Emeritus Professor of Law and Politics, Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp. Works on the African Great Lakes Region. RT ≠ endorsement
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My latest: Fluidity of ethnic bipolariry in the Great Lakes Region democracyinafrica.org/the-fl…
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.@StephenM. This is called an extrajudicial execution. Very common in banana republic dictatorships, of which the #USA have now become one under the enlightened leadership of @realDonaldTrump.
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“I am your justice…I am your retribution”
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.@realDonaldTrump, Extrajudicial executions are a hallmark of Banana Republic dictatorships.
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“At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth.” - President DONALD J. TRUMP 🇺🇸
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Perhaps @WorldpolitPack should check the archives before launching empty accusations: hrw.org/news/2024/04/02/huma…
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You're factually wrong. It was NOT #HRW that first denounced the genocide. Alison Des Forges, as an individual, alerted world powers in April 1994, but HRW as an organization did not issue a formal genocide report until much later. Their landmark 500-page report, "Leave None to Tell the Story," was published jointly with #FIDH in 1999, 5 years after the genocide ended. Please don't give HRW moral credit for something the organization never actually did. What Des Forges accomplished was her own work as an individual employee, which is tangential to HRW as an institution. 🤷♂️
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.@ShyakaKanuma has just blocked me. Sign of his grave argumentative weakness. And this is an 'opinion maker'🤣. Poor #Rwanda, poor @rpfinkotanyi .
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No, I did not. If anything, I criticised him. It's all here filipreyntjens.jimdofree.com…. Why do I always have to repeat myself? Can't you read? Again, debunk me based on facts if you can.
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.@realDonaldTrump is unable to speak without a bunch of people around him. Shows his profound insecurity.
Jun 12
The Secure America Act puts an END to Democrats’ political games, fully funding the Dept. of Homeland Security through the end of the term to strengthen border security and further enforce immigration laws. 🇺🇸
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I'm sure @ShyakaKanuma knows he's lying. When will any of you finally address this filipreyntjens.jimdofree.com… and debunk me on substance?
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This @realDonaldTrump guy is a hopeless liar or ignorant. Dozens of countries offer automatic birthright citizenship, including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina.
Jun 11
"The United States States of America cannot live with the shackles of Birthright Citizenship. It is not economically, or otherwise, sustainable, and no other Country in the World, of consequence, does it!" - President Donald J. Trump
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50th @realDonaldTrump announcement that a deal will be signed shortly. A jubilee😂.
Jun 11
🚨 President Donald J. Trump on cancelled scheduled strikes against Iran.
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But you loved @hrw when it criticised the previous regime and was among the first to denounce the genocide. The late Alison Des Forges was banned by the @RwandaGov when she started also criticising the @rpfinkotanyi.
Jun 11
Human Rights Watch on Rwanda is a 30-year pattern: anonymous claims, no site visits or forensics, sanctions first and investigation later. Richard Johnson’s warning on @HRW still stands: travesty-of-hrw-on-rwanda.bl…
On their latest report, @HRW cannot claim accountability while ignoring its own findings: Kinshasa arms, finances and coordinates with FDLR, Wazalendo, foreign mercenaries and the Burundian army, all dangerous armed forces/militias at the core of the conflict & human suffering in eastern DRC.
It should be clear that the RDF is not AFC/M23. Any serious investigation requires impartiality, access, forensic rigor, due process, and not conclusions announced in advance, or bombastic calls for sanctions.
The path forward remains the Washington Accords with balanced mediation, in pursuit of sustainable security, dialogue, accountability and regional cooperation.
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.@SecScottBessent, from which account will the damage be paid caused by #USA and #Israel destruction in #Iran? Don't forget: you guys started this, so don't use 'proportional retaliation' as an excuse.
The Iranian regime will lose the zero-sum game it is playing.
Any damage it inflicts on our allies in the Gulf will be paid for with funds extracted from Iranian Accounts.
