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It's my birthday and I want to talk about the violence in Nigeria where over 140 people were killed by armed Fulani herdsmen targeting Christians. Church pastors were among the victims and many houses were destroyed. Muslim terrorists were responsible for the attack.

The Fulani ethnic militia are allegedly trying to turn Nigeria into a Muslim caliphate. They reportedly enter Christian villages on motorcycles with AK-47s, killing everyone and razing the villages. This is not about climate change but a 500-year-old view of cattle farming. Nigeria was 70% Christian but is now 50% Muslim due to this "systematic jihad." Islam conquers civilizations through three methods of jihad: cultural, political, and violent. They move in, blend in, gain population, then engage in political jihad, and finally, violent jihad to take over territory, which is how they allegedly took over Northern Africa. The Fulani tribe exists throughout central, east, and west Africa, and every country they touch allegedly turns into war and genocide.

In this video, the speaker describes the destruction caused by a rocket overnight. People are searching for body parts and debris. They mention that if this happened in any other hospital in the world or in Europe, there would be a huge outcry. The speaker emphasizes that the hospital shown is a Christian hospital and shows the destroyed kitchen.

The ongoing deadly genocide in eastern Congo is driven by a rebel group called m23, which is responsible for killings, sexual assault, and displacement of Congolese people. The region is rich in minerals, particularly coltan, which is used in technology production. The West, including powerful countries like the US, France, and China, benefits from the exploitation of Congo's mineral resources. This has led to economic deprivation in Congo, despite its abundance of minerals. The situation in Congo is considered one of the most complex and long-standing humanitarian crises in Africa, with a high number of internally displaced people.

This is one of the worst crimes of our age, marked by immense suffering and death, supported by the West. Few crimes have been so openly admitted and documented. Many journalists are frustrated with their media outlets' coverage, and they have the right to be. However, I urge them to consider their role in this situation. Western media shares the blame for the ongoing atrocities. If the media accurately reported these events, it could lead to change. Journalists must reflect on whether they want to be complicit in this crime and live with that shame. Regret will come too late if action isn't taken now. Do something.

In Lubero territory, near Toyo and Bandulu villages, bodies were brought to the morgue as a witness helped. They had found 61 remains of men and women, some in a wake after a farmer’s death, with many villagers arriving only to be slaughtered. Three people were wounded; a woman who fled and two others are in the general hospital of Mbaghurikiba. "Last night in the Lubero territory in Toyo and Bandulu village, they are just close to one another, these two villages, About, they said a 100, but they had found 61 remains." The speaker notes ISIS claim that it was them doing this "in the open like this, and nothing is happening." This violence has been taking place for years; every day someone is slaughtered because of their faith or because just they are in their field looking for food. This cannot continue. We have to do something.

The discussion centers on what the speakers describe as a systematic massacre of Christians in Syria, along with violence against other minority communities. They claim churches and monasteries have been targeted, with Christian villages and others like Alawite villages set on fire and attacked, and note fires seen from miles away. They argue the Syrian government is not stopping the violence and is instead embracing the new leadership described as an ISIS terrorist, citing a photo of the leader at the United Nations with a “clean kept beard and hair gel.” They assert Christians are protest­ing in the streets, saying they are “soldiers of Christ,” while saying Christians are “sitting targets” without help. Professor Joshua Landis, of Syria Comment and the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, explains the shift in Syria’s power dynamics. He recounts that in 2011, the Nusra Front emerged as a Syrian branch of Al Qaeda, formed with US support to the opposition against Assad. He notes that in December, nine months prior, the head of Al Qaeda reportedly swept into Damascus, took over, and “became president,” with the United States lifting sanctions and embracing him to sign a peace agreement with Israel. Landis emphasizes the minorities in Syria—Alawites (about 12%), Druze (3%), Kurds in the north—are terrified as a “Sunni supremacist” and fundamentalist regime takes power and treats minorities with disdain. He cites massacres against minorities: 17,000 Alawites killed in March, nearly 2,000 Druze killed in July, and ongoing violence. He also highlights Christian persecution, mentioning the Mar Elias church bombing in June that killed 30 parishioners and wounded over 50; the church was burned, and he notes conflicting claims about the bomber’s affiliations. He adds that Washington has lifted sanctions and encouraged the new president, while not compelling moves toward democracy or decentralization to protect minorities. The hosts question why Western media and governments remain largely silent, noting a lack of coverage by Trump or major outlets, and remark that the situation parallels civil wars in Iraq and Lebanon where minorities suffered as states collapsed. Landis argues that after the overthrow of regimes like Saddam Hussein’s, Christians in Iraq were reduced from about 3% to nearly none, due to civil strife and the rise of extremist movements, with Christians often facing persecution and forced jizya. The conversation turns to broader regional stakes, including concern that Kurdish allies, who helped defeat ISIS, may be abandoned as US troops draw down, leaving Kurdish populations vulnerable. The host urges viewers to share the segment with government representatives to demand attention to the plight of Christians in the Middle East. The discussion closes with Landis reaffirming the gravity of the situation and the absence of strong Western political will to intervene.

