They were training in Colombia prior to deploying into Venezuela ? There's your answer. They were penetrated by Venezuelan intelligence and their plans leaked. Or the money from some anti-Maduro Venezuelan elite ran out. Or both.
Executive Outcomes they are not.
USG has better things to do than Venezuela tbh. Besides, I read that Maduro has a contingent of Russian PMCs guarding him (Wagner Group, ex FSB ?)
How Venezuela charges the Americans will dictate DC's response.

Sven Goran Eriksson.
Staying relevant only in the media.
I've never come across a more media craving/whoring Swede than Eriksson.
The question is, would he have made the Super Eagles a championship calibre team. I'd hazard "No". He's been past his sell by date since his England days. Just trading on his former reputation.
I guess in a slow sports news cycle, claiming Nigerian football authorities tried to make you corrupt in their schemes to scam money makes you trend. I hope he lands an actual football coaching job from this.

Bandit Queen. True Indian story.

@PoliteActivist

For SKIN cancer not to alveoli specificity. Which is the kind of targeted intervention you'd need to "cleanse" the lungs as suggested by Dr. Trump MD.

Japan is trying Blood Plasma treatment for CV. Plasma from recovered patients is being transferred to 50 patients. Scant reports that such plasma treatment works for highly infected patients in a Chinese study.

The Japanese scientists have dismissed the UV theory out of hand.

@SenecatheYounger

How would UV light distinguish between healthy cellular DNA and viral DNA and also not cause dangerous, potentially cancerous mutations ?

PoliteActivist:


An American by a mile. Not even nearly close. America is open and free. The president asks questions (sometimes dumb questions - which is NOT the case here) and answers questions just like anybody else

Which other leader of any nation infected with Corona has asked such a question ? Who is "anybody else" ?

You're a fool if you prefer to be in America than Germany at this time. And most likely, you'd be statistic under "death by Coronavirus".

He asked a question ? Of such ginormous stupidity that he makes the US appear to be led by a crank ? When the world should be looking to America for global leadership ?
Nobody is convinced with your cut and paste.

He said it himself; "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot someone and I wouldn't lose any voters".

Marcellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction-"Thats pride fcking with you".

"He is only making a suggestion"
On the podium, a whole President of the US is engaging in whataboutery?
Compare and contrast to Angela Merkel.
Would you like to be American or German at this time ?

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So why'd he say he was been sarcastic afterwards ? Is it the media witch hunt that forced his sarcastic clarification ?
Trump hater ? I believe you.

That scene from Pulp Fiction when Marcellus Wallace tells him, "That's pride fcking with you". You made an error supporting him. Many did the same with Buhari. No shame in it at all.

Psoul:


He was very desperate to save the lives of his citizens. The desperation is making him think of any possible way to help his ppl.

The love of his ppl has engulfed him.
When your child that you love so much is dying, you can easily take any suggestion given to you by anyone to save the baby.

That is Trump's situation now.

That North Korean dictator "loves" his ppl so much he doesn't want to get invaded and overthrown so he builds nuclear weapons
Being President is a tough job. He's been auditioning on twitter for a decade prior. He now gets the job and is floundering. He should watch and learn from Merkel.

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You're going to take medical advice from a guy that bankrupted a casino ?

A casino ffs

Also the "desperate for his people" defense is so lame. Merkel is desperate for her people. Putin is desperate for his people. Abe is desperate for his people. Moon is desperate for his people.

And the person Trump loves to hate, Merkel, has outperformed him in handling this crisis so comprehensively it's got the rest of the world asking what happened to America.

Trump said he can shoot someone on 5th Avenue and his supporters will still vote for him.
This thread proves he was right.
Comedy gold.

Then Trump himself throws his supporters parsing of his words under the bus by claiming he was being "sarcastic".

And the funniest thing is that this man may win in November again.

Thank you for my service ! It's been the best, the most beautiful !

What I want to know is WHAT INDICES/METRICS the authorities will rely on before easing lockdown ? Is it death rates ? Infection rates ? Hospitalizations ? Testing ? Or just arbitrary continuation like PMB was in London ?
All these pressers are only because they heard criticism about their lack of explanation to the citizens of this country. Social media mocked their statue style of government so they reacted.
Govt is extremely pleased with the shutdown for political reasons; No opposition; No need to work; No responsibility to Nigerians; Just tell them Coro19 is the reason and everything can be abrogated under that catch all phrase.
Where is the PPE delivered so far ? Any ventilators expected ? How many test kits and of which type have been ordered. Heck even India has neighbourhood test stands. Why can't we ordered those pronto. What about donations pledged ?
Setting up an iso unit is not fighting COVID-19. It's just political Kabuki.

Russian jets buzz American ships and planes all the time. They fly over US and NATO member airspace to test readiness. No tweets threatening sinking or military action.
Perhaps this is what Iran does with speedboats. Tests US naval readiness/reactions.
I'm sure Trump's response was PressTV headline news. The Iranian theocracy is struggling to distract their citizens from how ineptly they have handled COVID-19. Coupled with collapsed oil revenue and an economy exhausted by US sanctions.
Iran is in a very bad place right now. The mullahs therefore buzz US ships to distract their own people. COVID-19 is the single most challenging test to the religious rulers of Iran since the revolution of 79.

