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unconceivable ago

And...Lyn Lusi, who disputed Hillary in the Wikileaks email posted above...is dead: https://archive.fo/JHGd1. What a surprise

edit: Further damning article: https://archive.fo/UJKtF

standalone ago

There is plenty, she added, that connects rich countries to the conflict in Congo, starting with the minerals procured from here like copper and coltan with which this land is richly endowed — and cursed. Rival militias have staked their claim and control over these riches in a state where government control, for what its worth, is precarious. There have been moves to stem such trade, including the Dodd-Frank Reform Act, which requires companies to track the use of “conflict minerals” in their production of certain consumer products.

Hmm, Dodd-Frank came from the Obama administration and Trump wants to repeal it. Not sure what to think