Alex Perry

Publication day for Blood Will Flow! A five-year investigation into the second biggest terror attack of all time, after 9/11, the effort to cover it up, and the hidden truth of the global energy business. bonnierbooks.co.uk/books/ithaka/b…

A Dutch report has confirmed a massacre at TotalEnergies’ Mozambique gas project. politi.co/3MeU2w6

When Patrick Pouyanné decided to spend billions on a giant natural gas field in a faraway warzone, he made the call alone, over a single dinner. Six years later, that decision would lead the TotalEnergies CEO to be named in a war crimes complaint.  🔗 politi.co/49sOEix

TotalEnergies bet big on Africa. Then the killing started. – POLITICO politico.eu/article/patric…

TotalEnergies accused of complicity in war crimes over Mozambique container massacre politico.eu/article/totale…

@burke_jason Congratulations!!

In three weeks, The Revolutionists, my new book on the extremists who hijacked the 1970s is out. It's a deep-dive into an astonishing and important time, telling the compelling stories of those involved. So ...can anyone identify six individuals on the fabulous cover?

TotalEnergies visée par une information judiciaire pour homicide involontaire dans l’affaire de l’attaque djihadiste au Mozambique. Une avancée décisive pour les plaignants que nous représentons avec ⁦@HenriThulliez⁩ après la plainte déposée en 2023 lemonde.fr/societe/articl…

Huge. Translation: A judicial investigation for involuntary manslaughter and failure to assist a person in danger has been opened against TotalEnergies in the case of the jihadist attack in Mozambique, it has been learned @franceinfo

Une information judiciaire pour homicide involontaire et non-assistance à personne en danger a été ouverte contre TotalEnergies dans l'affaire de l'attaque jihadiste au Mozambique, a appris @franceinfo

Comment des soldats payés par TotalEnergies ont séquestré des civils au Mozambique par @PolineTchoubar lemonde.fr/afrique/video/…

A French energy giant embroiled in allegations of rape and murder at a gas plant under construction in Mozambique could face legal repercussions in the EU if it violates human rights outside Europe in the future, the bloc’s top diplomat said. trib.al/qF389wb

Drop funding for massacre-linked gas project or face legal trouble, UK warned Campaign group Friends of the Earth warns ministers that continued support for the project would be ‘unlawful.’ politico.eu/article/uk-gov…

Mozambique’s Defense Ministry expressed “total openness and willingness to accept a transparent and impartial investigation” into allegations of military violence at a natural gas facility operated by TotalEnergies. trib.al/2IwkfsF

Revealed: Liz Truss pushed through $1.15 billion in U.K. taxpayer support for a Mozambique gas project now embroiled in allegations of abduction, murder and rape. politico.eu/article/liz-tr…

European lawmakers, human rights organizations and lawyers reacted with outrage to POLITICO’s investigation into the massacre of civilians at a gas plant in Mozambique owned by TotalEnergies. trib.al/X9Gcnwa

@RenfroBenjamin Hey. Bonomade Machude Omar, mentioned at the top of the piece: reuters.com/world/africa/m…

@PerryAlexJ Alex who is “Omar” the “founder of Al-Shabab” that you write was killed in 2023?

For 3 months in 2021, Mozambican soldiers paid by TotalEnergies to defend its giant gas plant against ISIS held 180-250 civilians in two shipping containers in 30C heat, starving, torturing and executing them. What did Total know? My investigation: politico.eu/article/totale…

Now, two questions are paramount: Was TotalEnergies aware it was working with torturers and murderers? And did it know about the atrocities that took place in its containers? Read the full investigation: politico.eu/article/totale…

INVESTIGATION: In summer 2021, Mozambican soldiers based at a TotalEnergies’ gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians. Through survivors' testimonies, we reconstructed a detailed account of the atrocities. This is what we uncovered: politico.eu/article/totale… 🧵

"All must be beheaded" #TomorrowsPapersToday Revelations of atrocities at French energy giant's African stronghold: Mozambican soldiers operating out of TotalEnergies' natural gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians.