Topic: Lord S Resistance Army

President Obama issued a proclamation for Greek Independence Day and extended the War Powers Act to deploy 150 additional personnel to assist in the hunt for Joseph Kony. The hosts question why the official notification to Congress uses "approximate" numbers (280 personnel) rather than an exact count.

The resolution to the government shutdown included several specific provisions, such as backdating pay for furloughed federal employees to October 1st. Other notable inclusions in the legislation involve funding for the Food for Peace Act and extended authority to counter the Lord's Resistance Army, referencing the Kony 2012 movement. The bill also grants the Secret Service authority to apply proceeds from undercover investigations toward their operations.

Thirty-three U.S. Senators introduced a bipartisan resolution to increase military support in Central Africa to counter Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army. The resolution formalizes the role of AFRICOM and expands the mission from advisory roles to providing logistical support and services under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This move is characterized as a strategic effort to establish a permanent military presence in the region to counter Chinese influence.

President Obama announced the deployment of 100 U.S. combat troops to Uganda to assist in the fight against Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). While the official narrative focuses on human rights atrocities, the hosts point to the 2006 discovery of vast oil reserves in the region as the primary motivator. Tulo Oil PLC is identified as a major player in the region, having secured concessions shortly before the military intervention.