. I had a conversation yesterday with someone here in the US originally from Iraq, you know, and I've spent a lot of time in Iraq. I'm very familiar with that country. And I told him, I said, you know what I don't get, Mr. Mohammed, is that your country is so rich in oil and yet the poverty that exists. Well, the same concept can be applied to Africa, but Africans have had enough. So this is why it's now you're seeing that trend. I use the term trend. So, all right, before I'll delve deeper, let's do some headlines because, uh, usually when I do interviews, I don't do headlines and all that because there's not enough time. So I'm going to start with the first one. You all know who this guy is. Can you guys type in, in the chat box, tell me who this guy is? Now, whether he is a crook or not, it's beside the point. You know, I, I read up on his bio and I checked on his background from my own sources. Uh, he got some dots, black spots, and if I may, but I'm not here to judge. So let's see, who is this guy here? Let me see first if you you guys, uh, again. Oh, Samir, Samir Abtawi, uh, and Abtawi, I'm sorry, Samir and Abtawi, thank you so much for your super sticker, truly appreciate you, Samir. Uh, oh, Muslim Revert, you're right, that, uh, Karim Khan. Well, what happened with Karim Khan? Well, nothing happened with him personally. What happened is that in the US Congress, some US members of Congress, specifically Republicans, I won't even say— there are Democrats as well. Both of them are the same coin. There is no— I don't differentiate between the two. They're all in one basket, Republicans and Democrats. But anyway, Republican US senators have now warned International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan against issuing arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister and other Israeli officials. Vowing— this is what they threatened him with— vowing to face heavy sanctions if he does. Well, that begs the question, guys, what happened to the rule of law? And especially coming from out-of-senators, you know, none of them represents me, by the way. The whole damn government doesn't represent me. I usually don't swear in, but, but, you know, it's kind of enough is enough. It's coming from those so-called lawmakers and now threatening a guy for doing what's right. It just shows you this is the sign of the end when a country, when an empire, when whatever— and again, use history as your guide. Go back and look at what happened to the Roman Empire, how it disintegrated from within. Because of the internal corruption, and when the policymakers back then start to think about their own interests rather than the welfare of the citizens. It's exactly what is happening right now. So when you read something like this, to me it was like, no, that ain't right, it's not right. So, uh, second one I have for you is this one right here, which is the bunch of wimps. That's what I call them. I got no respect for, uh, sort of, you know, you respect people as a human being, you all know what I mean. But when you couldn't do the right thing when you have the means and power to do so, why should I respect you? This is the, uh, the image of the recent meeting of the, uh, OIC. OIC stands for Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which is nothing but a BS. Because here is the thing I disclosed when I wrote the Saudi Bill. You know the OIC, who's funding it? I'm gonna ask you guys, in your opinion, and I know this is a wild guess, but just guess who is funding the OIC, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Let me see your, your answer in the chat box. And once again, we're just, we're just talking here, uh Remember, this is just Muslim countries. It's not from the Western world. Uh, OMC, China. No, no, Muslim Revert, CIA. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, nothing from the— not the US. Not— it's from within the Muslim world. It's from within the Muslim world. Which country, in your opinion? Uh, no, not, not, not Soros. Oh, ALM, you got it. It's Saudi Arabia that is funding this, but you have to understand the history of it, how it came, when it was established first. I detail all this in a book, but suffice it to let you know that the Saudis used their petrodollar to, to con— to sort of influence the rest of the Muslim world regarding the policies, and it stays till today. So this is why a bunch of wimps getting together in Gambia saying that— here is what they say, and I quote— we support, uh, Gaza, and we support the end of war, and, and, uh, uh, full support for the Palestinian people in their resistance against Israel, and calling the international community to take immediate and unconditional action to end the war on Gaza. Were the most prominent outcome. Yeah, it's BS, no more no less. They took the photo up, but they are useless. Arabs and Muslim leaders are useless. And I, you know, my respect to the Arab and Muslim people, I'm talking about the governments here. So, and I have one more pertaining to similar topic, but I'll let you make the comment, guys. You reach your own conclusion here. You all know who that guy is, right? Who is that guy on the picture? We know it's President, uh, uh, Uncle Joe. I don't even like calling him president because he has the title, so you call him president, but we all know what it means. Who's that guy there? And this picture was the way it was just 48 hours ago, I think, in, in White House. Uh, no, uh, good try. Oh, OMG, I got your point. Yeah, British king. That's Jordanian king, who is, by the way, his mother was British and he is a British citizen. A lot of people do not know in the Muslim world, King Abdullah is not a pure Muslim, 100%. He has— he cares less for— we all know, we're not bad mouthing here. We providing the facts. Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, you know, which by the way was celebrating yesterday commemoration of the genocide, of the, uh, of the Holocaust, you know. Yeah, United Arab Emirates commemorating that. Just, just think about it. Take a step back and think, you know. And this is what I'm saying, Arab Muslim leaders are nothing but talks. They can't fight anymore. You find a, a poor Muslim country, the likes of Yemen, that is doing what the Saudis and the Qataris and, and Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, all of them, they couldn't. That just tells you the story right there. So, all right, let's move on to what we need to cover today. Okay, by the way, I had a chance to read— let me move this picture here. I had a chance to read, uh, uh, uh, articles even here in the US, because remember, just because, uh, uh, I don't trust the sources, I still going to read to see the level of lies that's been propagated to the American audience since this publication was right here. Well, this one is from New York Times, you know. I mean, are you gonna trust the New York Times? But for the reason why I'm sharing this and reacting to to this article written on New York Times by two authors. One is Ruth MacLean, and second author is Eric Schmidt. So I'm just reacting to their, but I have my own analysis, has nothing to do with what they're writing about. So, well, here is what they're saying in quote, the West African country military junta in Niger said the presence of US forces was illegal. Increasingly, the West Africans are questioning the motives of Western countries operating in Africa? That's legitimate questions, and I am not denying that. Is where, where it gets very concerning is the idea that when you have, for example, as an example, you have, uh, what was his name? He appeared on the Senate House Committee. You know, I read, I, uh, listened to the, uh, uh, the hearing. His name is Celeste, uh, or Celeste, uh, Wallander, uh, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. I did some work back then, way back, too, for the head of the, uh, the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence at that time, used to be, uh, uh, what's his name? Geez, I draw a blank on his name. Uh, anyway, I draw a blank. It'll come to me later. And, uh, I did some work for him when he visited Saudi Arabia at the time. And by the way, he wrote— his PhD was about 1,000 pages, you know. And he was a former special ops, and he became the Undersecretary of Defense for International Security. Well, Celeste, in this role Uh, uh, uh, Wallander, when, when testifying in Congress, said to the Armed Services Committee that so far, and I quote here, Niger's ruling military council known as the CNSP has not formally asked the US military to leave, which is a flat lie because a month and a half ago it was General Langley who went down over there to talk with the the military junta over there. Well, of course, General Langley, one with that attitude of, oh, I am the general in American forces and we tell you what to do— they told him, go fuck yourself, because it's the arrogance. And again, we see in this, like, for example, when US diplomats negotiate with the Chinese, we see it when they negotiate with Russians, with any other country for that matter. We come from this high and mighty superiority. What for? What for? It's because we don't want Africans to stand on their feet economically and prosper. This is what's at the heart of it. So this is what I'm saying, it is a lie for what the testimony in Congress was. So, well, just FYI, Niger, uh, still the US troops still there, by the way. But they are about to be leaving. They have about 1,000 American troops there, uh, personnel. And why? Because that's where they operate the drones. This is why we threw France under the bus when the whole— you all remember, and I did some videos for you guys back then— when, when Niger kicked, uh, uh, France out, we didn't step in at that time. Niger didn't want to do anything because there is a security cooperation between Niger and the US that was signed back then. Now it's canceled, and Niger doesn't care. All they want is the US troops out. The same argument is made now in Iraq. Well, if we are to say those countries are sovereign states, we ought to respect their wishful, uh, uh, uh, uh, decisions, or their decisions for that matter. It's their country. They can host us if they want to, or they can ask us to leave if they want to. This is where the difference is. And I'm gonna share, uh, some geography with you to put this in perspective, because you need to understand the decision of Niger— it's not happening in a vacuum. Like I always said, nothing happens in a vacuum when it comes down to geopolitics. If you learn anything from me, this is one rule. The second one is, in international relations, optics matter, or context matters. So, all right, let's share the map, and I am going to explain a few things for you. Uh, we give credit to World Atlas, of course. And let me get to the picture where the— oh, where is the map? Yeah, right here. All right, let me share screen with you. Okay, here we go. And I'm gonna explain few things for you guys. Uh, let me make the screen bigger if it gets— yeah, I know it's very small. I can't make it bigger than this, guys. The That's maybe— yeah, this is how far it goes. But anyway, uh, suffice it to say for now, what is the Sahel region? Then the Sahel region is the one you are looking at on the map that extends from all the way from Mauritania all the way to Eritrea. And you will understand now why Niger uh, when I move forward into explaining to you what's going on. So, uh, just do a little bit of geography. Uh, like Larry said yesterday, uh, uh, conflicts are meant to be about geography. So yeah, we are terrible in geography and history, and now it's getting into math and science and literature. You got the idea, guys. That's a bad sign. Anyway, Sahel is a band of territory, uh, in Africa that stretches, uh, at the length of the continent. That's what's important about it. And it goes all the way from Mauritania, basically from the Atlantic