Project Opus - Erik Prince and the failed plot to arm Khalifa Hifter, a former CIA asset turned warlord in Libya. Last week NYT revealed a UN report on the scheme, but dozens of interviews and documents add new details about Prince’s role, by @matthewacole
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New reporting shows after Project Opus fell apart Erik Prince called a member of Trump’s National Security Council and requested & attended a meeting with his associate Christiaan Durrant who requested help in campaign to back Hifter, the official balked
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Many questions remain including who paid for Project Opus which allegedly cost $80 million
The UN is continuing its investigation and the FBI has been asking questions about Prince’s involvement in Jordanian deal & his connections to the Libyan conflict
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The UN is continuing its investigation and the FBI has been asking questions about Prince’s involvement in Jordanian deal & his connections to the Libyan conflict
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If the UN Sanctions Committee approves the report’s findings, Prince would face a travel ban and have his bank accounts frozen. At least four countries have opened criminal probes into alleged Libya plot as a result of the UN investigation per a source
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