You have to hear how badly local news fell for this completely made up trafficking story... it's so good. But before that, Lydia's got our vegetables with some "where are they now" and final thoughts and discoveries about the funding of these grifty orgs.

• Gaza and Trump's "Preference" of Private Armies (Michael Picard - Incubator for Media Education and Development, 12/3/2025)

• HIDDEN COSTS: US PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES AND THE RISKS OF CORRUPTION AND CONFLICT (Michael Picard & Colby Goodman - Transparency International, 7/2022)

• GHF Core Pipeline (@BoycottDS on Twitter; 7/21/2025)

• Exclusive: US firm in Gaza aid program, criticized by UN, in talks for new role (Pesha Magid & Rami Ayyub - Reuters; 2/11/2026)

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