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Backroom Barter: The DRC’s Minerals-for-Security Proposal and America’s Quiet Return to Central Africa

Geopolitical Desk | InnerKwest The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is once again on the geopolitical chessboard—this time not as a passive subject of foreign intrigue, but as an initiator of a controversial proposal: offering the United States privileged access to its vast mineral reserves in exchange for security cooperation. While no deal has been finalized, this unfolding story—quietly negotiated …

WE THE PEOPLE

When the Uniform Faces the Mirror: Can U.S. Soldiers Be Weaponized Against Americans?

By InnerKwest Editorial Staff “The military is sworn to protect the Constitution, not a person, not a party, and not a cause.”This guiding principle echoes through the corridors of every American military institution, yet the question has never fully faded from the nation’s conscience: Can U.S. soldiers be ordered to take up arms against their own people—on American soil? Recent …

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Marines with Skin Condition Affecting Mostly Black Men Could Now Be Booted Under New Policy

By InnerKwest Editorial | April 2025 A quiet shift in U.S. military policy has raised alarms among advocates for racial equity and veteran health rights. According to newly uncovered Marine Corps documentation, troops suffering from pseudofolliculitis barbae—a chronic skin condition disproportionately affecting Black men—may now face involuntary discharge if the condition is deemed “disqualifying for service.” Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), commonly …