coast of, of Mauritania and Senegal, all the way to Eritrea and the Red Sea. That's how, how far it goes. The Sahel, uh, uh, acts like a desert to the north, which were Algeria, Morocco, and so forth. Uh, they're parts of their territory there. And the fertile savannas to the south. The Sahel was once— here is, here is what a lot of people in the West do not know, really they don't know, is that the Sahel, that region, used to be home to several indigenous African kingdoms back then. And the Sahel, the term Sahel, which is an Arabic, uh, the word is Arabic, as-Sahil, or the edge if we are to do the translation. Or some, in some translations they're saying why you can use the term border. Uh, no, I won't go as far as saying that for the same, because borders in Arabic means hudud. Sahel means the edge. So in Arabic language, at least to my knowledge, and if I'm wrong Please correct me for whomever speaks Arabic and know the ins and outs of it. So now here comes the important aspects of it. You need to understand all this. If you're looking at the map, you look where Niger is. Of course Mali has its own now, Burkina Faso has its own, but you need to take this within the context of three other countries. And this is what part of what I'm going to focus my analysis on to provide you that insights you need to have. The three countries are Chad, Sudan, and Eritrea. And we will detail as we move forward, uh, for why that is. So here's the thing. The, uh, the announcement now by, uh, uh, Niger, which by the way just came on Saturday, and I know it's, it's what the media here and the publications, uh, the back door of the US government saying otherwise. Well, they didn't ask us to leave, we just— there is no formal agreement. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, because I'm gonna provide, I am gonna provide, uh, uh, an image here for you to see, then, then I'll provide you the statement. This picture, this is Abdurahman. He's the spokesperson, uh, uh, for the, uh, uh, for the Niger military spokesperson, Colonel Amadou Abdurahman. What did he say? He said, and I quote, the American presence in the territory of the Republic of Niger is illegal. And you know why? You know why the New York Times had to start the article by that? Because they know they couldn't— they couldn't lie about it because there is a record for it. And that's the image I'm showing you. It was recorded publicly right there. And that's was the announcements of Abdurrahman on the national television. And he added, and I quote, the US military presence violates all the constitutional and democratic rules which would require the sovereign people, notably through its elected officials, to be consulted on the installation of a foreign army on its territory. End of quote. Spot on, because what a lot of people do not know is that we built the base there. I was aware of it, I'm not gonna deny this. I used to travel to Africa, I spent some time in Ivory Coast, so I was very familiar with what's going on. The base we built there was about $110 million. That's what it was for, but it was mainly for the drone program. The same thing we asked the Pakistanis when we were kicked out of Afghanistan And at that time, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, said no. We all know the rest of the story. We know what we did to, to him as far as elections and so forth. But ain't gonna happen with the African because there is more than just Niger now. So, and that is the reason why after the, the coup that took place that took out the former, uh, president— I don't call him president, he's a puppet— uh, Muhammad Bazoum because he was working on behalf of France and the US and Germany and all the— the same thing what Tinubu of Nigeria is doing on behalf of the oil companies, the like of ExxonMobil and BP, British Petroleum. And what's the other one, the Dutch? I draw the name, uh, what's the name of the company? Shell. Yeah, ain't gonna work in Africa. Because they've had enough. And this is why the troops, the US troops in, in, in, in Niger, are just inactive. They're just sitting there basically doing nothing. And most of their drones are grounded because Niger is not allowing it. Well, it's their country, they can decide whatever they want. And this is where the lies comes in on our part by saying American officials have voiced alarm in the meeting about several other issues, including whether Niger military government was nearing a deal to give Iran access to Niger's vast uranium reserves. Well, who are we to decide? It's their sovereign country. So does Niger tell us not to send weapons to Israel, not to send weapons to Ukraine? They don't, or it doesn't. So who gives us the right? And again, I am not— it's all about— I know those who will put a comment, you criticize. No, there is a difference between what's right and what's wrong. There is nothing in between. We can't be saying one thing and doing the opposite and claiming to stand for what's right. That's called hypocrisy. Which is what we're saying. So if Niger wants to trade with Iran, because Niger is going to get something in return, the likes of oil, the likes of missiles, the likes of whatever they decide to— it's their prerogative. But also Niger is rich in uranium, and this is where France was taking advantage of it by getting it and selling it for about $200. The, the last figure I looked at, and please don't quote me on this because the numbers changes. The last one I looked back then was it cost, it cost France literally about $1.84 and was selling, was selling the uranium on a, on a, on international market for about $210. Well, you got the idea. So Niger, it's their country, they can decide whatever they want. And of course Here is what happened, which was not disclosed, uh, openly here in the West, is that the Niger rejection of the presence of US military happened right after the French were kicked out. And French, of course, the former colonial of the past decade. And