The real reason why U.S. and French troops have been in Niger for Years | The Gateway Pundit | by Guest Contributor
Guest post by Leo Hohmann at Leo Hohmann Substack In case there was any confusion over what NATO really stands for, the military alliance’s general secretary cleared things up with a bold tweet.
The CIA, in cooperation with other Western intelligence assets, created al-Qaeda and ISIS and the real reason it built a $100 billion base in Niger has nothing to do with eliminating Islamic terrorism. The real reason that base is there, and why the French have been there for even longer, is because Niger is rich in Uranium and has vast untapped oil reserves, gold-mining operations, coal mining and other resources that the West has been exploiting for decades. And when I say “exploiting,” I mean in the worst way.
Do you think this is one of the reasons why Africa is a shithole?
Africa is not a shithole. Some parts of some African countries are shitholes. But you could say that about anywhere.
"San Francisco" pops into mind.