Or has he? 🤔

Narrator: "Waltz had not, in fact, 'left the chat'..."

Great article by @passblue.bsky.social on US withdrawal of #peacekeeping staff in #SouthSudan - some of my commentary is included in it - www.passblue.com/2025/04/30/u... - but here's one of my key points that is not:

During this appearance on the BBC's "Focus on Africa" podcast, I shared my thoughts on the situation in #SouthSudan - including whether the recent barrel bomb attacks in Nasir violated the laws of armed conflict. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

Working cover for my next book, what do you think?

My last tour as a US Marine was with the UN Mission in South Sudan. A lot of the support for America's small contingent of peacekeepers (mail, vehicles, communications) came from the US Embassy - I've been there many times & am well acquainted with how tenuous their "life support" systems are...

If you were wondering whether the DOGE-💩 policies of Elon, Hillbilly VP, and America's convicted-felon-in-chief have any real-world consequences, this Instagram post by "friendsofusaid" (link in 🧵) should answer that question.

(This happened on Feb 1st, BTW...)

"Fascinating is a word I use for the unexpected, in this case I would think 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 would suffice."

So, my first post on BlueSky is to share the news that the book project that has consumed my attention for the last several years is finally going to print!

If you're interested in getting an early-release signed copy, drop me a comment!

#writing #peacekeeping #SouthSudan