all this argument that is going on over there has to do with 'Oh, we are here for counterterrorism.' Hold on a second, you know, I spent over 15 years within the government. I understand that term 'counterterrorism.' We are creating those groups. We are the one financing these groups. So for us to say we are there because we want to fight terrorism, well, hold on a second. Whose terrorism are we talking about here? Because we're the one created it and pretend to fight it. So what happened back then is that Niger asked the US right after kicked out France. And this is why you are noticing now that even countries the likes of Burkina Faso, they had some incidents, so-called terrorism incidents We all know how that happened, but at the same time, there are other countries that are fueling that. Well, one of them, uh, uh, is, is Ivory Coast. And this is why Ibrahim Traoré, this guy here from Burkina Faso, the head of Burkina Faso, okay, Ibrahim Traoré now is sending a warning to Ivory Coast. It just did it over the weekend. Because Ivory Coast is welcoming, according to his statements, all the destabilizers, in quotes, of his country, adding there was a problem with authorities in Abidjan. Abidjan is the capital of Ivory Coast, and I have the link for that, guys. I will put it— I will, uh, post it for you in the description. So it just shows you there is more than meet the eyes here. And when US policymakers, uh, uh, say, well, there is nothing official, or some general— which, by the way, they are so damn arrogant, uh, some generals here in the US. I used to be around them because I dealt with some, working for some, thinking that they are like God. You know, simmer down, man. Have a little bit of humility. They're thinking, I don't know, it's like What's wrong with you, man? In the back of my mind, what an arrogance. No exception. And it becomes the idea of, uh, of, of, of them going there and, and dictating to those countries. Well, why do they? No, it's their country. They can accept whomever they want, and they ask others to leave if they choose, uh, uh, if they choose to. That's their decision. So Now here is the key to all this, because we're talking about why Niger is kicking out the US, okay? Well, at the same time, it is ushering in the Russians. Now you can interpret this any way you want, and, and you should, based on your understanding, based on your, on, on, on, on your analysis or whatever, you know, because just imagine the picture Niger saying to the Russians, you are welcome, turning around and telling the Americans you need to leave. So even the, the, uh, what's his name, Austin, which by the way he looks like he's about to die, you know, it's, uh, bad karma is catching up with him. Yeah, he doesn't look well, by the way, so it's just a matter of time. Anyway, he's saying Well, we have to confirm that both the US and the Russians exist in the same base on two opposite ends, which is true because the US has not left officially yet. But Niger is saying, you need to pack up and leave, we don't want you here. And this is why you have the locals are saying, army, US Army, you need to be out. Did you see the sign? No bonus, no negotiations. Another word, no bribes, no negotiations. Because that's what it is. They just don't want to. It's their country, they can decide whatever they want. How about if we honor that? But there is a much bigger picture. That's why I asked the question at the beginning, what is the message on the global stage? You get little countries asking the US to, to leave. And here is a question for you, and the question is, are we gonna see this? In your opinion, do you believe you will be seeing the same pattern in Asia, knowing what's going on in Asia with the presence of US military? Just yes or no, tell me your opinion. Would you, or do you consider seeing the same in Asia as we are witnessing, uh, uh, uh, in Africa. Oh, uh, Dijuma Boutique, thank you very much for your Super Sticker. You wrote, at least 10 unalived African lords were by France. That is correct, that is correct. That's how they maintain— that's why, and I don't shy away from saying this. Thanks again, I much appreciate you for your Super Sticker. I don't, I don't share with me. Corruption among African leaders is very rampant, you know. Let's, let's not, you know, I don't— because it's— you need to know the full picture. Now, I'm not judging this new young leaders. I am gonna give it a time to see what they're gonna do, because to me, anybody gets into the power, they end up staying for life. Their son end up taking over. Well, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. What about the will of people? This is what you're seeing in the Middle East or West Asia, for example, you know, those, uh, uh, the, the Gulf States, the, the family in United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, you name it, you know, or Jordan, you name it, you know. Who gives them the right? Of course, what they're gonna be using there as far as, oh, it's God, however you perceive God to be, the one who wants me here. Oh, that's, that's BS. That's nonsense. That's nonsense. So, okay, most of you guys say yes. Rassam, you're saying no. Okay, you don't see that in Asia. Francis Tango, you're saying no. Can you guys provide just brief explanation for the whole community to know where you come in from? Uh, John Smith, and you're saying not at all. Ronke Station is saying no. Wow, because that will bode bad. It will not bode well for Asia. And to me personally, I will have to side with those who said no, because I don't see that happening in Asia yet. As a matter of fact, it's going into the reverse by expanding the US presence there. So, and I just wanted you to be part of that conversation by asking, uh, that, that particular question. Now comes the role of the Russians, okay? And I do have a few pictures, but first let me share my own analysis with you. First, the Russian military— of course, Russians do it