Has the Pentagon been hiding US bases in Africa from Congress?

[Ingomike]

“It turns out that we have no fewer than 18 other operating posts around the continent, some of them of considerable size and durability. We also operate a longtime drone base in Tunisia, along with others used to conduct “shadow wars” in both Niger and Tunisia that never seem to make it into the news. But they apparently don’t show up in Pentagon reports to Congress because of linguistic tricks such as classifying them as only being “semi-permanent” or even “temporary” even if they’ve been operating for years.”

Has the Pentagon been hiding US bases in Africa from Congress?

The Intercept released a rather strange report this weekend involving Pentagon activity on the continent of Africa and an apparent lack of congressional oversight for such activities. And by “ac...

hotair.com

 

[jwamplerusa]

Probably. The MIC do love them some brush Wars.

 

[KokomoDave]

Geez, this has been going since before WW1. With those unscrupulous sleezebags in Congress, they need fired before any oversight can TRUTHLY begin on our military shenanigans. Start at the top of the problem then work down as .gov has gotten too big.

 

[Tactically Fat]

Actually... I'd submit to INGOers that I don't want most of Congress to know because they're untrustworthy.

I mean - it's not exactly a secret that there's been an almost continual US .mil presence in Africa (and South America...) for literal decades now.

If *I* know - then *they* know. SEALs and Army Special Forces in both places all the time. Heck, not even limited to those dudes. My wife has a relative that isn't either one of those types of people - and he's made SEVERAL trips to Africa AND South America over the last 15 years I've known him. But, this guy has a veerrrry special set of skills.

 

[Twangbanger]

Actually... I'd submit to INGOers that I don't want most of Congress to know because they're untrustworthy.

I mean - it's not exactly a secret that there's been an almost continual US .mil presence in Africa (and South America...) for literal decades now.

If *I* know - then *they* know. SEALs and Army Special Forces in both places all the time. Heck, not even limited to those dudes. My wife has a relative that isn't either one of those types of people - and he's made SEVERAL trips to Africa AND South America over the last 15 years I've known him. But, this guy has a veerrrry special set of skills.

Then elect better congressmen. That's not a good argument for being against Congressional oversight as a concept.

 

[Tactically Fat]

Then elect better congressmen.

I wish.

 

[Shadow01]

Then elect better congressmen. That's not a good argument for being against Congressional oversight as a concept.

They don’t exist

 

[Ingomike]

They don’t exist

Then self governing is not possible…

 

[Shadow01]

Then self governing is not possible…

As the proof is being played out in front of us…

 

[snorko]

If *I* know - then *they* know. SEALs and Army Special Forces in both places all the time. Heck, not even limited to those dudes. My wife has a relative that isn't either one of those types of people - and he's made SEVERAL trips to Africa AND South America over the last 15 years I've known him. But, this guy has a veerrrry special set of skills.

Funny aside. I read a story that there is some popular running app that lets you share your routes & times. Apparently a lot of U.S. spec ops folks used it and didn't pay attention to settings. Someone noticed there were all these circles being run in odd and remote locations.

Found the story: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...p-gives-away-location-of-secret-us-army-bases

 

[Twangbanger]

Suggest they rename the article to, "Service members practicing poor OpSec give away locations of bases."

 

[Route 45]

U.S. Working Diplomatically With Niger on New Path of Cooperation

A U.S. delegation met with Nigerien officials, expressing concerns over Niger's potential relationships with Russia and Iran, as well as the status of U.S. forces in the country, Deputy Pentagon Press

www.defense.gov

 

[Ingomike]

U.S. Working Diplomatically With Niger on New Path of Cooperation

A U.S. delegation met with Nigerien officials, expressing concerns over Niger's potential relationships with Russia and Iran, as well as the status of U.S. forces in the country, Deputy Pentagon Press

www.defense.gov

Good update. Probably have all the proof in five-ten years…