Stefan Molyneux True News freedomainradio.com wishes us a happy solstice & new year Nigerian bomber on airplane on Dec 25, putting it in context reference to American ignorance human nature as explanatory man trained supposedly by al Quiada in Yemen he doubts al Quida is involved because bombing attempt was so primitive a condom? of explosive strapped to a man's leg bribery for despots $70 million this year into Yemen as part of war on terror US selling arms tragedy: us must id card and bully you to protect you from terrorists but is supplying them US arms sales: $37.8 billion dollars in 2008 a big increase from prior US fraction is 64.8% of global arms market torture in Yemeni jails is systematic and brutal military helping foreign jihadists amassing after some communication govt is not the people govt same relationship to people as mafia to local business if mafia gets more weapons, shop keepers not more protected aid to govt not good for citizens dictators prey on their people, aid is like arming the mafia govt getting rich on US aid in Yemen $25 million stolen by "thugs in charge" empathizing US govt will give arms etc to those who join war on terror purchasing al Quaida in country corrupt 3rd world dictator claims he has al Quaida to get arms, weapons, training so they invite al Quaida to set up in their country to get the US aid someone in Yemen invited al Quaida into that country give foreign aid to govt, what citizens think? citizens worried about govt getting weapons and thugs US govt is largest arms seller in world, arming third world dictatorships arms to repress the world's people pays off in oil/resources Nigeria has oil reserves 5th largest exporter to US new reserves recently discovered 55% of pop below poverty line which is low Obama budget 2010 increases US security ops in Africa weapons and direct involvement africom is new command center in Africa because oil and jihaidsts tehre 8.3-->25.6 million dollars in arm sales 2009 arms and training funding to FMF foreign military funding 300% increase in funding to Africa 1999 death 2001 3.1 million mil 2003 4 million wants more numbers accusations of theft foreign aid increases corruption a massive prize that aspirants to state power can grab resource in country is payoff for US govt foreign aid is payoff for country destroys lives 2004 report Bangladesh: 74% of all foreign aid there lost to corruption 50% of US Worldbank aid lost in African countries African studies estimate is higher: $150 billion/year lost world bank aid disappears dt corruption African corruption rampant new word: wabenzi = men of the mercedes benz poor people are poorer now wheat farmer example production depends on demand if a government is paid based on poverty of people -->incentive to increase poverty governments are growing poor people like crops Africa has civil wars and coups because of US money 2010 US aid proposal: US dept of defense: $66 million aid for nigeria plus $15 and $40 more thru US AID US aid flowing into foreign governments-->money up for grabs->conflict and corruption Yemen gets more aid than it can absorb, $4.6 billion in 2006 military has no idea what they are hitting, they just follow orders US politicians have no prayer of correcting crime problems in Yemen we can't solve crime problems in foreign countries any better than we can here in DC Dec 18 Obama orders US supported airstrike in Yemen kills 120-5? (irony about Nobel peace prize, he's not impressed with Obama) air strike video on youtube with women and children dead Nigerian man has attachment to Yemeni freedom as he sees it a week later he tries to blow up a plane over Detroit this is a cycle of violence we need to stop us government taking our money to play military games in Africa Yemeni man tries to bomb US airplane on xmas day burns leg airlines losing money fast US economy is not in great shape, last thing we need is this sort of insanity destruction of US economy stupid security increases this is blowback (not his word) what happens when you sell weapons abroad al Quaida crawling up his leg terrorism is the result of US "aid" and arms sales sell arms to Mafia-->baleful and unvanquishable resentment and rage Two other commentaries from Stefan that inibo recommends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P772Eb63qIY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd-SLRyuRq0 (he wishes every American would see)