quietly. Russians are not going to brag the same way Chinese do it. They don't brag about things. Doesn't matter, good, uh, uh, whether in technology, whether in economics, whether in military, they do things and move on. So, so the Russian military, and again, this I read it from, uh, uh, uh, uh, Reuters, and it was written by Phil Stewart and Idris Ali. Those are the one who wrote the article. I'm just reacting to that. The Russian military personnel have entered an airbase in Niger. Well, there is a problem with the first sentence to begin with, you know. Where is the problem there, guys? The language. Can you tell me the keyword there that wasn't supposed to be there? And again, it's just part of a conversation here. What is the keyword that trigger your attention there? Oh, the J Boutique, once again, thank you very much. Uh, leaders not lord. I, I know what you meant, I know what you meant. Uh, Bazoum is one of them, uh, Omar Bongo was one of them, uh, who else? The all the corrupted one was even Tinubu right now is one of them. No, there, there are many, so I know what you meant. Thank you very much for your super sticker. All right. Oh, oh, Rafael, Rafael, you got it. Entered, that is the key word. Why is that? It's because they didn't enter, they were invited by the, the government in Niger. That's different wording. If the statements will start, Russian personnel have been ushered in or have been invited by Niger to be located in, in, on, on Niger territory. You can now— at least it gives me— I, I am so, so happy now. It gives me, uh, uh, what's the word, very excited that you guys start to— I know, uh, Rafael, but this is reflect on all of you. If one of you does it, I am sure most of you think that you start to really zoom in at the keywords that can manipulate the masses. And that gives me satisfaction personally, that my time is not wasted. So I am very, very excited about it. Uh, so the idea— yeah, enter, because that's what the Western audience is going to absorb. Oh, the Russians are bad, now get in. No, it's not. They didn't enter, they were invited. So, and this is what senior US official, defense official said. Then of course they are not going to disclose the idea of, well, Niger kicked out the Americans, simple as that. You say it as is, not, not cherry-picking on the wording of it. So, and that's why the senior US defense, of course didn't want to disclose his name, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Russian forces when not mingling with the US troops. Well, you know who that official is? Is this guy. That's the Secretary of Defense. He just— he wants you, you know, to keep you in this— wow, whoever this anonymous— there is no fa— there is no mystery about all this. It's straightforward. He had to come forward and said, well, by the way, The US and the Russians are on the same base, but they are not interacting. Well, the Nigerians didn't— Niger, not Nigeria. That's somebody with a Mustang. He's my neighbor down the street, way down. He has this loud mufflers. I can hear him when he turned his car on, way down. So he's a young guy. So, uh, so here is the— and that's where the difference is, guys. And I am so once again excited that you can now, when you see an article, read it, you spot the keywords right away. So, but here is what I wanted to talk to you about, the other countries that falls within the big picture of why Niger made that decision. So, okay, we started with the first one, Burkina Faso, briefly, but there is a major one that's going on with two main countries. If we are to go back to the map And I'm gonna, uh, uh, put it back up here. And we're looking at, uh, the two countries are Sudan and Eritrea. Those are for strategic locations and also geopolitical reasons why Russia is sort of expanding its ties in those two countries in conjunction with now the presence of its forces in Niger. Very, very, very interesting. So it becomes the question, and this is the base— well, we had the same one in Iraq, I remember— as to when they're gonna be leaving. I don't know. So let's start with Sudan because you need to understand, and I have a picture for you. This is the Russian ambassador, and I got this stuff from overseas, by the way. Uh, let me see where I, uh, get this one here. This is the, the head of the assistant commander in chief of armed, uh, forces in Sudan, the guy in uniform, the one you're looking at. His name is General Ibrahim Jaber, and that's the one who met with the Russian, uh, uh, uh, ambassador to Sudan. Why is this? If you go back to the channel, if you check, I did a video— maybe not on this channel, maybe the other one, the big one— anyway, the channel back then, I talked about how Sudan and Russia we'll be talking about the establishment of Russian naval base, or, or Russian base on Sudanese territory. And this is part— Russia is looking at it from a strategic perspective. You also— the Sahel region, you look where Sudan is, you look where Eritrea is, but also the three other countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Right at the heart where Africa is. And the, uh, the, the conversation there is because has to do with the base, and the base is going to pave the way for the Russians to expand their presence there, but also limit, because African countries do not want Western countries anymore. The life— I mean, you all know the history of West, Western colonialism, imperialism, whatever term you want to use, what they have done in Africa from the, the, the, the, the Dutch, the Belgians, the Germans, the French, the Americans to a degree, but the Americans are in a different way, uh, uh, the— who else? The Portuguese. Well, I have to go way back Portuguese didn't do much, to my knowledge. The Germans, the French, the Belgians, the Dutch, and the French, you know, especially France. So, okay, so that is the key that I need you to understand when it comes down to Sudan. It's because the talks about the establishment of a