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Sofrep, another US propaganda outlet. Worth a read right through to understand the narrative being pushed by the US Europe regarding the Sahel and Russian forces..https://sofrep.com/news/evening-brief-mali-massacre-exposes-russias-sahel-failure-as-kidal-falls/
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 1 2026 10:12 utc | 60
Sign in required to read article so Peter AU1 please copy it and paste it here if you want us to read it.
Posted by: tucenz | May 2 2026 1:58 utc | 101
Traore interview early April in English.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RbS3HFGAzs
At about the 20 minute mark, he speaks about the farce of western democracy.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 3:40 utc | 103
nailed it. Sebgo wants the French back.
Posted by: UWDude | May 1 2026 23:28 utc | 93
Dude you nailed it 100%
Posted by: KeithZA | May 2 2026 6:56 utc | 104
Among other things, …, Sebgo’s command of English appears very sophisticated for someone who has grown up in a former French colony and whose second or third language might be expected to be French.
Posted by: Refinnejenna | May 1 2026 21:39 utc | 81
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That comes across to me as a rather rude comment (and out of character to what I would expect from Refinnejenna)!
I have known, and dealt with, quite a number of students at both undergrad and postgrad levels from several African countries. Their command of English was exemplary – frequently among the best in the class, including native speakers. They had actually studied and learnt English, including grammar, at a high level. (Is grammar still taught in Australia?) Some of them spoke beautiful English, well-structured, concise sentences with highly appropriate vocabulary.
They were, you know, like, um, errrr, sort of like err – kultured, you know? To use common Orstrayan idiom…
And when I read Sebgo, I can hear him speak! Thanks, Mate!
Posted by: General Factotum | May 2 2026 8:42 utc | 105
“Gilbert Doctorow: European Naval Blockade on Russia? Europe-Russia War Coming”
Glenn Diesen talked to Gilbert Doctorow.
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/gilbert-doctorow-european-naval-blockade (with a video. Length: 42 minutes)
Posted by: WMG | May 2 2026 8:53 utc | 106
Brian Berletic (“New Atlas”) had a piece that confirmed Doctorow’s opinion that NATO is preparing for a war with Russia. Berletic also talked to Glenn Diesen.
“Brian Berletic: U.S. Is Grooming Europe for War with Russia”
https://www.youtube.com/live/Ef0sHx33C-g (length: 47 minutes, posted april 29, 2026)
Posted by: WMG | May 2 2026 8:59 utc | 107
In a newspaper I saw today there was an article that perfectly fitted the overall story that Europe is preparing for war and then the minds of the people also need to be “prepared” for such war. The message of that article was something along the lines of “Remember what happened in WW II” and let that be a lesson for the (near) future.
Posted by: WMG | May 2 2026 9:03 utc | 108
Another mass casualty event to western trained and armed terrorists in Mali.
Today, 01.05.2026, during aerial reconnaissance, a large group of militants was discovered (up to 200 people, 150 motorcycles, 3 pick-ups with a large-caliber machine gun, 1 pick-up with ZU-23), presumably having crossed the border from Mali into Mauritania to compensate for losses suffered by groups on Malian territory. After the militants’ camp was discovered by the aviation of
@TheAfricaCorps
of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, it was bombed. As a result of the attack, up to 150 militants, up to 70 motorcycles, and all 4 pick-ups with large-caliber weapons were destroyed. For information: Terrorist groups in Africa use the weakly controlled territories of neighboring states to regroup and rest their forces, replenish their stocks. In the case of Mali, these countries are Mauritania, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Algeria.
https://x.com/TheAfricaCorps/status/2050249943504368001
Posted by: unimperator | May 2 2026 9:20 utc | 109
Posted by: General Factotum | May 2 2026 8:42 utc | 105
Thank you for a bit of common sense.
But unfortunately I must admit that my oral expression is not what it used to be, due to lack of practice.
I deeply regret having given up German after two years. Russian and Mandarin seemed daunting to learn here because of the alphabet.
But several of my brothers speak and write Russian, having attended the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, now Patrice Lumumba University.
The younger generation seems to be embracing Mandarin without hesitation.
One of my brothers is fluent in Moore, Fulfulde, Bambara, French, English, and Dutch.
I suppose that according to some people’s criteria here, it’s out of the question that he’s African, let alone from Burkina Faso. And yet.
Some people really need to wake up about the “rest of the world”.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 9:21 utc | 110
Posted by: james | May 2 2026 0:50 utc | 98
You may be right. But is it really important for me to be “productive”?
You seem to have swallowed the narrative some people here have that I came to MoA with a specific agenda.
That’s not the case.
I’ve been on MoA since 2020 or 2021, before the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine.
I rarely commented, but I did comment. I simply hadn’t introduced myself, so no one found fault with my posts.
It was when certain activists brought up the topic of the Sahel, and especially Burkina Faso, on MoA, with a mountain of fake news, that I reacted as a resident of the country in question.
Since then, there have been experts in language and syntax, in psychology and behavior, analyzing my posts to demonstrate that I’m not who I claim to be, and therefore that what I say has no value, and attributing me a wide range of nefarious intents.
In short, attacking the messenger to discredit the message.
The problem for them is that I believe I have nothing to prove and no strategic objective to achieve. I’m an ordinary citizen who has the opportunity to contribute to a forum where the information I have is lacking.
I just write what I know and think, react to others posts and answer to genuine questions.
Whether people don’t believe me or propagandist activists attack me is secondary.
I’m not paid to achieve any objective, and aside from my ego, which might be bruised but thankfully isn’t very big, I have nothing to lose.
As for the rest, everyone will form their own opinion.
I’ve noticed they’ve already stopped the personality cult surrounding our military leaders and the portrayal of us as countries that became rich in a few months thanks to their “generosity.”
That’s already extraordinary considering the abyss of fake news we’ve come from.
With a bit of luck, in a few years, they’ll stop believing and saying that Africa only exists since the SMO and thanks to the “generosity” of some almighty power, and that Ukraine dictates our internal politics.
God willing.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 10:02 utc | 111
Posted by: persiflo | May 2 2026 1:27 utc | 99
Thank you for bringing up the case of MINUSMA, which is not discussed much.
France’s deployment in Mali consisted of 7,000 to 9,000 troops, including 5,000 French, 1,000 American, 1,000 European, and 2,000 Chadian troops.
But MINUSMA was not France. It was a UN mission under Chapter VII with over 17,000 personnel, including 11,000 soldiers, mostly African.
