Soviet Union 1991
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On the one hand, there are the fierce and arrogant Soviets who are trying to control the situation in Africa. On the other hand, there is the old power South Africa, which secretly extended its claws to East Africa in the past, trying to extend its sphere of influence to the entire Africa. Although Aidid is a warlord, he needs to know the balance of pros and cons between the two superpowers, and he needs to choose a reliable force to surrender to. Just like the external spokesperson Ava told him, you decide who to follow whoever is stronger.
So this is an opportunity for performance. Although South Africa under the rule of the Boers is in decline, the multinational groups they control still have a certain influence in Africa. As the leaders of small African countries agree, South Africa's eo company has With a military force that can subvert a country.
Of course, Barlow, the founder of Strategic Resources Company, was also very angry at the sudden disruption by the Soviets. The Sierra Leone government originally planned to sign an agreement with the South African eo company to help quell the rebellion of the Revolutionary United Front, but it was blocked because of the interference of the Soviet military company. This order was lost. Similarly, when Barlow was lobbying Charles Taylor, the leader of the Liberian Patriotic Front, he lost the order originally belonging to eo Company because of the Soviet interference.
The main purpose of the South African Strategic Resources Company is to help African countries quell wars and provide rich local rare metal resources in return. But the Soviet Union also saw this, and unlike EO Company, which was only responsible for doing business, the Soviet Union also hoped to operate its own sphere of influence in Africa.
So Barlow felt a sense of displeasure when he saw the death merchant Victor appearing in front of him. When he turned his head and looked at Otto beside him, he smiled very strangely.
"Mr. Otto is President Aidid's biggest supporter. He has funded arms and even militias." Ava introduced to Victor the plutocrats behind Aidid's armed forces. Without Otto's support, Eddie Germany will never become the largest local warlord in Somalia.
"As Mr. Victor sees it, we are creating tomorrow, a tomorrow that is not controlled by white Americans." Otto sat in front of Victor with a polite smile. There was just indifference and sarcasm in his eyes.
"Of course we also have to consider whether we need to cooperate with the South Africans. After all, I don't want anyone to support President Aidid on the one hand and secretly support our opponents on the other. The South Africans are at least not like what some people did in Mozambique. On the one hand, they support the government forces, but on the other hand, they collude with the opposition.”
Otto unceremoniously revealed the dirty things that happened to the Soviet military company in Mozambique, but Victor still had a calm expression because this matter had nothing to do with him.
"That's because eo Company can't do this for the time being. As far as I know, in the entire land of Africa, apart from me, eo Company sells the most arms. On the one hand, it negotiates with the government forces to help put down the rebellion. , On the other hand, selling arms to the rebels is what you are best at, isn’t it?”
Victor opened the briefcase, took out a document and threw it in front of Otto and Barlow, "You wanted to open an oil pipeline in Namibia six months ago, but because you could not reach an agreement with the government forces, Deliberately inciting local armed forces to rebel. In the end, the government had to agree to your request."
"Afterwards, you also signed another contract project with the government forces to wipe out the local armed opposition forces. At least three to four villages were massacred by you. The opening of an oil pipeline. You were able to sell arms to the opposition forces. , and you can coerce the government forces into signing a contract to destroy the opposition forces."
Victor completely exposed Barlow's background, and also allowed the people around Aidid to see clearly what kind of person he was.
Barlow's expression couldn't stand anymore. He took a step forward and stared at Victor, who had an indifferent expression. He leaned in front of him and whispered, "If you dare to talk a word of nonsense, I can guarantee that you will not be able to leave Mogadishu alive." ”
"Threatening me?" Victor's smile froze on his face. He put his elbows on the table and looked at the other person with a disdainful expression. He pointed his finger at Barlow. He said in an unhurried tone, "Let me tell you what will happen next. First, you will receive a call from a very high-ranking South African government official. He will first say a few polite words to you on the phone. "It means that EO Company has made a significant contribution to South Africa's tax revenue. Then he will force you to withdraw from competition with the Soviets. Do you believe what I say?"
Barlow shook his head and looked at Victor as if he were telling a joke.
