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Part Two: The Dumbest Coup In World History

Behind the Bastards

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The COVID-19 Is a Good Business Idea

In 2003, a Lebanese businessman and financier with strong ties to the oil and gas industry. Eli Khalil's eyes had recently turned towards Equatorial Guinea. He couldn't help but notice that Exxon was paying the nation's dictator, Obiang, just $3 a barrel for their field. A savvier head of state could negotiate much better terms,. opening up huge amounts of money to flow into the coffers of a guy like Eli Khalil.

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