Therefore, there were a total of 26,000 non-Malians, including 20,000 soldiers, to help the country fight terrorism.
The Malian junta also demanded MINUSMA’s departure.
The cited strength of the Wagner/Africa Corps forces in Mali is between 800 and 1,500 troops. The difference between 26,000 and 1,500 is obvious.
On the other hand, the Malian army has 45,000 men. Unless we’re indulging in some delusional exceptionalism, 1,500 foreigners aren’t going to do everything and do it better.
But nothing stops the cheerleaders.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 10:07 utc | 112
Frankly it’d not surprise me if France controlled both the poison and the remedy with MINUSMA. That would match the story rather well. The DW piece I excerpted above is notable for its cliché-heavy tone, the hallmark of NATO propaganda. For those less versed in picking up the scent, I shall briefly go over it again:
Relations with France reached a low point […] Paris had sent troops to Mali after the security crisis following the 2012 Tuareg rebellion, to help combat terrorism … Mali had nevertheless proven incapable of ensuring the security of its citizens. This was especially true in the north, where Russian Wagner Group mercenaries operate […] The withdrawal of MINUSMA did not bode well for security in Mali and neighboring Sahel countries. “There is a big risk that the military situation will escalate” […]
That is a threat right there, isn’t it? Goes on:
MINUSMA worked with women, built wells [what say you, Sebgo?], and engaged in healthcare initiatives. It had a wide range of projects that substituted for the state in regions where the state is relatively weak […]
What’s next, is he going to recommend/demand “reforms”?
According to the expert, the Malian government will attempt to fill the vacuum left by MINUSMA with the help of its Russian partners […] The armed groups, the jihadists, will certainly also try to exploit the vacuum for themselves
Posted by: persiflo | May 2 2026 12:58 utc | 113
Perhaps my favourite line:
Ulf Laessing was only able to travel in the country, particularly to the unstable north, because of the presence of peacekeepers.
The dear Mr. Laessing about to work with women and build wells, we must send in the attack helos now … Sebgo, does that make sense?
Posted by: persiflo | May 2 2026 13:11 utc | 114
Interesting chat between Neil Oliver and John Waters. I have more time for the latter than the former, and the slop-clickbait title does not represent the content:
Neil Oliver: A BIG change is COMING!
Posted by: ChatNPC | May 2 2026 13:14 utc | 115
persiflo | May 2 2026 12:58 utc | 113
I watched right through the long press interview with Traore that I linked a bit earlier in this thread. He is very much an African revolutionary, particularly in thought. Very intelligent, he can certainly get to the heart of a matter.
At one point he spoke about the terrorists backed by imperial countries. The shy reporter asked him what he meant by the imperialist countries – “The west”? He said imperialism is not a skin colour or culture, it is a mindset. He then spoke about the neighbouring African countries that also support the terrorists.
It is very much like Syria. Although primarily driven by the west and the spread of wahhabism a western creation, the attack on Syria was greatly supported by the gulf Arabs and Turkey – though in this case, Turkey works with Russia in supporting the Sahel states.
General, in a comment above mentioned the good English of African students. I have been looking for African youtube channels. Quite a number of them. At different times from different places there is talk of the rise of Africa. We have seen the rise of Asia from poverty to prosperity.
The rise of Africa may be about to start. What I find interesting, especially among the younger generations of Africa is the pan Africa movement/philosophy. For them, Traore oand Burkina Faso is very much a role model. The draw being that Birkina faso is indertaking oits own development in its own way.
But back to the youtube channels and the English language. Without fail, they are based in British Africa, not French Africa. Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria ect. They ones dubbed AI videos because they use and A translator rather than English subtitles are I suspect from French Africa. I will have to look into that a bit more.
AI audio translator has now become very common on non English language youtube videos. I cant stand listening to that AI voice and don’t watch them much. I much prefered English subtitles.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 13:28 utc | 116
The following video I found to be thought provoking enough to perhaps provide a companion piece to b’s post about Trump and his family above. However, so far on that thread, only members of Trump’s family appear to be commenting, and that at length.
Since here there sometimes is space and time to reflect, I’m offering it again. It’s only for those who wish to escape the chaotic ‘recriminatory attacks’ elsewhere that we find ourselves helpless to defeat. Hold fast to the good, folk; and the good in this instance is a well crafted video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4l1CiUm7t8
This is a conversation featuring Dmitri Lascaris with John Helmer on Dmitri ‘s site , ‘Reason to Resist’. I know some who comment here have reservations about John Helmer. Please put these aside if you can. The conversation can rightly be called an argument, since Dmitri begins by disagreeing with John. It adresses the relationship between Trump and Putin, and there’s much to consider about that as we (perhaps momentarily) pause before the saga continues — whatever is left for it to continue.
Thoughts? [And I’ll add here constructive thoughts, please!) We have a day to let our minds take advantage of what may be a lull before the storm. This is an excellent mind challenge, I promise! From the first peek at the actual assemblage of important Russians when the Iran minister came to call in St. Petersburg to the final words about resistance in Helmer’s eldership stance, (and I’m not using that term ‘eldership’ lightly but in the Dostoievskian sense). In this video there’s a lot to learn about how we should best be accomplishing that resistance while we can still do it. On my own part, in spite of some reservations, I found it helpful.
Posted by: juliania | May 2 2026 13:31 utc | 117
Posted by: persiflo | May 2 2026 13:11 utc | 114
I get it now. That’s the propaganda part for the Western public.
Humanitarian work wasn’t part of MINUSMA’s mission. It’s a UN mission; you can check its mandate and rules of engagement online.
The non-military part of its mission was primarily training for the Malian police and army.
Other entities were present that were supposed to manage all investments and infrastructure in northern Mali to facilitate peace, within the framework of the Algiers Accords.
There’s clearly a propaganda-driven conflation at play.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 13:35 utc | 118
What can an army of 45000 hope to do, perhaps Mali needs 450,000 Cubans to help with it’s problems? I’m not saying that Angola’s problems were identical to that in Mali but in the end the 450,000 Cubans left after helping to stabilize Angola with foreign and local insurgents defeated and this is how it happened.
In 1975 Portugal’s dictatorship was replaced by a socialist government. Mozambique had been set free and Angola was to follow.Almost overnight Apartheid South Africa’s geopolitical position had become precarious and it’s political leaders chose to invade Angola.
