Americans CAPTURED In Congo COUP, CIA? 

Matt Miller: "we dont interfere in the politics of sovereign countries" 😂

CIA seems to be outsourcing its coups to call of duty gamers.

You know what also died in Gaza. The myth of western humanity, democracy

You can keep them. Fuck the CIA.

Look at Israel's involvement in the Congo.

Our government needs to stop getting involved in everyone's business

The guy is a dual American Israeli citizen. This is related to dimond mines that billionaire Israelis have been wanting and they got kicked out

What is laughable is that the West and the world always talk derogatorily about Africa, but in the meantime they cannot do without Mother Africa with their rich soil resources. Leave Africa alone

"Utah guy" had IDF links... shock

The U.S. is involved in 378 different conflicts around the world, this insures that the war machine can always make money.

With Congo, Cuba and Venezuela I am starting to think that the CIA is forgetting how to commit coup’s. I can only hope.

The Guy arrested was "Benjamin Rueben" again an Israeli American

So to Palestine we tell them that it's their duty to overthrow hamas and they're responsible but with other countries we're more than eager to "liberate" them from their brutal governments....???

America losing its grip cant even do a coup in Africa 🤣🤣

"There's trillions in mineral resources in the congo, but the gov't is too dysfunctional to access it" "We'll CIA about that"

Once a company man, always a company man.

Benjamin Reuben sounds like a Mossad name, same thing I know

Its a little unfair to say china "just take the mining rights". They are actually paying fairly for those rights. They aren't "bribing" africa they are partnering with them. There is no gun under the table like with the US and France.

This wouldn’t be the first time we messed around in the Congo.

I guess competent assassins all work for Boeing now.

The cia of the 60s would've been successful lol. Nowadays they dont know the difference between their arse and a hole in the ground.

CIA is getting rusty

We gonna chase those crazy bald head out of town - Bob Marley

It's not that complicated. France and the US are losing Africa and they are doing everything they can to grasp onto whatever power they can.

One flew over the Coup Coup's nest...

Langley no longer training its guys to not carry their US passports on them anymore? 😂

The president of the DRC gave an interview to DW accusing Apple and Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels in the trade of conflict minerals

He knows nothing about Congo my wife is Congolese they love their president. The DRC loves this guy. Whoever his competition is doesn't stand a chance. Matt is way off.

Would CIA agents use American passports? Would Mossad agents use American passports? Would military contractors (who have existed in DRC for ages) carry their U.S. passports? A major news network neglected to blur out one of the passport photos of the men caught by the Congo Army. That agent/contractor had an American passport with the name Benjamin Rueben Zalman-Polun. This passport listed this person’s DOB as August 12, 1987 and that they were from Maryland. Personally, I believe it is more likely that this agent is either Mossad or he is a military contractor who either was involved in a coup attempt or participated in a string of murders to cover up another (unmentioned) crime.

Kid thought he was play call of duty

“Pot entrepreneur” “hate him already” Goddamn saagar chill he ain’t even start the story yet

I was about to bring up Lamumba. I am so happy to see you guys bring him up. The CIA helped the Belgians make him disappear.

No, the US intelligence agencies would NEVER do such a thing!😂

Africa is ressource rich, particularly ressources rich in minerals useful for the energetic transition. I'm pretty sure we will hear a lot about "bringing democracy" to African nations soon.

"No worries, folks! We're just here to bring some democracy into your country." -That See Eye Aye Guy

"All-cash business." Really Sagaar. Put down the pipe.

You missed the part where he served in the military in the Congo. He wasn't some random person who went there later in life to run for office. He lead a military group of 250 people in the Congo war.

For all we know now the CIA is HAMAS

Great information thank you !

Sloppy job Vault-Tec

Saagar is such a weenie about weed stuff.

What do you know he was an Israeli citizen. Almost like they have their hand in all the evil in the world. 🤮🙄

Best coverage I've seen of this story so far. Great job, Ryan 👍

Why does Saagar hate weed so much lol

Does Nuland have an alibi ? She would run it for the agency. Congo will not fall for it. Get those fools outta there.

cia crying "and then the chinese, they, they, they offered more than the market price." "the monsters!"

You guys did an amazing breakdown 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

African immigrants in Utah are built different.

What happened to the old CIA that was evil but (mostly) competent?

It takes a long time for Ryan to tell a story lol

Thanks Ryan

Great episode

Benjamin Rueben, guys. An Israeli-American. Why am I not surprise?

Wonder why Saagar hates weed so much? 1:13

Glad to hear this.

Just a side point, most electric vehicle manufacturers don't use cobalt anymore, they use LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries because of the ethical concerns over the Congo and other regions

Everyone wants a slice of that rare earth

Am congolese and am in congo . It was a joke. Not a serious coup. Weird story what happened . Look like an inside job just distract people.

Thank you

Great reporting

The first question should be why are we there?

Prepare to get freedomed.

Thank you for covering different stories

This is so badly executed for CIA. This was just an idiot

C.i.a is gettin sloppy lol. Must be dei hires

They should ve recruited ex legionaires for the job.

fantastic segment

"it's gonna stop being funny in a moment ... but not really" 😂

That would be a low for the CIA. The CIA helping a coup in Congo would be like Muhammad Ali helping Mike Tyson fight a toddler.

Another Coup?! With americans involved?! no way... Anyway, please do a story about Israel and Eurovision.

Good job, as usual. What are good sources for learning more about these African situations ?

Good stuff keep it up

Saager is such a Quaker. I can’t stand his position on marijuana

Took too long to get to the point

Thanks,

The father and son watched Rambo and Terminator movies then went to the Congo to act out the scenes. Reality hit them hard and they have paid the ultimate price!

Damn, a news story that is unraveled and analyzed thoroughly from all angles without talking points or strawman arguments…. must be an ep without Krystal-Ball

The CIA with over a hundred years of overthrowing experience

Wow. The CIA used to be much better at this stuff.

"In the United States we looked at him and saw a communist... because... uh... he wore glasses" This is equally a joke and an accurate description of the depth of the US' foreign policy strategies over the last 8 decades.

Insane but so expected

Call them out!!!!

Most Teslas don’t use cobalt in their batteries since they use LFP rather than NCA or NMC in their base models

Grt covering of it

I always learn so much from Ryan

‘A coup drama’ interesting way to describe such an event.

You wouldn't be talking like this if there was such a coup attempt in the US regime

No one from State dept was handing out cookies.

Just like the old folks in my old Kentucky Home😂

Tiger Mafia wouldn’t have gotten away with this if Captain Alex was still alive.

Does anyone know the name of the book he referred to?

It’s actually a PR stunt for his new Cannabis Dispensary ‘The Heart of Dankness’ and signature strain Congo Fire

Imagine that.

Live streaming has become an integral part of the culture!

The Ryan and Saagar duo is an absolute VIBE

Man Ryan Grimm is really growing on me. He gets the most interesting scoops and he really goes and gets it.

Matt Miller: "As with any American citizens in custody, we are requesting consular access." White House Press Corps: Nodding compliantly The entire rest of the world: You mean like Gonzalo Lira?

Not surprised at all...

As a permanent graphic, Breaking Points should just have a globe with all the locations the US has military bases…just spinning away in the bottom corner of the screen.

Revux is being mentioned everywhere - definitely a project to watch!