Any tolls paid to the Persian Gulf Strait Authority will be offset by funds extracted from their accounts.
Every attack Iran launches will only deepen the economic and financial consequences it faces.
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Regional security threats in #Poland?🤣 No, the point is that @PaulKagame wants to get these guys far away from #Rwanda. Remember @kayumbanyamwasa sent to Delhi before he fled to South Africa?
To enlighten this Filip here, I wish he knew that in many countries where national security is considered a strategic priority, military and security expertise is often valued in diplomacy.
Countries such as Turkey, Russia, Egypt, Pakistan, Israel, China and Algeria have all, at various times, appointed ambassadors with military or security backgrounds to represent their interests abroad.
The logic is simple: diplomacy is not only about protocol and receptions. It is also about understanding security threats, regional dynamics, intelligence, defense cooperation, and the strategic interests of the state.
Having military or security experience does not make someone less qualified to be an ambassador. In many cases, it is precisely that experience which makes them highly effective representatives of their countries on the international stage.
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World-class hospitality? Players, support staff, fans and even a referee are refused access. This is probably the least hospitable World Cup ever.
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⚽ The United States is excited to host international fans for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, which coincides with our nation's 250th anniversary. American greatness, world-class hospitality, and sporting excellence will be on full display! 🇺🇸
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Jun 10
My post on Sazan Island went viral yesterday because the verifiable facts are shocking.
Here's what I left out: Sazan is just one piece of a much bigger operation.
Jared Kushner started Affinity Partners in July 2021. One day after leaving the White House.
Within weeks, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund wired him $2 billion. Senior Saudi officials objected. Mohammed bin Salman overruled them.
By the end of 2024, Affinity was managing $4.8 billion, almost entirely from foreign governments. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE. Today that number is $6.16 billion. 99% from foreign nationals.
The fee structure, disclosed to the Senate Finance Committee under investigation: Kushner charges the Saudis 1.25% annually on $2 billion in committed capital. Other investors pay closer to 2%. The Senate's own investigators called this "unusually high" for a firm with Kushner's experience level, or more correctly, complete lack of experience. As of mid-2024, Affinity had generated zero return on investment and had not distributed a penny of earnings back to any client.
He's charging governments tens of millions a year to have their money sit in a bank account.
In late 2024, Senator Wyden referred Kushner to the Department of Justice for possible violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The same law that put Paul Manafort in prison.
Now Kushner is back in government. Trump's "Special Envoy for Peace." Negotiating with Iran. Negotiating with Russia. Negotiating ceasefire terms in Gaza. On behalf of the United States. Not chosen by Americans. No experience running an investment firm. No training or experience in international relations. His sole credential is that he married the president's daughter. All while managing $6 billion from the governments he is negotiating with.
Before Trump's second term started, Kushner publicly promised he would not raise additional capital while serving. The New York Times then reported he was actively soliciting $5 billion more from foreign governments. His lawyers confirmed the conversations. They said he "does not intend" to take it.
He said the same thing before he took it the first time.
The Senate Finance Committee and the House Oversight Committee are both demanding answers. They've asked for every communication between Kushner and foreign governments. They've asked Affinity to preserve all documents. Any destruction of records, they said in writing, will be treated as obstruction.
Now look at the ownership chart below. It was produced as part of a corporate investigation published June 3rd titled "Exporting the Abraham Accords: The Hidden Network Converging on Albania's Shoreline." My follower @SlavicWoman777 flagged it in my replies.
Five unnamed Albanian shareholders. 24% combined stake. Structured deliberately just below the 25% threshold that would require public disclosure under Dutch law.
That is someone trying to hide who is behind the money.
This is what corruption looks like when it's wearing a suit and has a law firm on retainer.
What do you call it when your government's negotiator is on the payroll of the governments he's negotiating with?
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The number of military ambassadors keeps increasing. Are these warriors diplomats?
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The Great Dictator at work: 'Congress, Judiciary, Press, do as I say'.
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