2 chapters across the catalog
The hosts discuss the displacement of Chinese infrastructure projects in Africa by U.S.-backed interests. They cite the precedent in Libya where Chinese workers were evacuated during the revolution. Current Ebola-affected regions like Guinea, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone are identified as areas with significant oil and mineral wealth.
Military Industrial Complex, Djibouti Operations and Somali Tribes
The U.S. economy is described as being heavily reliant on the military-industrial complex, armaments, and drug money. Specific operations in Djibouti are highlighted as the launch point for drone strikes in Somalia, where the U.S. allegedly supports one tribe over another in exchange for future oil drilling rights. This "rent-a-military" model is criticized as a form of global bullying for resource extraction.