base, Russian base, over there. Then comes the second country, which is Eritrea. You saw the map where Eritrea is. That's an easy access to Red Sea. Having access to Red Sea, you all know what it means, because what happened on the Red Sea, most of the oil transactions goes through, most of the global trade goes, goes through that. And, and who's controlling the Red Sea right now? The H Group. So what is not disclosed officially is that— and I have, I, I researched this and I found a picture. I found a picture here of the, uh, this is the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. We're talking about the another admiral. Well, he's an admiral, his name is Vladimir Kasatonov. And guess what? He just arrived to Eritrea on Monday. So, and all this is a follow-up to an agreement between the Russians and the Eritreans, both presidents Vladimir Putin and his counterpart, during the meeting that took place in July 2023. Actually, they had two meetings one in July, one in May, and the other one in July last year. Back then, the conversation was about the possibility of establishing a Russian presence. Now you see why Niger is telling the US, get out. They don't want the Russians going to be providing training They're gonna be providing, uh, weapons. But also, if you think about it, Niger wants to give uranium to Iran in return for whatever they agree on. I can just see right here, uh, uh, two, two main ones will be the oil and military hardware. Straightforward. This is where I see it going. And that in itself sends the image on the global stage The era of Western hegemony and dominance, it's coming to an end, whether we like it or not, whether we want to accept it or not. That's the fact, that's the reality of it. More and more countries is going to follow suit with this and telling the Americans, please leave. Now I'm going to take you back to Asia. I do not see this happening in Asia anytime soon. Why? Because you have countries the likes of Philippines— and I'll say it straightforward— the likes of South Korea, the likes of Japan, the likes of Australia, the likes of even in New Zealand. Even some, uh, I've been told by someone inside New Zealand that the possibility of this government, meaning the New Zealand government, it will be a one-term I don't know about that. It's because it surprised me that New Zealand took, took, took a turn in a wrong direction, especially when accepting the, the, uh, uh, Pillar 2 of, uh, of AUKUS. Pillar 2 deals with the pillar— there's Pillar 1 and Pillar 2. Pillar 2 deals with the nuclear aspects of it. New Zealand, whoever thought? Australia is gone. South Korea is gone. Japan is gone. Philippines is gone also. Now, leaves you— that will leave you with Singapore to a degree, uh, give or take. And that's why I don't see this happening. To those who said no in the answer, I see your arguments and the right one. And of course, things can change. But I just don't see it. I don't see it at this time. So, so one thing is sure is that the idea of the Russian, uh, uh, presence in, uh, uh, or growing presence in, in Africa is coinciding also with the expansion of Chinese economic presence in Africa. And this is why, if you only— I, I'm sure you're paying attention, guys, what's going on around I don't know if you heard about the statements from Dr. Neldorf of South Africa regarding BRICS. Was a major— I might do a video for you next few days. Uh, to me, it's always till I, uh, fact-check the information before I'll come on the air. Uh, which to me, if it is, then that will be a seismic change coming to Africa as a whole. Now remember, not all Africa is on the same sheet of music. They are still those puppets out there, the likes of Tinubu, you know, the likes of the, uh, in, in Ivory Coast. Uh, uh, Chad, it's an interesting case. Uh, the reason why Chad is an interesting case is because, uh, they just had elections, and I am wondering how the next leader is going to manage moving forward. That, that, that will be very, very interesting, uh, to see this dynamics. For now, suffice it to say that the message is loud and clear. US, we want you out permanently, because now the security arrangements between the US and Niger is canceled. And Niger said, we don't, we don't need it. That's when the Russians step in. And Russians will train the units. As a matter of fact, Russians now is going to help Niger. It's going to help 3 countries— Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso— to deal with the groups that's been established by the West. We all know this. This is not a mystery. It's not a secret. It's not— we all know, uh, in the Middle East and West Asia, in Asia, uh, Latin America. Look at the history. Any groups that emerge, we're the one contributing to that or creating that and financing and arming these groups. But for, for Africa now, it's moving in a different direction, and with the presence of Russia and China on both ends, one on an economic side and the other one on a military, is going to pave the way. The question I will ask, and again, I am not reaching a conclusion yet, with these young leaders. How they going to govern? Will they become corrupted themselves? And I will ask the question because it's worth asking. At this moment, I can't answer that because there is not enough time to, uh, uh, uh, make an assessment based on their governance moving forward. They just took over., in a way that many disagree with. But to them, because they wanted to get rid of the puppets in charge, how they're going to govern themselves remain to be seen. And I am going to keep an eye on, on, on these developments because it's important. Africa is gonna play a major role on both geopolitically and economically when it comes down to the global stage. Africa has a young, vibrant population. Africa has enough resources. Africa has enough gold, iron ore, uranium ore, you name it. I mean, you think about it, guys. France, France, now as of today, France is number 4 when it comes