There's a massacre in Syria targeting the Druze community; they are silencing us. The Syrian president was an ex ISIS terrorist on the wanted list, aiming to rid Syria of minorities, including Christians and Druze, calling us Kafar. The media says Israel attacked Damascus and is defending itself, but the claim is Bedouin attacked the Druze and the Druze defend themselves. We are being massacred by supposed ex-jihadist from the government army. Without Israel's protection, we would have been wiped out. They are stealing our phones, making false videos and posts, pretending to be Druze, and creating false propaganda while killing elderly and children. Neighboring cities are poisoning the water. Many are on the run. Please spread the word; lives are at stake.

Various countries benefit from the exploitation of resources like Coltan, which is obtained through dangerous and laborious mining. Miners risk their lives due to collapsing mines and senseless murders by groups like the M23. However, the blame lies with the most powerful and politically influential nations. A Palestinian writer connected the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the genocide in Palestine, highlighting Israel's involvement. Israel has armed and trained militias in Rwanda and Uganda to maintain chaos, allowing Western countries to extract minerals from Congolese mines. Israel's major export is diamonds, even though it lacks diamond mines. Instead, diamonds come from African countries like Congo, where the trade is tainted by violence and referred to as the "dirty trade" or "blood diamonds." This undeniable link persists across various atrocities in Africa.

I will summarize the video transcript in a concise manner: The speaker, a Rwandan, shares her perspective on the Congolese genocide. She explains that historically, Rwanda and Congo had a good relationship, but things changed when the American government asked the Rwandan president at the time to allow them to pillage Congo. The president refused, so they killed him. The current Rwandan president then took power and made a deal with the US, allowing them to pillage Congo in exchange for his share. The speaker expresses sadness that during the Rwandan genocide, Congolese people welcomed Rwandans and provided them with land, but the current Rwandan president continues to harm them.

Women and children were brutally killed, beheaded, and butchered. This is a tragic event that should be condemned worldwide. It serves as a reminder that such atrocities can occur not only in America and France but also anywhere else in the world.

