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maxsolomon

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Reply to chowder66 (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 04:01 PM

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"Philip Walton was a 27-year-old American who had been seized by armed men at his farm in Niger, near the Nigerian border."

What the absolute fuck? How do you come to farm in the Sahel as a 27-year-old American? What the fuck are you thinking?

On edit: Oh, he's the son of a missionary:

Philip Walton is an American citizen and the son of missionaries, who has lived in Massalata with his wife and child for two years. His father lives in Birni-N'konni, and has lived in Niger for about 30 years.[13]

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