down to gold reserves in the world. The question is, France, how did France came about that? France does not have gold mines in France. You know, I go to France, my family is in France and so forth. I mean, I've been aware of— there is no gold mines in, in France. All that stuff's coming from— and this is why in the US now, and again, it's been quiet, they don't talk about it here, a lot of countries moving their gold out of the US quietly. So this is what's very, very important for you to understand. This kind of statements by, uh, uh, by Niger, it's not in a vacuum, and it's not about just sensationalism or what. No, no, there are facts behind it. I know I waited on this to confirm certain information before I'll share them with you because I want you to have the accurate information into all is. All right, I'm going to answer a few questions from you guys. That's all I have to share with you. But as I said earlier at the beginning, I'd like to just say thank you, uh, or give shout outs briefly to the new members, uh, uh, for, for the channel. It's, uh, uh, first one, uh, it's Forever Bosnia USA. Thank you for becoming a supporter. Benny Soon, Janice Raw, uh, Miss, Miss April, thank you for becoming a member of the channel. Ben Tao, Juniper Lee, an avid supporter, he rejoined again. And, and Tino Sipili, thank you for becoming a member. Tony Badrawi, thank you for becoming a supporter. Anza, Joe Cho, and, uh, R. Amin and Jonathan Ascension, thank you all for becoming a channel member. Truly appreciate your continued support. And speaking of support, should you guys decide to support this channel, you know what I do? You know what I decide to do? Because I am not teaching back at the university, it's, it's becoming clear to me, maybe we're done. So this is where I devote my time and energy into all this. So your support will be greatly, greatly appreciated. So, and thanks already to those who've been at the likes of Osiris, uh, been buying me coffee. TC Kwan, uh, many, many of you guys buys me, uh, coffee on a regular basis. And to those who send also donations on, or support rather, on, uh, on PayPal, uh, the last one I received was from, uh, uh, Abbas. That's the name I saw there. It might not be the right one, but That's the one, uh, Abbas Walid, I believe. Thank you so much for your support, it means a lot. So, and I am very grateful to you all. So, all right, let's ask— let's answer a question or two and, uh, then I'll go. Uh, where was— no, no, no, it was this one here. Yeah, I'll, I'll, I'll say which country has been destroying the planet. You know, I'll let you guys answer that one. You all know, you know, my country is not doing right by, by, by, by, uh, humanity in general term. You know, I, I'm a believer, I am a believer of this concept of live and let live. You know, just because we losing power, it doesn't mean we go about destroying humanity. It's not right. It is not right. How about if letting people live They can— their country, they choose whatever, you know. Why are we dictating the terms to, you know— I don't want anybody to come to my house and dictate to me, determine what I do in my own house. Well, the same concept applies. What gives us the right to do so? Yeah, it's, it's not right. So, so, Truth Seeker, you got the answer right there. Yeah, straightforward. We can, we can, we can We can't shy away or hide the truth. Simple as that. All right, let me see another question from you guys, then I'll, I'll go from there. Uh, uh, all right, let me see from AG the Silver Bullet. Uh, Dr. O, good afternoon. And good afternoon to you too. "I have an unrelated question for you since you're former Army. Thought on the Army plan on laying up and afloat its prepositioning fleet?" Yeah, we kind of conceptualized that idea way back. I don't see it happening, but again, FYI, my background in the military had nothing to do with this logistics and all I was in the MI. I was a military intelligence guy. You know, I deal with the much bigger picture, uh, but the conversation on this, yes, it has been there. I don't see it working. It's because what other countries— some, the likes of China, the likes of Russia, Iran, North Korea, uh, you name it— the type of weapons they have developed when it comes down to naval assets You know, and I intend to do a show for you, a specific one with— again, I'm gonna call in on Larry Johnson to come back. This is a specific topic I'm gonna do for you. I don't want to disclose it now, but it pertains to this aspect you are asking for. So for me, uh, as one who was aware of this conversation— but again, that conversation was back then, didn't move forward— so I don't see the rationality of it. But that doesn't mean— and if it happens, it's going to have to be on a very, very small scale, and it's going to be limited to Naval SEAL or some, uh, very specialized group within the military. Uh, uh, Rafael, a question: Russia gonna have a new Secretary of Defense? What is your take on it, sir? I'm not aware of this yet, uh, but if it is, uh, it's because that means they entering into a different phase. As a matter of fact, I'm glad you brought this up. It's because if you only know, guys, what the Russians just announced, uh, right now, they announced that they will retaliate against Britain, the UK, if the UK provides any weapons to the Ukrainians to attack inside Russia. And I don't believe Russians are bluffing. And the idiot Foreign Minister David Cameron, for him to be spewing this, uh, you know, the guy is an idiot. And I use the term, you know, not another puppet. You know, they, they all— they are not considering the weight of the words they are uttering. This is why the Russian president went ahead and initiated the exercises for the tactical nukes. Larry talked about this yesterday. And as a matter of fact, the speech that the Russian president just gave today after the inauguration, after his election, his, uh, his fifth term now, fifth terms, that's what he's