re: Niger has effectively kidnapped1000 US soldiers at our $500 mil dollar base

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You’re not alone.

Do they have them blockaded in the base?

Are they hostage?

Is it that easy to just overrun 1000 marines?

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Yes, they were blockaded in the base... BUT (the headlines/reporting is a little misleading) they did that because they demanded they leave and the US did not agree to pull them.

They finally agreed to pull them about 2 days ago. State Dept. weenies were the hold up.

They weren't preventing them from leaving, i.e. hostages. They were preventing them from leaving the base(es) to conduct operations until they agreed to leave.

NOTE:
- Niger's (Chad also) chief export is Uranium
- Russia has paid them off and just like with HRC as head of St. Dept Russia has outbid us for that Uranium.
- This is likely for transfer around sanctions to Iran. India also.
- Russia obviously trades in oil... but they also use diamonds (world's largest producer) to avoid currency issues and sanctions.