Mike Benz

And USAID does all this joint work with Starbucks, all this joint work with Keurig. They operate in conflict zones and the drug zones in Colombia and Peru, the Central African Republic. And what they're doing here is... Sorry. Well, I got distracted by the coffee thought. Sorry. What the U.S. Institute of Peace is doing is they're building giant networks and serving as a back-channel diplomacy.

And USAID does all this joint work with Starbucks, all this joint work with Keurig. They operate in conflict zones and the drug zones in Colombia and Peru, the Central African Republic. And what they're doing here is... Sorry. Well, I got distracted by the coffee thought. Sorry. What the U.S. Institute of Peace is doing is they're building giant networks and serving as a back-channel diplomacy.

And USAID does all this joint work with Starbucks, all this joint work with Keurig. They operate in conflict zones and the drug zones in Colombia and Peru, the Central African Republic. And what they're doing here is... Sorry. Well, I got distracted by the coffee thought. Sorry. What the U.S. Institute of Peace is doing is they're building giant networks and serving as a back-channel diplomacy.

They're doing field work. So they are... If you're in Foggy Bottom or Langley, Virginia, if you want to know what's happening on the ground in Syria... You need the people in the field to report it to you. You need either the U.S. embassy or you need the NGOs connected to the embassy to provide the field work.

They're doing field work. So they are... If you're in Foggy Bottom or Langley, Virginia, if you want to know what's happening on the ground in Syria... You need the people in the field to report it to you. You need either the U.S. embassy or you need the NGOs connected to the embassy to provide the field work.

They're doing field work. So they are... If you're in Foggy Bottom or Langley, Virginia, if you want to know what's happening on the ground in Syria... You need the people in the field to report it to you. You need either the U.S. embassy or you need the NGOs connected to the embassy to provide the field work.

We want to know what is happening economically in this region, which is the economic crisis. breadbasket that's supporting the US military operations or the mercenary troops so that we can keep them funded. We want to keep the industry in Afghanistan going, the industry in Syria in these sections. So the US Institute of Peace will do those surveys. They'll work with the local populations.

We want to know what is happening economically in this region, which is the economic crisis. breadbasket that's supporting the US military operations or the mercenary troops so that we can keep them funded. We want to keep the industry in Afghanistan going, the industry in Syria in these sections. So the US Institute of Peace will do those surveys. They'll work with the local populations.

We want to know what is happening economically in this region, which is the economic crisis. breadbasket that's supporting the US military operations or the mercenary troops so that we can keep them funded. We want to keep the industry in Afghanistan going, the industry in Syria in these sections. So the US Institute of Peace will do those surveys. They'll work with the local populations.

They'll build giant networks. And, you know, in June 2023, the U.S. Institute of Peace, after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, they wrote a piece called Why the Taliban's Successful Opium Ban is Bad for Afghanistan and Bad for the World. And they openly called on the Taliban.

They'll build giant networks. And, you know, in June 2023, the U.S. Institute of Peace, after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, they wrote a piece called Why the Taliban's Successful Opium Ban is Bad for Afghanistan and Bad for the World. And they openly called on the Taliban.

They'll build giant networks. And, you know, in June 2023, the U.S. Institute of Peace, after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, they wrote a piece called Why the Taliban's Successful Opium Ban is Bad for Afghanistan and Bad for the World. And they openly called on the Taliban.

Right, but the opium was funding the entire paramilitary network in Syria. Everyone says, oh, ISIS traffics and drugs, Al-Qaeda traffics and drugs. Well, guess what? ISIS and Al-Qaeda, with the full backing of the Biden government, just successfully overthrew the Biden administration's top enemy in the region, And, uh, now have opened up all their markets to Chevron and AT&T and, um,

Right, but the opium was funding the entire paramilitary network in Syria. Everyone says, oh, ISIS traffics and drugs, Al-Qaeda traffics and drugs. Well, guess what? ISIS and Al-Qaeda, with the full backing of the Biden government, just successfully overthrew the Biden administration's top enemy in the region, And, uh, now have opened up all their markets to Chevron and AT&T and, um,

Right, but the opium was funding the entire paramilitary network in Syria. Everyone says, oh, ISIS traffics and drugs, Al-Qaeda traffics and drugs. Well, guess what? ISIS and Al-Qaeda, with the full backing of the Biden government, just successfully overthrew the Biden administration's top enemy in the region, And, uh, now have opened up all their markets to Chevron and AT&T and, um,

What I'm saying is, is they were openly, this same group that is working with these Taliban networks and these Afghan special forces and is deeply, deeply involved in Syria is openly calling. And this is not that they got busted paying these Taliban officials when, when Trump tried to assert control over the U S and soup piece, because it's chartered by Congress. It has 15 members of its board.

What I'm saying is, is they were openly, this same group that is working with these Taliban networks and these Afghan special forces and is deeply, deeply involved in Syria is openly calling. And this is not that they got busted paying these Taliban officials when, when Trump tried to assert control over the U S and soup piece, because it's chartered by Congress. It has 15 members of its board.

What I'm saying is, is they were openly, this same group that is working with these Taliban networks and these Afghan special forces and is deeply, deeply involved in Syria is openly calling. And this is not that they got busted paying these Taliban officials when, when Trump tried to assert control over the U S and soup piece, because it's chartered by Congress. It has 15 members of its board.

Three of them are mandatory. The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the President of the National Defense University are three reserve spots. So think about this. It's the U.S. Institute of Peace, but required on the board is the Secretary of War, the head of the War Institute, and the Secretary of State. And then there are 12 political appointee spots.

Three of them are mandatory. The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the President of the National Defense University are three reserve spots. So think about this. It's the U.S. Institute of Peace, but required on the board is the Secretary of War, the head of the War Institute, and the Secretary of State. And then there are 12 political appointee spots.