Nuclear armed United States and the Soviet Union forced into inaction by the promise of mutually assured destruction used proxies to fight this war.
The Soviets nurtured Angola’s communist movement, the MPLA, brought Cuban forces in as their surrogates. The Americans supported by France persuaded South Africa to wage war on behalf of Holden Roberto’s FNLA and Jonas Savimbi’s UNITA against the MPLA.
It was the US’s CIA that engineered South Africa’s intervention promising helicopters, spotter aircraft and to sweeten the pill, enriched uranium to make nuclear bombs. These were valued more than the Mirage jets, nuclear plants and submarines offered by France who coveted the oil resources of the Cabinda area.Sidenote: South Africa’s chief apartheid architect was H F Verwoerd who was assassinated in the chambers of parliament in 1966. He was followed by B J Vorster (interned locally during WWII as an avid supporter of Adolf) who appointed Hendrik van den Berg as the state security chief. His first call was to Allan Dulles ex CIA chief who came to South Africa and helped set up what was known as BOSS the much feared Bureau of State Security.
Three months before Angola formally assumed independence, South African Defence Forces launched their attack out of what was then known as South West Africa (Namibia). Initially they made good progress along the coast but progress inland proved a bridge too far. Cuban artillery backed up by the superb BM-21 rocket launcher outclassed the South African arsenal. This led to the biggest call up of conscripted national servicemen in South Africa followed by vocal condemnation by white families of the Angolan operation as well as the international medias spotlight on racist South Africa’s arrogant interference in it’s neighbour’s affairs.
The crunch though was Washington’s change of heart. South African government failed to distinguish between the CIA on the one hand and The State Department and Congress on the other. America decided against further involvement, washing their hands of the whole business.
At the height of their support, approximately 450,000 Cubans served in Angola (both military and civilian), whose decisive intervention helped the MPLA defeat a South African incursion at the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale South Africa was forced to pull out in some ignominy and South Africa’s approach to Africa switched to the diplomatic front.
Angola forged it’s own path after stabilizing the country. They opened the country’s vast oil reserves to Western corporations (specifically Chevron, ExxonMobil, and BP) in exchange for financial support and international legitimacy. By the early 2000s, approximately 92% of Angola’s exports were petroleum products, with the United States becoming the primary customer.
While the US had supported UNITA for decades, the oil lobby proved transformative. By 2008, Angola had become a large supplier of oil to China and a key partner to the US, effectively moving from a Cold War proxy to a strategic energy hub for multiple global powers. In the post-civil war era (after 2002), Angola has aggressively diversified its international alliances to fund reconstruction. China has emerged as a dominant partner, offering over $3 billion in credit lines starting in 2004, largely backed by oil-for-infrastructure deals. However, the relationship is not exclusive; the US remains the largest foreign investor in Angola’s oil sector.
Posted by: KeithZA | May 2 2026 13:47 utc | 119
@Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 13:28 utc | 116
I remember a MoA comment from a Canadian, who had done a lot of international hiring for a company, something software related I think. He said that the best english speakers he encountered were from Africa, where in some places it is taught to a higher standard in schools than anywhere else.
Posted by: persiflo | May 2 2026 13:51 utc | 120
Posted by: persiflo | May 2 2026 13:51 utc | 120
In our secondary school system, there are three compulsory languages.
The first is French, the second is English, and the third is optional and varies from school to school.
At my school, I had the choice between German and Spanish, and I choose German.
Elsewhere, you could choose between Spanish, Russian, or Arabic. The other languages were less common.
Maybe some need to learn much about others and lecture them less.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 14:05 utc | 121
persiflo | May 2 2026 13:51 utc | 120
I know that Traore speaks at least four languages, not just fluently but perfectly. I assume he will be fluent in many more.
From something I read a month or two back, the AES uses English as the official language there even though all three countries did have French as their official language. BF has the main indigenous language as its official language now though French is still the business language. I assume it would be something similar in Mali and Niger.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 14:12 utc | 122
He said that the best english speakers he encountered were from Africa, where in some places it is taught to a higher standard in schools than anywhere else.
Posted by: persiflo | May 2 2026 13:51 utc | 120
English being taught in schools – I have watched four different youtubers who have travelled to BF to see for themselves what the hype was all about. One British, two Kenyan, one south African. They all had to team up with an English translator in BF. English amongst the common man there is quite rare. That grass roots stuff is where the rubber meets the road in this sort of thing.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 14:23 utc | 123
A country’s army is generally proportional to its population, with a few exceptions.
The country’s wealth and the risks it faces also play a role. In Africa, it is therefore normal that larger countries, those that have experienced a civil or neighboring war, and the less poor countries have larger armies.
The others have weak armies that are already too costly for their resources.
The armies of the three Sahel countries currently have between 35,000 and 45,000 personnel each.
This is small compared to some others, but it represents a dramatic increase from the 10,000 to 20,000 personnel before the terrorist crisis.
But above all, this doesn’t make much sense. Terrorist groups, according to available studies, have between 2,000 and 3,000 personnel in each country. Even if this is an underestimate, they cannot exceed 5,000 per country.
It is therefore not normal that they can stand up to and even prevail against national armies, except perhaps due to the asymmetrical nature of warfare and their combat techniques.
It is incomprehensible why, 13-14 years later, and with all our military partnerships combined, we still don’t seem capable of finding a suitable strategy to defeat them.
We need strategy and intelligence more than we need manpower.
Paradoxically, the rise of military juntas to power has complicated the situation instead of simplifying it.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 14:23 utc | 124
Wow.
We have a new version.
After “Knowing Africa and Africans after 15 minutes of conversation,” we now have “Knowing Africa, Africans, and events through Wikipedia and YouTube.”
We’re not out of the woods yet…
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 14:29 utc | 125
Sebgo | May 2 2026 14:23 utc | 124
What is your strategy for defeating the foreign backed terrorist groups?
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 14:30 utc | 126
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 14:30 utc | 126
Fuck off, troll.
Go worship some African god-leader.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 14:31 utc | 127
Fuck off, troll.Go worship some African god-leader.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 14:31 utc | 127
In a lead up to a Russian presidential election not that long back, The western media in the lead up to the election touted a young woman as Putin opposition for a bit.
A televised debate was held. Putin asked her what are her policies for Russia? She replied “Vote Putin out”. Putin asked “What are your economic policies for Russia? Her reply was the same. Just an empty minded but pretty bimbo who though the answer to all problems was to simply get rid of Putin.
