Washington is concerned about Islamic militants in the Sahel region, who may be able to expand without the presence of U.S. forces and intelligence capabilities.
LMAO. You mean the same ones that have been lingering in the region for all these years that US troops have been stationed in the region? The same ones that are probably being bankrolled by the US? The ones that are now getting their asses kicked by local forces and Wagner?
Read: Washington threatens to provide arms and funding to Islamic militants (even more than they already do) should the government of Niger refuse to comply
Ah neolibral nimbyism. Only these fuckers could act like its controversial for Russians to come on a base in foreign, non-allied soil. A base that does not belong to the US. And then there's this gem:
At the same time, Russia is seeking to strengthen relations with African nations, pitching Moscow as a friendly country with no colonial baggage in the continent.
"Colonial Baggage".... fucking baggage. The stuff your boyfriend has because he dated a psychopath. Colonialism isn't baggage. Its effects, its plunders, its destruction are all still being felt in present day Niger. It still fucking exists and persists because of neoliberalism. These people are disgusting and they deserve so much worse than death for what they have done to the global south.
It is literally just a totally normal synecdoche, it's just metonomy that everyone fucking does. "Beijing" for the Chinese government, "Washington" for the American government, "London" for the British government, "Paris" for the French government. It's totally normal.
The fun comes from them immediately going "Moscow is a friendly country". Which even if it is totally normal to use it as synecdoche, means you're still directly referring to Moscow as a country.
