[SunkenCiv]

Russian mercenary groups have enabled renegade military commander Khalifa Hafter, who is based in eastern Libya, to blockade the country's oil exports, starving the country of much-needed money.

Moscow's backing of Haftar, a former CIA asset, has increased tensions with the United States. Russian private military contractors are active in 16 African nations. How is the country paying for its overseas wars?

Also on Counting the Cost: Currency crisis, debt default, hyperinflation and poverty - Lebanon was in economic and political paralysis long before the devastating explosion in Beirut. With corruption rife, is it time for a Marshall Fund?

Plus, we discuss weaponising data and disinformation to manipulate elections. Hostile nations are using artificial intelligence to get past social media defences.

Why Russian mercenaries seized control of key oilfield in Libya | Counting the Cost

[spokeshave]

360 degree diplomacy....I think they mean that Trump is a systems thinker and problem solver.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Libya would not be a mess if McCain, Graham and Rubio had not backed Obama and Hillary’s illegal war to overthrown the government.

[Flavious_Maximus]

“...threatened sanctions on Hifter, a US citizen”

Amazing how we just hand out citizenship to freaking everybody.

2 millions illegals pour into the USA every stinking year for 10 years now. Why are we giving away ANY citizenship to these 3rd world shit holders?

[DoodleDawg]

Why are we involving ourselves in Libya?

[SJackson]

Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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