In the time you have comment here, you have never written a word about what policies you believe BF needs and how they would differ from the Traore policies.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 14:41 utc | 128
KeithZA | May 2 2026 13:47 utc | 119
[South Africa] *** The crunch though was Washington’s change of heart. South African government failed to distinguish between the CIA on the one hand and The State Department and Congress on the other. America decided against further involvement, washing their hands of the whole business. ***
Doubt it was mere coincidence that Israel had completed testing its nuclear weapons, with collaboration by the (white) SA government and trials over the southern ocean area.
@ sebgo
thanks for your response to me and for most of your other posts… your hostility towards peter au is very unfortunate and a poor reflection on you…
@ persiflo
thanks for your various posts…
@ juliania
thanks for the reminder on the helmer video.. i just started watching it.. i really like dimitri lascaris and john helmer and one of the things i like about them is the ability to not agree on everything!!! i wish this tolerance was more prevalent at moa too!!
Posted by: james | May 2 2026 14:53 utc | 130
@ peter au
thanks for all your comments peter…
@ juliania | May 2 2026 13:31 utc | 117
i am 3/4ths the way thru this lascaris / helmer interview.. of course it is excellent and both speakers bring a lot of insights to the table… i have said this before on these two and nothing changes here with regard my respect for both of them.. not much to add.. i think they see what is happening here quite clearly and there are no definitive positions to be taken given the fact following read outs and trying to intuit the full picture is impossible… thanks for encouraging me to watch it juliania!
Posted by: james | May 2 2026 15:19 utc | 131
Posted by: james | May 2 2026 14:53 utc | 130
My dear fellow barfly, we’ve already had our share, in Africa, of leaders whose personality cults transformed them into “providential guides,” “fathers of the nation,” “founding presidents,” and other “presidents for life.”
Mobutu Sese Seko, Idi Amin Dada, Bokassa, and others. It always ended in rivers of blood. We don’t want that anymore.
And it certainly won’t be ignorant foreigners who impose it again on us.
Frankly, it’s you reaction to Peter’s excesses that I struggle to understand.
Everyone here claims to be anti-imperialist and anti-colonialist, defends the sovereignty of peoples and the freedom to govern themselves through a system and people they themselves have chosen.
But here’s an old, racist Australian trying to impose his vision on a distant African country and its citizens, based on some unclear principle.
*He lies about what’s happening there, even though he has no direct way of verifying it.
*He claims that engaging in or having engaged in politics is a crime, and attacks someone on the suspicion of this “crime.”
*He believes and say that among Africans, everyone must support power, including power seized by force of arms, and the slightest criticism is forbidden by him, an illustrious, unknown foreigner.
*Political opposition is equated with treason and terrorism, and he claims to be “doing justice” by treating the “nigger” (his word) as he deserves.
*He smear me and accused me of being I don’t know what sort of evil envoy.
But to my great surprise, many barflies find this normal, and I’m the one who’s supposedly “aggressive” and has a “problematic personality.”
The nicest ones ask to “make peace” as if it were just a slip of the tongue and not a denial of all the values they claim to defend.
It’s pure madness. I’m sorry, but no, I have no intention of fitting into such “normality.” Take your Peter_AU1 and keep it all for yourself.
I advised this barfly to ignore me, and I’m trying to do the same. If he continues to harass and provoke me, it’s at his own risk.
And I would ask you not to contact me about this subject again, I would take it as a provocation.
Thank you for your attention on this matter.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 15:23 utc | 132
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 14:41 utc | 128
Fuck off troll.
What you want is not going to happen. Never.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 15:29 utc | 133
@ Sebgo | May 2 2026 15:23 utc | 132
sebgo, you will have to appreciate that i see this differently… i am not happy with the hostile and harsh language, no matter who offers it up – and occasionally i do too!! i am not leaving myself out of this for the sake of full transparency… it just goes nowhere is how i see it… negativity breeds negativity and nothing good comes of it…
as for peter – i find he is full of insights and has a keen desire to get beyond the popular narratives that are often given us in the media more generally… now no one is perfect…
i appreciate your posts sebgo and appreciate your thoughtfulness which is most always on display… thanks for all of this..
Posted by: james | May 2 2026 15:33 utc | 134
As the poster named Peter_AU1 decided, one more time to highjack the thread in another bid to harass, make the other overreact and get him banned, I want to give a warning.
Don’t get into this.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 15:36 utc | 135
What is your strategy for defeating the foreign backed terrorist groups?
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 14:30 utc | 126
I’m sure if there were an easy pat solution to the problem the African nations thus threatened would have long ago adopted it.
We both know that insurgents so-called are often funded and supported by malign foreign entities, a poor and weak (by design) newly independent African state will always struggle against the efforts of the colonial powers.
The Sahel was explicitly named by Cameron/Sarkozy after the ‘liberation’ of Libya as the next area of interest for NATO (not for its resources, but because terrorism, natch) – it’s been death and destruction ever since, even when those NATO states have been pretending to, and charging for, help.
It’s a it unfair to expect Segbo to formulate a solution here in a dusty forum like MoA. I certainly cannot think of one (even Iran has struggled), I doubt anybody else can come up with something serious. The British and French in particular have been practicing the use of gangs and countergangs to destabilise societies for centuries.
Posted by: ChatNPC | May 2 2026 15:39 utc | 136
Fuck off troll.What you want is not going to happen. Never.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 15:29 utc | 133
Policies Sebgo. Traore can speak about both the problems facing Burkina Faso and his policies in those areas in detail, with no shallow political cliches. Very similiar to Lavrov and Putin in Russia.
That was a two hour press interview that I linked earlier in this thread. One of the Journalist was a Murdoch Sky news reporter, another was white, no Idea what nationality but western. The other three journalists were African. Traore answered their questions for two hours, without notes, without advisors and helpers.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 15:41 utc | 137
cowardly acts from the usa are on display…
“For Tehran, the answer appears increasingly clear. What happened off the coast of Sri Lanka, Iranian officials argue, was not simply an attack on a warship. It was the deliberate destruction of a disarmed and disabled vessel and its evacuating crew prevented from reaching safety—and a test of who in the region chose neutrality, and who did not.” clearly pete hegseth is a coward and criminal of the first order….