Speaker 0: Congressman, pleasure to speak to you. There's a topic you've been very vocal about that I think more people around the world should pay attention to. There's obviously a war in Gaza. There's the war in Ukraine. A lot of heartbreak going on around the world. But what's happening in Nigeria, it's been happening for a long time, is beyond imagination. The only comparison I can make that to to what's happening there is what's happening in in Congo, which I've covered extensively. You know, I interviewed president Kagame in Rwanda talking about the genocide there and then the the decades of war in Congo. But, yeah, the world seems to be turning a blind eye to what's happening in Nigeria. Can you just elaborate more on what you've seen and what what brought your attention to the issue? Speaker 1: Well, Mario, that's a good way to put it, turning a blind eye to it. This has been going on for actually quite a while in Nigeria, and it's the persecution and the ethnic cleansing of Christians in the country of Nigeria by Islamic extremists. And there's really about three different groups here that are to blame. One would be Boko Haram. We all are generally kind of familiar with Boko Haram. You have IS. West Africa, more ISIS aligned. And then you have this tribal people, most of them involved in cattle herdsmen called the Fulani. And they have, as of recent, been doing a lot of the killing, and there's been a lot of more focus on that, at least on my end and some folks here in congress. But all three are to blame for this, and to me, the government of Nigeria is to blame for this as well. But if if I could just highlight just some of the numbers here real quick. Since 2009, the estimates are in between fifty thousand and as much as a 100,000, it's been reported, have been murdered Christians in Nigeria. I mean, is an astounding number that nobody is talking about. Speaker 0: Genocidal numbers. Speaker 1: Genocidal numbers. And in that same time period, we've had over 19,000 churches attacked or destroyed. And nobody seems to really care about this, but this is something as a Christian myself, as a Catholic, this is something I care deeply about. My brothers and sisters in Christ are suffering and being martyred in this country of Nigeria, and I'm trying to raise the alarm here in The United States and say we have to do something. And just this year alone, 7,000 Christians have been murdered in Nigeria. That's thirty five a day are being killed, and we had fifty four of them were murdered on Palm Sunday. We had a priest kidnapped and murdered on Ash Wednesday, and nobody seems to care or talk about this at all, which is why you know, thank you for giving me this platform to be able to talk about this. But this is so alarming, so concerning, And I think there's a real question of what type of ownership does the government of Nigeria have culpability in this. And I you know, to me, there has to be some type of collusion of some sort, particularly as it relates to the Fulani, who are not a terrorist organization, but are Muslim ethnic group that lives in kind of that middle band of the country where we see a lot of these clashes happening. The government has been trying to stop Boko Haram, but part of that is also the security assistance programs that The United States has with Nigeria in the effort and the promise that they would try to prosecute conflict against Boko Haram and and their presence in that country. Now they still exist. Just last month, there was an attack on a village by Boko Haram that killed nearly a 100 people. Thousands fled. The air force of Nigeria did some airstrikes that killed about 30 members of Boko Haram, but this is not nearly enough. And now just a couple weeks ago, there was an attack on Christians. 15 were murdered. They flagged this. This is in the Borno state. Flagged this for the government, and the government reported it, and I'm not joking, as fake news. This is not a real threat, and then 15 more Christians lost their lives. So certainly, the government of Nigeria is not doing enough. I think they're complicit in this in their absence in that area in protecting these Christians. Speaker 0: Let's talk about who Boko Haram is, especially people that weren't, you know, following politics back during the war on terror. They've been around for a while. I think it was in 2014, they had they controlled a lot of land in Nigeria, and I think neighboring countries as well, if I remember correctly, and everyone was talking about Boko Haram, and then their leader got killed with clashes with Nigerian military. But they've committed a lot of atrocities over the years. They've lost most of their territories. From what I understand now, there is also under Barack Obama's presidency, and there's been a lot of that's when that's when their peak was. I was going through now some of the notes I've got. But now they're living in, like, islands, Lake Chad Islands and Sambisa, Forest Haida. So first, why are they killing Christians? What is their end goal? And two is how are they still around after all these years? Speaker 1: Well, I mean and that's a good question. Look. We see this same type of persecution and killing of Christians in many Muslim majority or Muslim ruled countries. This is something that seems to be persistent throughout the Muslim world. Now Boko Haram, in particular, they're more Al Qaeda affiliated, so they do have political goals in terms of taking over at least part, if not in whole, the country of Nigeria and cleansing the Christians of that country. You might recall, and this was back about a decade ago now, where there was 276 schoolgirls kidnapped. Speaker 0: I remember the story. Speaker 1: The Obama administration actually saying something about this. Just to be clear, 82 of those girls are still remain missing. And, you know, we're talking a lot right now about the murders and the martyrs of the martyrdom of the Christians that are in that country, but there is systemic rape and kidnapping and enslavement of the Christian population as well. So it's it's not just singular and just the killing of them. I mean, they are being tortured and kidnapped and disappeared on a daily basis as well. So that's also part of this that is happening. And Speaker 0: Have you looked into why, congressman? What is why is it that hate towards Christianity in Nigeria? And you mentioned some other countries as well. I know this is mainly the extremist Islamic factions that are that have that ideology, kind of similar to what we saw with ISIS a few years ago to this day, really. But why do they have that hate to go there and kill fellow humans just because they have another religion? Speaker 1: Well, I I think I'll as I mentioned, Boko Haram is more closely aligned with Al Qaeda. IS West Africa is more ISIS affiliated. And then you have this tribal people, most of them involved in cattle herdsmen called the Fulani. And then you have this tribal people, most of them involved in cattle herdsmen called the Fulani. And they have, as of recent, been doing a lot of the killing, and there's been a lot of more focus on that, at least on my end and some folks here in congress. But all three are to blame for this, and to me, the government of Nigeria is to blame for this as well. But if if I could just highlight just some of the numbers here real quick. Since 2009, the estimates are in between fifty thousand and as much as a 100,000, it's been reported, have been murdered Christians in Nigeria. I mean, is an astounding number that nobody is talking about. Speaker 0: [No further content here to summarize.]