talking about, that they will retaliate against any British providing weapons because that's suicide for Britain. And we all know that Britain, it's useless. Britain is going down the drain. It is already in the drain. So, so I don't know about the new secretary. I do know that the Deputy Secretary of Defense in Russia is now under investigation for bribes, and, and I think the punishment is going to be harsh, and it ought to be. Corruption, man, corruption. To me, I know the answer. You know what the answer is, right? Yeah, you put them there on the Sunday after church. That's to me the answers. Hey, look, good to see you, man. I haven't seen you for a while. Good to see you, Harry. So yeah, Raphael, I'll find out and I might just mention it one day when I do, uh, the next live stream. Uh, Uh, is Russia planning to extend its International North-South Trade Corridor into Africa? That is correct, that is correct, because they avoiding all the sanction stuff. Yeah, and as a matter of fact, it's not just Russia, Iran is doing the same. And, uh, so you're absolutely correct, they're gonna move into that, uh, uh, is they are moving into that direction. And speaking of Latin America or South America, Argentina now realized it shot itself in the foot by not joining BRICS, which is, to me, BRICS should not— in my opinion, should not open the door to Argentina anymore. That's it. Because this, this flip-flops gives you an idea right there. It's because the inflation inside Argentina quadrupled We don't hear much about it. Why? Because we're the one who placed the, the, uh, that, that clown, uh, Khafir Malley, in position. So yeah, but the North, uh, uh, trade route is correct. The, the, uh, the North-South Trade Corridor, it's, uh, and the Russians going to be moving into that direction. Okay, I'll take one more question here. And if not, I am going to sign up and go prepare my next, because that's what I do, guys. I finish here, I'll, I'll take about a break, 15 minutes, sit back again and read up and, and gather the information. This is what I'm saying, uh, this is not a hobby for me. Yeah, I, I don't waste my time, but I don't— this is to me not a waste time. This is to me is a responsibility. That's how I contribute to a better world. That's the way I can do it. So your support means a lot to me, whatever capacity, whatever that is, and I am very grateful. I know some of you, and I am aware because I follow up with some of you. If I don't see you around for a long time, I have my ways of reaching out. And I did find out some of the avid supporters, uh, their circumstances have changed. And it really pained me, uh, to, to hear about that one. I wish I would be in a different position to help them out, and I'll do it in a heartbeat, because that's the whole idea of paying it forward. It's not about just taking, it's about giving also. And, and I believe in that wholeheartedly, because I know the day will come for me when I will check out of this, all this material and all that I ain't taking this with me. All I'm gonna take with me is what I have done for humanity writ large. It's not about what I've done just for my family, humanity writ large. And this is one of the ways that I feel I can contribute. I can, I wish I can do more. And who's to know, who knows down the road what might happen. But, but that's, that's what I want you to know. So to me, when I get off here, I'll go and prepare for tomorrow. Because that's my responsibility and duty towards you, is to keep you informed. So, and speaking of informing, please make sure to share the channel with others so they can, uh, subscribe and, and grow it. So, and I'm very thankful to you all. So as always, guys, uh, uh, oh, I saw one, but it was the old question from— let me just do one more because I, I like to be fair also, uh, if I come across. Oh, Chanel, thank you. You're almost welcome. Thank you all. Thank you all, guys. You're almost welcome. So I truly enjoy you guys as, as, as, as a community. I really— when I don't talk to you in 3 or 4 days, I, I miss you all. And I want you to know this, and I am not an emotional guy. I don't talk emotions much, you know. You see it in my You know, I was told one time, uh, you won't make a good actor, you know. Oh, I said, I know that because I can't pretend. I am what you see. When I'm happy, I'm happy. When I'm pissed, I'm pissed. When I'm angry, I'm angry. When I'm whatever. So that's, that's just, uh, uh, yeah, you're right, Chanel. That's what Melly did. Sinking Argentina even deeper. They will never come out of that debt. Yeah, you're absolutely correct. So, so, uh, uh, last question from Quinn N. Let me share it here. Last question, uh, does Dr. O more African countries will follow the Sahel Nation lead of confederation? No, I don't see that happening. I don't see that happening. Even like, there is some, um, I won't see, uh, I won't say similarities into the culture, but at least in that part of the world there were previous kingdoms and all that. Uh, but the dynamics of global, uh, geopolitical landscape are different from what it was back then. The strategic interests are different from what it was back then. The world is going in a different direction. So that's why I don't see them What I see them doing is collaborating together, and maybe— this is the big one— maybe creating an intracontinent trade between themselves. West will not be involved. Do it with Asia in general, John. That's the way I see it, because Africa has the resources, and I hope they use it the right— but Till you get rid of corruption, nothing's going to change overnight. I mean, look where we are. For us, we done. The corruption took hold for a while, actually after the '70s, corruption starts taking hold in America. So, all right guys, I hope you find this very informative as always, and I look forward to seeing you next time. As always, remember, geopolitics impact your daily life in more ways than one. Till next time, bye-bye.