NOT SO QUIET DEATH – THE US ORDER TO KILL THE IRANIAN NAVY’S DENA AND ITS CREW
Posted by: james | May 2 2026 15:42 utc | 138
@ ChatNPC | May 2 2026 15:39 utc | 136
no one has the answers or solutions… that ought to be obvious from the get go on any forum, lol! but for the sake of more craziness, i will just state it publicly!
no one has the answers or solutions!!
that is the unfortunate reality!! anyone who thinks they do – well, beware of that poster!!
Posted by: james | May 2 2026 15:45 utc | 139
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 15:41 utc | 137
Fuck off troll.
I am not Traoré.
And what about you expose to us your quantum theory on the monochromatic light?
Posted by: Sebgol | May 2 2026 15:51 utc | 140
ChatNPC | May 2 2026 15:39 utc | 136
Bullshit.
There is of course no one size fits all solution to any problem. But people with different ideas on how a problem needs to be address must be able to state what they think the best policy is to address that problem.
With Burkina Faso which is the current topic, say the current government was taken down, what would the policies be to address the same set of problems?
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 15:53 utc | 141
Posted by: ChatNPC | May 2 2026 15:39 utc | 136
He doesn’t expect a solution.
And I already explain him and others why I will never do what they want.
The goal is to harass by making everyday the same stupid demands, the same silly accusations, and make the other go away or overreact.
I have already met this kind of sociopath. They think they are clever than everybody’s while…
Posted by: Sebgol | May 2 2026 15:56 utc | 142
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 15:53 utc | 141
Why would you think I would be in power or around to apply a policy, you liar ?
Posted by: Sebgol | May 2 2026 15:58 utc | 143
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 15:53 utc | 141
Why would you think I would be in power or around to apply a policy, you liar ?
Posted by: Sebgol | May 2 2026 15:58 utc | 144
@ ChatNPC | May 2 2026 13:14 utc | 115
No offense to the interviewee, but I was kinda hoping for this John Waters. Could’ve been fun…
Posted by: malenkov | May 2 2026 15:59 utc | 145
Sebgol | May 2 2026 15:58 utc | 144
Sebgol… that’s a new name to me. Is that you wisco?
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 16:01 utc | 146
Sorry for the double post. And the misspelled username.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 16:01 utc | 147
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 16:01 utc | 146
And what about you expose to us your quantum theory on the monochromatic light?
I am still waiting…
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 16:03 utc | 148
Posted by: Cynic | May 2 2026 14:51 utc | 129
The 5th floor of the South African embassy in Paris during the apartheid years was where the money flowed through Luxembourg banks like Kredietbank for weapon procurement from Lockheed Martin amongst many others. This is well documented in Hennie van Vuuren’s book Apartheid Guns and Money. There was a large contingent of South Africans in Israel as well, but less is known about what they did there and researchers working on the book could not access any information from Israel. South Africa spent about 30% of it’s budget on defence and the local currency Rand was at one stage stronger than the US dollar and it is rumoured that South Africa bankrolled the major share of the nuclear weapon development program. Those days R1.00 could buy you $1.34 whereas today $1.00 can buy you R16.55.
Posted by: KeithZA | May 2 2026 16:11 utc | 149
Posted by: malenkov | May 2 2026 15:59 utc | 145
Well, ‘your’ John Waters doesn’t look like my cup of tea, sorry ‘my’ John Waters isn’t yours.
The latter isn’t very well known even outside of Ireland, but came on my radar during the scamdemic due to his objection to lockdowns. He has some interesting views on the ‘Great Reset’, mass immigration and the state of the world we currently inhabit.
Posted by: ChatNPC | May 2 2026 16:26 utc | 150
Posted by: james | May 2 2026 15:42 utc | 138
Thank you james, this is indeed a needed issue Helmer has drawn attention to — and thanks too for responding to my posted link!
Posted by: juliania | May 2 2026 16:47 utc | 151
@ juliania | May 2 2026 16:47 utc | 151
both these men are very bright! i have never understood those who wish to take helmer down.. never made sense to me!
Posted by: james | May 2 2026 16:55 utc | 152
I just did a search using the terms Nigeria starlink extremists on google. I had read about a large number of starlink terminals being captures from ISIS and Boko Haram in Nigeria.
Starlink is a pentagon/US government regime change tool rather than a pure for profit private enterprise. Publicly it is 30% owned by the Pentagon. In Ukraine it is used as battle management communication with main headquarters in Germany.
I have not looked into starlink regarding the coordinated attack in Kazakhstan but quite likely it was used there.
In the search results for starlink in Nigeria, as many or more results showed up on starlink in the three sahel states. It is now the common communication tool of the extremists there and no doubt would have been used to coordinate the attacks in Mali.
In Ukraine, Russia has the electronic warfare means to shut down starlink where needed. That was done with the Nato invasion of Kursk, many starlink terminals found abandoned in vehicles as it had become useless.
In Iran, the Mossad/US proxies also had starlink. I don’t know about Mali and Burkina Faso, but Niger has allowed starlink to operate there. A lot of American psyops are done via the internet and starlink gets internet to regions not previously covered by mobile phone ect. A bad mistake on the part of Niger I think. Iran shut down the internet when the jews and Americans launched attacks, but their assets in Iran still had starlink.
That will now be a major problem into the future – a powerful tool for American imperialism.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 21:39 utc | 153
I can’t understand what Juliana and James are saying about the Dimitri-Helmer discussion. Are you referring to the segment in which Helmer says that the ongoing ‘discussions’ between Dmitriev and Witkoff & Kushner actually entail a shocking policy of Russia attempting to bribe the US, a policy supported by Putin while rejected by Lavrov? Maybe the 2 MoA posters are referring to a different R2R interview?
Peter AU 1@ 128:
That woman you mentioned who challenged Putin for the Presidency may have been Ksenia Sobchak. This was probably way back in 2012 or 2018.
Ksenia Sobchak is the daughter of one of Putin’s old university lecturers, way back in the early 1970s. In the early 1990s, the lecturer campaigned for and won the post of Mayor of St Petersburg. At the time, Putin was back in his home city, looking for work, and approached his old teacher for help. Sobchak (Anatoly?) offered Putin a position in the St Petersburg council’s town planning department. So began Putin’s rise in public administration.
Not sure what Ksenia S has been up to since then, and frankly this non-entity is not worth bothering about, having flirted for a time in Kiev with the Banderites. Since February 2022, she has somewhat seen some light and scarpered back to Russia.