"Of course you won't believe it, and you even think it's ridiculous. But when the other person says this, you will feel angry and dissatisfied, and maybe you will argue with reason. But in the end you still have to compromise. The reason is The same government agencies you trust.”
"Your Boer white government in South Africa was forced to abandon the apartheid law in 1990, but South African President Dekler knew that the so-called sanctions were only caused by South Africa's desire to develop nuclear weapons. It was not the rights of your group of lowly black people in South Africa. So in order to safeguard the last interests of the Boers, they must get the support of external countries, especially the support of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Therefore, the Soviet military organization that expanded its power in Africa naturally became the object of their wooing. The South African government needs our support to ease the dual oppression of the country's internal and external environment."
"As for the war in Somalia, it was originally an agreement signed privately between us and the South African government. The South African government can jointly exploit Somalia's mineral resources with us. Now, do you still think that receiving a call from the Deputy Minister of Defense of South Africa is a very incredible thing?"
Looking at Barlow's pale face, Victor was unusually calm. Of course, the whole room was silent, because no one thought that South Africa was involved behind this transaction. Suddenly, the quiet atmosphere was broken, and Barlow's satellite phone rang with a series of rapid beeps. When he picked up the phone, his hands trembled a little.
On the other end of the phone, Mafatsu, who claimed to be the Deputy Minister of Defense, asked EO to give up the competition with the Soviet Union and claimed that this was a deal between South Africa and the Soviet Union. Although EO had connections in government departments, it was better not to intervene in this deal between countries.
"The other party is not just a multinational group. Their boss behind them may be a senior official of the Soviet Union. South Africa is now going to unite with the Soviet Union, so it will not provide you with assistance. Stop it. This is for God's sake to help you once, otherwise you may not know how you lose in the end."
After hanging up the phone, Barlow said to Ava and Otto, "We withdraw from this deal."
After saying this, he left the room without looking back, leaving Victor, Otto and Ava alone. The atmosphere was frozen and uncomfortable like the end of winter.
"So, has President Aidid chosen his trading partner?" Victor put the bag of diamonds on the table into the suitcase. He ignored Otto's pale face next to him, but he still said something to warn the arms dealer who wanted to target the Soviet Union.
"Don't think that the South Africans can back you up. You don't know who is my boss behind me? Or do you really naively think that I have been selling arms in the Middle East, Africa, and South Africa for so many years without being caught by Interpol, just because I am lucky? My boss behind the scenes is the one who manipulates the arms trade and war conflicts around the world. Somalia is just a small area."
"Gentlemen, the weapons and the truck downstairs are all yours. It's a pleasure to cooperate with you." Victor put on his sunglasses again, just like the legendary death merchant, carrying a black briefcase and leaving the Olympic Hotel.
After coming out of the door, Victor made a positive gesture to Colonel Koziye, telling him that they won the deal.
"I didn't expect the other party to actually win over the South African EO company to join the game. It seems that Aidid's internal affairs are not set in stone." Victor carefully put away the diamonds. These blood diamonds will be circulated to the UK and France, and "laundered" in the local diamond market. After that, the transaction amount will be transferred to Victor's anonymous account, and then the funds will eventually flow into Moscow.
Each blood diamond transaction can earn him millions of dollars. In addition to the rich local mineral resources and drug trafficking, Victor and the Soviet military company have become invisible multinational groups in this land.
"And Colonel Kozie, you haven't colluded with the South African side. Knowing that the political purpose of this transaction is greater than the economic purpose, the representative of EO company actually appeared at the negotiation table." Victor was somewhat dissatisfied with the means of Kozie company. If it were him, it would be a question whether the strategic resource company would still exist.
"Forget it, the matter has passed, and I don't want to pursue it anymore. What I am most curious about now is how useful this batch of anti-aircraft missiles used against Americans are."
Victor is now half worried and half excited. Once his weapons against Americans are effective, the CIA will undoubtedly regard him as an important target second only to Aidid and want him wanted. It is not ruled out that Moscow will make the decision to abandon him in certain circumstances.
"Let's take these things one step at a time. After all, we are just puppets in the hands of the ******." Victor said to himself. (To be continued.)
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