GP:
The situation is post-coup Niger seems to be headed to a military showdown between the Sahel nations (Mali and Burkina Faso have vowed to help Niger) and the Western powers France and US, who have troops in Nigerien territory, aligned with the ECOWAS nations African ‘democracies’.
The French ignored the junta’s ultimatums to remove both its diplomatic mission and its military troops from Niger, but are now alarmed by an arrest.
France’s Foreign Ministry stated that a French official has been arrested, and called for the junta to ‘immediately release him’. more
France massing troops? Why, to issue white flags and drill on how to wave them?
If France wants to practice putting down Islamic insurrections, they should start in Paris then wirk outward.
Which one sides with Ukraine?
Truth be known the French want their gold and keep the locals poor. Not going to work out well.
How many french muslims will be drafted for the war?
Paging Charles Martel, please answer the white courtesy phone.
There is a sidebar for the article in which Macron is supposed to have depression and is in the midst of an affair with Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau.
I am Canadian and Trudeau is a HUGE embarassment. No wonder Sophie left him.
For sale: French military rifle. Never fired, dropped once.
I guess we won’t be hearing much bleating about an “unprovoked invasion”.
And—apologies to Johnny Taylor beforehand—somebody should be asking Micron, “Who’s makin’ war in your own country, while you’re out makin’ war?”