I can think of only one other young woman in the past 25 years ago who had a stab at campaigning for the Russian Presidency, and that was the former gymnast Svetlana Khorkina (in 2008 or 2012). She generally presents as loyal and patriotic, and AFAIK has supported Russia’s SMO in Ukraine. She served for a time in the Duma and worked in public administration dealing with youth-related affairs after retiring from gymnastics back in 2004 (after the Athens Olympics) but I do not know what she is doing now. Incidentally her home town is Belgorod where a statue was put up in her honour outside the local sports centre. I should think Belgorod would not be a safe place for Khorkina to be staying in right now.
Posted by: Refinnejenna | May 2 2026 22:10 utc | 155
139 James. — “no one has the answers or solutions… that ought to be obvious from the get go on any forum, lol! but for the sake of more craziness, i will just state it publicly!
no one has the answers or solutions!!
that is the unfortunate reality!! anyone who thinks they do – well, beware of that poster!! ”
Is this directive in response to PeterAU1’s requirement that Sebgo come up with a policy for defeating terrorist militias?
Also Peter AU 1 @ 153:
I believe the Iranians intercepted a shipment of Starlink terminals during the Color Revolution attempt back in late December 2025 or early January 2026. Plus, having hacked Mossad’s database sometime in 2025, before the 12-day war, Tehran may have had a good idea of who were to receive these terminals and where, and those people were rounded up.
Posted by: Refinnejenna | May 2 2026 22:17 utc | 157
Posted by: Refinnejenna | May 2 2026 22:10 utc | 155
Perhaps you should save your energy.
Don’t you see the absurdity of Peter_AU1’s statements?
An African “opponent”, what I am supposed to he, who wants to replace his president, who staged a coup, would have no other strategy than to come and campaign on MoA?
And it’s to him, the racist Australian who claims to know the situation in my country better than I do, even though he’s never set foot there, that I’m supposed to submit my political ideas for “evaluation”.
This disgusting liar who called me “nigger” ?!?
This guy is either crazy or paid to spread gutter propaganda.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 22:37 utc | 158
Refinnejenna | May 2 2026 22:10 utc | 155
It would have been 2018 then, no earlier so likely Ksenia Sobchak.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 22:48 utc | 159
@ Lavieja | May 2 2026 21:50 utc | 154
which part of this video would you like me to address?? be specific.. as i said earlier, i don’t think this title is the best title for the conversation…
Russia Must Choose Between Iran and the United States w/ John Helmer
@ Lavieja | May 2 2026 22:13 utc | 156
it was in response to @ ChatNPC | May 2 2026 15:39 utc | 136 who was responding to peter au… maybe it is not obvious to you, but people offer all sorts of ideas and speculation on what is happening in the world at moa…. go figure, lol…. no one is expecting ”’THE ANSWER”’ specifically, although maybe someone is who hasn’t thought this out to well??
Posted by: james | May 2 2026 22:54 utc | 160
Tom Q posted this on the Trump family business thread. It is very much part of the US moves on wet Africa and worth a read. I have wondered what the Trump garbage was on protecting Christians in Nigeria. That link it it.
https://ddgeopolitics.substack.com/p/the-spies-who-cried-genocide-part
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 22:58 utc | 162
There is of course no one size fits all solution to any problem. But people with different ideas on how a problem needs to be address must be able to state what they think the best policy is to address that problem.
That’s a gem, Peter.
Posted by: persiflo | May 2 2026 23:12 utc | 163
Posted by: persiflo | May 2 2026 23:12 utc | 162
Assuming, of course, that everyone is acting in good faith and has the right to participate in resolving the problems in question.
Our friend Peter_AU1 believes he has more right than any Burkinabè (those traitors!) to solve Burkina Faso’s problems.
But he doesn’t feel concerned enough by Australia’s problems to mobilize people to discuss them.
Find the flaw in that logic…
Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 23:25 utc | 164
I’m digging the Traoré interview. Casual viewers may enjoy to start it here.
That dress, omg.
Posted by: persiflo | May 2 2026 23:41 utc | 165
Our friend Peter_AU1 believes he has more right than any Burkinabè (those traitors!) to solve Burkina Faso’s problems. Posted by: Sebgo | May 2 2026 23:25 utc | 163
To the contrary, I have listened to Traore speak about his policies on various issues. Never once have I said Burkina Faso must or should do this or that. I have watched the poverty alleviation schemes in China. Also in Vietnam. These things I like and support.
Burkina Faso declaring its absolute independence un der Traore is something I also support.
What you were saying about Wagner, Africa Corps – I thought about an issue that occured in Syria then the cook with a little band of merry men marching on Moscow so thought I had better look into it. I did a lot of searches to try and find if there was substance to your claims.
I read through a lot of different search results. The only place I found the same as you were claiming was Carnegie stink tank in the US and US Sofrep. Both of those US propaganda creators and outlets.
I don’t try and tell you how your country should be run. I ask you what policies you think your country and people require but that is a questions you cannot answer. You have come here with an agenda that has nothing to do with the wellbeing of the people of Burkina Faso.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 23:46 utc | 166
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 23:46 utc | 165
You have come here with an agenda that has nothing to do with the wellbeing of the people of Burkina Faso.
And who appointed you as the person in charge of the well-being of the inhabitants of Burkina Faso, Mr. Colonist?
Posted by: Sebgo | May 3 2026 0:04 utc | 167
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 23:46 utc | 165
that is a questions you cannot answer
Refuse to answer is more accurate.
As any question or demand you will make.
You are nobody and nothing to make demands.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 3 2026 0:06 utc | 168
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 23:46 utc | 165
What about you care of the well being of the Australians, Mr. Colonist ?
Posted by: Sebgo | May 3 2026 0:09 utc | 169
No offense to the interviewee, but I was kinda hoping for this John Waters. Could’ve been fun…
Posted by: malenkov | May 2 2026 15:59 utc | 145
Alas, me too. Thanks Malenkov. You are a man of taste.
Posted by: Samu | May 3 2026 0:13 utc | 171
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 2 2026 23:46 utc | 165
Can’t you find a “Traoré” in the Australian bush to stage a coup, become the “president for life” of Australia so that you can worship him ?
And forgot about the “niggers” of Burkina Faso That doesn’t need you ?
Posted by: Sebgo | May 3 2026 0:13 utc | 172
Sebgo | May 3 2026 0:13 utc | 171
I have written about issues affecting Australia and what I think the policies should be on those issues a number of times here at this forum.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 3 2026 0:20 utc | 173
And forgot about the “niggers” of Burkina Faso That doesn’t need you ?
