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We have written multiple times on the curious case of the Kansas City 3, still in pre-trial detention over charges relating to the delivery of financial support to their colleagues and family members fighting for liberty, security, and frankly survival in Southern Cameroons.
Many believe the detention and prosecution of the three members of the Southern Cameroons diaspora is political payback by the Biden DOJ for a quid pro quo with the corrupt leadership in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé.
The prosecution of Claude Chi, Lah Nestor Langmi and Francis Chenyi -- three U.S. citizens born in Southern Cameroons, in Western District of Missouri U.S. Court is one such unfortunate case, wrote Lennox Hinds, a professor emeritus at Rutgers University in 2023 in The Miami Independent. The case was driven by Biden’s DOJ.
The “Kansas City Three,” as they have become known in both news stories about the case and opinion pieces, have languished in pre-trial detention since their indictment in late 2022. The prosecution has still not presented the defense with formal charges.
At the heart of this issue lies a glaring discrepancy: Why are U.S. citizens who send financial support to individuals in conflicts in Cameroon treated differently than those aiding present conflicts in Israel and Ukraine, and in the past, against the government of Cuba?
U.S. citizens have not been prosecuted for enlisting or joining the Ukrainian army and fighting in its war against Russia in violation of The Neutrality Act without risk of prosecution, reported The Stars And Stripes.
In the past, the United States also armed and trained individuals on U.S. soil, in Florida, to launch an invasion against the government of Cuba in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 960 and no one was prosecuted.
However, there has been a development in the case, as Magistrate Judge Jill A. Morris held a hearing in the matter on October 1st, heard arguments, and adjourned pending a ruling likely in December on the status of the prosecution. Those present in the courtroom relay the Judge seemed satisfied with the counsels' presentation on both sides, and took an interest in the defense's case regarding the issue of a “double standard” mentioned above.
The timing of the hearing is of interest. Why now?
As the Trump administration moves to settle conflicts globally, and expose and remove the false political narrative behind many of the engineered wars, the issue of a “double standard” when dealing with certain regions over others may have spurred DOJ to act in the case of the Kansas City 3.
As the Chinese move to cement economic control over the African Continent, simple economic security interests may also have moved the needle in the case.
"President Trump was firm with President Biya in his first term. He sanctioned the regime, cut off military aid, and forced Biya to restore the internet," wrote Dr. Samuel Sako, President of the Government of Southern Cameroons in exile.
"Then, under Biden, the administration cut off contact with the [Southern Cameroons] diaspora. A political decision was made to go against the rebels.
"There is no evidence for this prosecution. We have written to the DOJ official in charge of the case now under Trump."
Many groups in conflict regions are beginning to loudly voice their dismay at certain communities being given preferential treatment, seemingly based on financial support for American politicians and their agendas.
The Christian community in Lebanon is certainly one example. Not as financially powerful as the Turks, or the Israelis, they feel abandoned in the Levant.
This reality certainly also impacts many African ethnic groups; again, a critical battleground for routes and natural resources, not to mention the current raging trade war over rare earth minerals with China.
It is critical to point out that Americans raising money, supporting and even volunteering to fight for similar causes in Ukraine and Israel have been allowed to do so in the name of self-defense and protection of their families and communities in those countries after being attacked, without fear of prosecution in the United States, Sako declared earlier in the year.
It is possible the Trump administration wants to ensure fair play in these types of decisions -- hence the renewed urgency in the Kansas City 3 case. And with that sense of fairness, may work to counter Chinese and Russian influence and raw economic power that may emanate from control of the African Continent.
In other words, “win the hearts and minds” in Africa.
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