Nihilism in the Army and Libya's Connection to Pan-Africanism (with Stephen the Infantryman)

Send us Fan MailWhat's up to my melodious meercats and yellow throated skip dandies! (Skip dandies aren't a real thing but they should be, and they should be amphibious with little flappy ear like thingies. You see it too, right?) Welcome back to another top shelf episode of the BNP!This episode, we welcome back Stephen the Infantryman, who makes his triumphant return to the BNP. We discuss some nuts and bolts of army tactics, organization of fire squads, and the importance of command structure when working collaboratively with others under stressful and high-stakes circumstances.  Stephen then opens up about some uncomfortable and unsettling tendencies he noticed during his time in Kandahar during the Obama troop surge: military leadership acting recklessly and being utterly cavalier with other peoples' lives. He also describes a misguided nihilistic pride he noticed far too much of during his tour of duty: one that seeks out danger unnecessarily and welcomes self-destruction and the destruction of others, all in the service of acquiring an ultimately meaningless sense of glory. For the second part of the episode, I examine some lesser known aspects of the Obama era intervention in Libya. Most saliently, I discuss the gold-backed pan-African currency that Muammar Gaddafi was working on in Libya, in order to free nations all across Africa from predatory IMF and Western corporate debt bondage, before the Hillary Clinton-led State Department executed a bloody dirty war intervention and reduced the most prosperous nation in North Africa to an open air slave market. In between, there are some skits, poems, tidbits and miscellaneous audio treats for all y'all. Help keep the BNP on the air by visiting www.patreon.com/noetics. For as little as $1/ month you can get a complimentary dream interpretation, original poem and access to bonus content.  Can haz five stars? Please rate, review and subscribe to the BNP wherever you listen to podcasts!Can haz more audience? Spread the word and tell a friend! Can haz followers? Check me out on IG @conantannerEnjoy, and much love from the desert. Until next week everyone, One Love, ConanTRACKLIST FOR THIS EPISODEMetro Boomin - Dreamcatcher (Instrumental)Dykotomi - Corvid CrunkTibeauthetraveler - Motions (Mix)Sasha Marie Radio - Chapter 35The Byrds - Wasn't Born To FollowEngelwood - Boardwalk BumpsJ Dilla - Everytime (Instrumental)Warm Summer Nights Lo Fi (Mix)Lady Leshurr - Black Panther Woodie Guthrie - Better World A Comin Dead Prez - The Way of LifeSOURCES Info on Gaddafi: 1) https://www.panafricanalliance.com/muammar-gaddafi/2) Vision for a debt free Africa Timber Sycamore:  1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_Sycamore#:~:text=According%20to%20Hersh's%20source%2C%20the,CIA%20in%20collaboration%20with%20MI6.2) https://thegrayzone.com/2017/06/16/us-gulf-islamist-extremists-in-syria-qatar/Leaked Docs: https://thegrayzone.com/2020/09/23/syria-leaks-uk-contractors-opposition-media/Support the showTip me in Solana:Address: 9XPHpqH7GawTGtPgZAzfXFU6oPWTpSua1QXwRYAWVh9y Find me on IG: barbarian_noetics Direct Donate on PayPal @[email protected] Cash App@ $BarbarianRavenbuymeacoffee.com/noetics.Spread the word and tell a friend. Remember to set the BNP on Auto Download after you subscribe. I appreciate you all. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, education and research.