Posted by: Sebgo | May 3 2026 0:13 utc | 171
As for that one, there are men ofrall colours and cultures and there are niggers of all skin colours and cultures. Traore in the press interview used the term ‘Sellout slaves’. A term from early America and the period of slavery was houseboy. Vichy is another term. Collaborators is the more generally used term.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 3 2026 0:29 utc | 174
BT News: David Hundeyin: Sahel Under Attack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPlbq6Py9y8
“Was France behind the coup attempt in Mali?”
Posted by: John Gilberts | May 3 2026 0:45 utc | 175
@ Samu | May 3 2026 0:13 utc | 170
Nothing against the Irish John Waters, mind you, but if I’m going to spend an hour on a YouTube, it had better make artistic use of time. Hour-long interviews can be read in a few minutes if the interviewer (whose delivery is painfully slow and clumsy anyway) is thoughtful enough to provide a transcript.
Posted by: malenkov | May 3 2026 0:58 utc | 176
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 3 2026 0:29 utc | 173
That’s fine.
But in my eyes, besides the lies about the situation in my country that you continue to spread despite my having proven them inaccurate, this definitively disqualifies you from any serious and cordial exchange.
All the more so for recognizing you as an authority before whom I would have to explain or justify myself.
So forget about me, it’s better that way.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 3 2026 1:09 utc | 177
I am asking you and have been asking you quite cordially what your thoughts are in the policies your country requires that differ from those of Traore. I have listened to Traore speak about his policies for his country. I would now like to hear yours.
You come here to simply say Traore is bad without having alternative policies for your country in any aspects.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 3 2026 1:22 utc | 178
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 3 2026 1:22 utc | 177
have been asking you quite cordially
You liar.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 3 2026 1:26 utc | 179
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 3 2026 1:22 utc | 177
You come here to simply say Traore is bad wonderful and should be worshiped without having alternative policies any proof apart AI fake videos and your empty statements.
I also said Donald Trump is very very bad, and yet I have no solution to get rid of him or Make America Normal Again.
But you have yet to quote me saying what you want to lie on me.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 3 2026 1:34 utc | 180
But the way, Peter_AU1…
I don’t think B is going to be very happy about what you are doing to his blog just to satisfy your ego and try to be free to lie here without being called about it.
Just saying…
Posted by: Sebgo | May 3 2026 1:38 utc | 181
You are proving as elusive as a unicorn fart Sebgo. Anyway I will continue looking into Africa and the Epstein class moves on Africa as I was doing before you appeared here to correct the mis or disinformation I was posting.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 3 2026 1:47 utc | 182
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 3 2026 1:47 utc | 181
Do as you please, Mr. Colonist.
But if, sitting in your Australian comfort zone, you touch on a subject that impacts my life and the lives of my loved ones, here in our country where it’s a matter of life and death…
Posted by: Sebgo | May 3 2026 2:45 utc | 183
Sebgo | May 3 2026 2:45 utc | 182
Perhaps define those subjects.
Here in the west, we live in declining living standards and average prosperity. A fake society that has lost touch with reality. Massively promoted in our media and government policy. I look at the countries whos governments are pulling their people out of poverty. All are under attack from the same crew that rule over the declining living standards here in the west.
Those that rule over us are the common enemy of the common man. In studying both Putin and Xi Jinping, I see both have a close affinity with the common man. I see that also in Traore. It will be present in many other leaderships around the world.
Imperialism and wealth? The mega rich here in the west that always want more. more than they can ever spend, be it luxury cars and mansions or Starmer’s renta bum boys. Money is power. At the top of the money pyramid in the west is the power. Power over others. There is likely a term for it in psychology. It can be seen a bit in the bondage stuff and serial killers. Power over another.
In or under this pyramid of power is the ladder climbers and house boys. Leaderships that try to better the lives of the common man are those to be respected. Ladder climbers, bum boys, house boys. I cannot respect them.
A term I have used before. The commonality of the common man. It cut through skin colours and cultures.
There are many aspects to what we look at. This is a geopolitical forum that encompasses nations and cultures. In the geopolitical context, although not much now, I has spent countless hours tracking down documents transcripts and other official stuff. The power side. youtube. There is a lot of absolute shit on there, but once you know where to look, not promoted and so much monetised is something more. My people, from all parts of the world put up videos. Ordinary people showing their life and the things that interest them. Often, many, cultures quite different to my own.
Men are men and the commonality of the common man Sebgo.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 3 2026 3:42 utc | 184
The Starmer regime is doing its utmost to destroy any possibility of fair trial in British courts.
Link below is to an article by Craig Murray, in which he details the proceedings by the UK government (on behalf of the Israelis) against protesters who opposed Elbit — an Israeli weapons/munitions company — manufacturing in England, for use against Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon.
The following short extract conveys some indication of how dangerously the Starmer/zionist regime has already subverted “law” in Britain ……
** …. quite incredible conditions imposed on the defence in that trial – they must not refer to the motive of their clients for action against Elbit, they must not refer to Elbit’s role in the Israeli defence industry, they must not refer to genocide or to ethnic cleansing in relation to Gaza.**
Article at :
https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2026/05/the-morass-of-injustice/
Sebgo@182:
I hope all the peoples of your homelands territories and region can be freed and delivered from the plague of predators foreign and domestic that presently afflict them; that all enemies will be overcome and that people can live the kinds of lives they wish to make for themselves and their communities. Yours is a region of great history civilization, learning, art and cultures as well as a great and awful damage done by imperialists and colonizers. I appreciate very much your contributions here.
Furthermore. I wish it known that I do not support the use of ‘nigger’. It has a very ugly history and we should not be using it against each other here. Nor will I be discussing this further. Enough. Cheers everyone.
Posted by: John Gilberts | May 3 2026 4:42 utc | 186
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 3 2026 3:42 utc | 184
As I told you, I refuse the very principle of a serious debate with a filthy racist who spreads harmful lies about my country.
We’re all on MoA, every day, criticizing Trump, Putin, Starmer, Macron, and others. We feel free to express our opinions.
You, the drunk from Australia, dare to forbid me, a citizen of Burkina Faso, from criticizing my head of state because you worship him like a god.
You presume to impose your authority and your sick rules on a people you don’t even know.
That alone is enough to define and confine you.
