Paramilitaries

The first half dozen or so topical articles here at Congo Convo will deal with the extraordinary story of how an unqualified Belgian prince has absolute military, judicial and economic control over all Congolese people working and living in what can reasonably be described as the last European principality in…

A closer look at the activities of the Wagner Group in Africa, from the countries it is active in to its reported numbers and alleged atrocities — as well as the Wagner Group’s origins, and how it serves to spread the influence and interests of the Russian state. Who are the Wagner Group? The Wagner…

In 2021, Timothy Snyder, the Leven Profession at Yale on the history of Europe, wrote and released a very small but insightful book. The title was On Tyranny and it is available on Amazon in paperback for about 13.00. It is only 126 pages including the introduction and gives 20…

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner went on CNN the other night to discuss the Philadelphia Proud Boys in their attempts to potentially interfere in our city’s election. He also brought up that they have infiltrated the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police and have gotten close to major government officials. “They…

Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) announced his support as an original cosponsor of H.R. 7719, the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act, a new bill to block the Trump administration from deploying federal forces as a shadowy paramilitary against Americans. The bill is led by Oregon’s Representatives Earl…

The Border Patrol is The Perfect Paramilitary Force for Trump The United States Border Patrol (‘USBP’ or ‘Service’) is the United States Customs and Border Protection’s federal law enforcement arm within the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The USBP is the armed and uniformed federal police that secure…

Fascism in America Who are the soldiers of fortune in Seattle and Portland with no identification driving unmarked vehicles and whisking private citizens off the streets to be detained at unknown locations without charges? …

Trump May Try to Cancel the November 2020 Elections: How to Neutralize that Threat There is the distinct possibility that the coming November presidential election will be interfered with by Trump as he fears losing to Biden. Trump may well go so far as to try postponing or canceling the…