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Reports Emerge Claiming M23 Detained Blackwater Founder Erik Prince in Eastern DRC (Original Post) Swede Feb 10 OP
Interesting dhol82 Feb 10 #1
Alas... TommyT139 Feb 10 #2
Betsy Devos is his sister. poli-junkie Feb 10 #8
Hope springs eternal. harumph Feb 10 #3
Someone tipped them Prairie Gates Feb 10 #4
Well, That's a Shame DET Feb 10 #5
May he reap his just rewards. PuraVidaDreamin Feb 10 #6
... róisín_dubh Feb 10 #7
What goes around, comes around. Ye get what ye sow. appleannie1 Feb 10 #9
WTF was he doing in the Congo? AverageOldGuy Feb 10 #10
He was leading his mercenary troops according to the article. hedda_foil Feb 10 #12
More likely than not angrychair Feb 10 #11
"It's A Trap!"... BurnDoubt Feb 10 #13
That would be HUGE ransom, if true muriel_volestrangler Feb 10 #14

TommyT139

(2,357 posts)
2. Alas...
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:07 AM
Feb 10

He's related to what's her name Betsy DeVos(?), a Trumpist cabinet member who started the attack on universities and Title IX. So Trump may pretend to care.

poli-junkie

(1,567 posts)
8. Betsy Devos is his sister.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:28 AM
Feb 10

They’re heirs of AmWay wealth from Michigan. Buncha freaky christofascists.

harumph

(3,287 posts)
3. Hope springs eternal.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:33 AM
Feb 10

Last edited Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:04 AM - Edit history (1)

Where might I purchase a genuine leather Erik Prince memorial key fob?

AverageOldGuy

(3,861 posts)
10. WTF was he doing in the Congo?
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:31 AM
Feb 10

I'm betting he was in there trying to organize an overthrow of the DRC government on orders from Trump.

angrychair

(12,296 posts)
11. More likely than not
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:36 AM
Feb 10

They probably just want to buy weapons from him.

Terrorists love terrorists.

BurnDoubt

(1,743 posts)
13. "It's A Trap!"...
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:45 AM
Feb 10

“See what you made us do? Now we’re gonna hafta send a Carrier Group to rescue him!
Got any Oil? Strategic Materials? Any girls wanting to be in a Beauty Contest? Let’s Make A Deal! Come On Down…..

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