I repeat, forget about me.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 3 2026 4:47 utc | 187
Posted by: John Gilberts | May 3 2026 4:42 utc | 186
Thank you for your reply.
I hope so and we are struggling for it.
Posted by: Sebgo | May 3 2026 4:49 utc | 188
wacky video of a couple of quebec musicians… i think some here will get a real laugh out of it..
Posted by: james | May 3 2026 5:11 utc | 189
Sebgo | May 3 2026 4:47 utc | 187
You target the white mans burden. You cry nigger. I carry neither of those things. An odd place this. Some identify as left. Some identify as right. Some are merely men and women.
The sahel is a climatic zone covering the belt below the Sahara. Also known as the coup belt. Yet the three states – Mali Niger and Burkina Faso have also come to be known as the Sahel in this war of the worlds.
In following this war, I see there is a large pan Africa movement amongst the younger generations particularly. I have not studied Gaddafi closely but the bits and pieces, he also seems to have been pan Africa. He got a bayonet in the arse for his troubles. In watching the recent press interview, I couldn’t help but think about some aspects of Gaddafi, the gold dinar and panj Africa. Traore is continuing the work of one that came before him. Sankara.
Sankara was murdered from within. The sellout slaves as Traore terms them.
As we have seen with the American attack on Iran, The Epstein class of the west does not have military power. All it has is bullshit and the money to buy sellouts. Do not rely on your sponsors. The Kurds of Syria learned that the hard way. Perhaps learnt is not correct. Perhaps they need a harsher lesson in life?
The assorted extremist groups in the Sahel have now coalesced into the franchises of al Qaeda and ISIS. Syria 2.0 This has occurred since 2923 and “Ukraine Fighting Russia in Africa”. There will be upgrades on that playbook like starlink and so forth but otherwise same old same old.
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 3 2026 5:26 utc | 190
Yanis Varoufaski postulates that the UAE credit swap facilities is about saving the US as opposed to the UAE bailout.
Trump as a property developer stands to lose Billy personally.
He lays it out on his podcast Econoclast on YT.
In another of his chats, he explained the internal conflict within the UAE. Where Abu Dhabi is petrol driven and Dubai strictly a rentier/service economy.
China introduced a new law that makes any extra judicial actions against Chinese citizens, organizations or national interests a criminal offense.
This is China hitting back at sanctions and any of the so called “rules based order” shenanigans.
“Right of Passage” is not in the United Nations or International law.
Iran’s game changing move in the Strait of Hormuz is currently being seriously considered by Indonesia and could be the final nail for the Strait of Taiwan.
Posted by: Suresh | May 3 2026 5:31 utc | 191
Sebgo the house “nigga” playing Uncle Tom for his French and British paymasters again I see.
Always with the “concerned citizen” narrative. As lame as the anti semite and holocaust card.
These failed journalists/stenographers really need to up their game.
Posted by: Suresh | May 3 2026 5:40 utc | 192
I was trying to remember a quote. Put in a few words and google AI brought up this.
“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel” is a famous 1775 aphorism by English writer Samuel Johnson. It means dishonest people often use passionate displays of love for their country to disguise selfish motives or avoid scrutiny. Johnson was specifically criticizing false, performative patriotism, not genuine love of country
Posted by: Peter AU1 | May 3 2026 5:51 utc | 193
Re. 186 John Gilberts:
It was heartening to read your post after having been reminded throughout the entire interchange with the African poster Sebgo on this and the previous open threads that white chauvinism remains a problem in the world and from my closer experience, also in the US. And at MoA where that kind of talk is lowering the level of discourse.
Example is the comment 192 by Suresh which could be a depressing wrapup of the whole incident. No doubt he is known by the regulars here for his contribution, but for this poster, I have found his writing to be at times on the lowest level of aggressive bullying and insult on the entire site. Does he have some special secret knowledge to express such slander? What are these ‘failed journalist/stenographers’ that need to ‘up their game’? And who the h___ is this person who adopts this superior level of judgement? What nationality is he and what background has he that endows him with such aggressive arrogance?
Whatever happens to my right to comment here, I wish this writer had not made the accusations of Sebgo that he has made with nothing given to back them up. Thus this thread became even more degraded than previously.
Furthermore…
On the previous thread, Sebgo took the time to write a detailed history of the conflict in Mali in 2 segments and of his reasons for his opinions about it. Anybody with a real interest would have been eager to read this.
Instead on 192 Suresh gives us this flippant, tossed-off wise-assed crap.
Posted by: Lavieja | May 3 2026 7:32 utc | 194
Posted by: Lavieja | May 3 2026 7:49 utc | 195
Thank you for that. This thread has become a most unseemly brawl.
Posted by: ChatNPC | May 3 2026 9:33 utc | 196
james 189 – I’d bet half my crystal ball collection that Angine de Poitrine are art school graduates.
Posted by: persiflol | May 3 2026 11:10 utc | 197
i think some here will get a real laugh out of it..
Posted by: james | May 3 2026 5:11 utc | 189
Well, behind the grotesque and seemingly uncomfortable outfits, there is the technical prowess. Even though they didn’t really invent anything.
King Gizzard and the Lizzard Wizard for instance.
Posted by: xiao pignouf | May 3 2026 11:45 utc | 198
Two of the artists around here were kicking a death metal performance for a while, where they both vanished beneath a giant cloth together, only protruding their arms from the shapes to hold guitar and microfone, respectively. They would jam to a pre-recorded drum track then for half an hour or so. The singer had a massive growl, and it was all quite musical. People were dancing to it as if it were a pop act. Such are the wonders of subculture.
[jukebox] Morgoth – Cursed (1991 Album)
A German death metal classic. It still sounds good.
You know who else sounds good? Vader. Their live perfomanes (Hongkong, Warsaw) are pretty neat if you dig that style. While Morgoth sound ominous and heavy in a melted sludge kind of way, Vader are in your face aggressive and relentless. Both would be roughly the same age, too.
Posted by: persiflol | May 3 2026 12:19 utc | 199
@ persiflo | May 3 2026 11:10 utc | 197
yes, definitely!!! i got a real kick out of it..
@ xiao pignouf | May 3 2026 11:45 utc | 198
quebec has a strong musical heritage in progressive type music – uzeb, and various prog rock type bands seem very popular in quebec.. this group is as you say – quite technically capable.. i will check out the link you and persiflo have shared, as i too am curious! thanks…
Posted by: james | May 3 2026 14:58 utc | 200