Profits over people. Stock Markets over the real economy. Personality over country.
If these ppl want to get back to work, why can't they volunteer to work in hospitals to help out the beleaguered health care system ?
I actually think there should be a graduated approach. Wyoming is not NYC. Problem is, how do you stop a Wyoming indigene in NYC from returning home ? You can't.
Anyway, wasn't COVID-19 a "democratic hoax"?

Body language ? Of a raving, blood-lusting madman ? Shekau or Shekarau is certifiable. Watch any of his rambling videos. He's either high during them (chewing Khat or something) or he's mad. Maybe both. To interpret his "body language" is to imply you can predict madmen.
Next Level Surrender. Right after being "technically defeated" surrender.

Where is the lie in anything RO wrote ?
Used, dumped and discarded.
Despite that Oby has more moral fibre in her little finger than those promoted by this admin. Also there may be an allegiance angle to all this. Oby still pays her respects to OBJ. A big no-no with this admin.

If the man is an NCDC individual, he is not fit for purpose re his actions. I suspect the man is a kinsman drafted in to assist for the burial.
If he is not, then another violation of the previous FG directives re burial of +ve corpses.
Next Level things I guess

Next Level excuses

This is weird.
Especially with the number of people resorting to food stamps and food kitchens you'd think this was a time for compassionate utilisation of excess agricultural produce.
I also read that the less fortunate are being disproportionately hit by the virus in the US, particularly black populations. They are known to have poor dietary choices (socio-economic related) and may be more vulnerable. Maybe they could have found a way of getting people in urban populations to start eating healthy and having less dietary related problems to burden their health systems with. What a bizarro world we live in.

Was it not Igali that had to forfeit over 40 cars back to FG ?
I met him once whilst he was PS. Reputational rumours being of the "he is so trusted he can go into Jonathan's bedroom" type. Affable chap, though coy.
If true, then his defection gives greater weight to the argument that GEJ is an APC member, which in turn is grist to the mill of the allegation made by Sule Lamido re GEJ, EFCC and Bayelsa election.

Leading from behind. A tactic known as "the buck stops with my predecessor".
Our general pleads for better equipment and he is "redeployed".
The technically defeated gift that keeps giving.

There must a single fashion designer for all these terrorists. They are always wearing fake Adidas three quarter length trousers and some faded Real Madrid black away-strip shirt. See what I did there ?

9jaDoomCountry:


They simply want the problem to escalate so they will use it as campaign tool against Trump.


Democrats and APC are same. They are ready to sink the boat in pursuit of personal gains. Bunch of bitter galls.

Well Trump left HIMSELF open to attack. He now says "he knew" it would be a "pandemic" in January. Like which is it ?
He certainly has been far less effective in his response than, say Merkel, whom he loves to hate.
It's political because he wants to reopen asap b/c ? November elections. It would be more honest to say BOTH sides are seeking to exploit this for their own ends.

I don't believe this "threat" aspect. As others have noted, Trump and Modi are bound by their shared unapologetic chauvinism ( I mean that in a political sense) and a strong animosity to Islam (except the billionaire ones of course). This was a business deal. No need for threats whatsoever.
Now, if it were Germany and Merkel otoh........

No repercussions for him anyway.
He will win the next "election".
And the one after that. To infinity. Or 2036. Then they'll be another "constitutional " amendment to keep him in power till 2050.
Ain't life grand ? No matter how much you screw up, nothing can relieve you of your position.
Like being the chief designer at Porsche. Every three yrs the "new" 911 is rolled out. And ppl still buy it.

GolDRoger:


And the ones dying is Malaria that is killing them too?

Don't mind him. Everything is a nefarious plot against Trump. The ego and narcissism of the man reflects perfectly with his supporters.

But Nigeria is in a better financial position than 2015 surely ?
We have record receipts from Customs, FIRS, TSA has plugged leaks, loans have been requested, infrastructure is being constructed, rice mills in every state, international airports under construction in every state, agriculture yields soaring, NPower is yielding new economic avenues for youths.
The world may recede but we'll be sailing in blue waters and clear skies.

Responsible govts are locking down, social distancing, clapping for carers, PPEquipping, testing and ventilating.
Buhari is.......posing at his fumigated desk.

The Independence Generation have left us worse off as a country than they inherited it. We should pack all of them off to be lab rats for the Corona vaccine. At least their lives would have served some use to humanity.

Aidejay:
you think every body has the capacity to display stupidity like you.

Everybody .......
Bruv, govt has socialised his wealth to a degree you'd be embarrassed to hear about. Sure, he employs a lot of ppl. But he receives perks that NOBODY else enjoys. And his taxes ? Deferred to infinity. Heck, I reckon you'd be MORE "successful" than him, given how skewed an advantage he has.

Incorrect Headline :
"Nigeria Loses $2.5 Billion invested in Dangote without the people's consent"......
Fixed.......

Has the Chancellor been tested ? Or the CMO and the CSO (chief medical and chief scientific officer respectively ) ? Because they have been holding joint press conferences for weeks now. Or did BoJo get it from some midnight dalliances of which has been known to be fond of in the past ?
We need to test Jenny Arcuri quick. Sex spreads Covik one nine perhaps ?