Covert Coup

Utah man declined $100K offer to travel to Congo on ‘security job’ that was covert coup attempt

When I first read about the Utah man who declined a $100K offer to travel to Congo on a supposed ‘security job’ that turned out to be a covert coup attempt, I was utterly shocked. The fact that a 22-year-old FedEx worker was approached for such a dangerous and secretive mission is mind-boggling. It makes you wonder what the plan even was – were they really going to storm the Presidential Palace with a group of young Americans and declare themselves the new government? It seems like something out of a movie, not real life.

The audacity of the person who made this offer to the Utah man is truly despicable.… Continue reading