The president of Congo is offering the U.S. ownership of some of its $24 trillion in minerals in exchange for Trump negotiating peace in the region, with talks reportedly ongoing with the White House. Congo has the largest lithium reserves, but minerals are extracted by children and shipped to China or Europe for refining. Congo's wealth paradoxically contributes to its poverty due to a lack of industrialization and governmental protection of investments. The situation is complex, involving Rwanda's alleged funding of the M23 group, a pro-Rwanda group operating in Eastern Congo comprised of Tutsis. This traces back to the Rwandan genocide, where divisions between Tutsis and Hutus persist in Eastern Congo. The Rwandan government has aligned itself with FDLR, a group comprised of some of the genociders, which the U.S. has established is a terrorist organization. The Congolese government is now partnering with the FDLR. Despite Congo's mineral wealth, Rwanda has a better military due to its system.

Laura Logan interviews Jud Saul about the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, where 90% of Christian persecution deaths worldwide occur. Saul's organization, Equipping the Persecuted, provides aid to victims and supports Truth Nigeria, a journalism outlet exposing the atrocities. According to Saul, attacks are staged from Mahanga, a renamed village, and the Nigerian government fails to acknowledge millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs), hindering aid. The government is complicit, downplaying the violence and blaming it on climate change, a narrative also pushed by the U.S. government. Fulani terrorists, often on motorcycles, massacre Christians, destroy crops, and aim to establish a Muslim caliphate. Saul highlights the courage of Truth Nigeria journalists who risk their lives to document the genocide, facing threats and government obstruction. He criticizes corrupt Christian leaders and a "pietistic mindset" discouraging political involvement and self-defense. Saul notes Obama's administration supported a Muslim candidate over a Christian president and the Norwegian government is building houses for terrorists in Mahanga. Despite the escalating violence, Saul finds hope in the growing faith of victims and conversions of Muslims to Christianity. He urges intervention to prevent the deaths of millions of Christians.

The genocide in Congo, apartheid in South Africa, and the exploitation of Africa are interconnected with Israel, particularly through its diamond trade. Surprisingly, Israel's largest export is diamonds, despite having no diamond mines. This revelation highlights the importance of verifying information we encounter online.

I have been in this field for a while and never expected to witness or have visual evidence of terrorists beheading children. It's something I never thought would happen. However, there are some countries in the region that are attempting to provide assistance.

A genocide is taking place in South Africa that people don't want to write about. Farmers, who happen to be white, are being brutally killed and their land is being confiscated. The media doesn't talk about it, but if it were the other way around, it would be the only story. South Africa's leadership is coming to see me sometime next week. We're supposed to have a G20 meeting there, but I don't know how we can go unless that situation's taken care of. People who live in South Africa say it's a terrible situation. Citizenship has essentially been extended to those people to escape from that violence and come here.