#Panama: #DarienGap: Thousands each day, headed to the US via Central America and Mexico. @Michael_Yon
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John Batchelor
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🗓️ 17 September 2023
⏱️ 9 minutes
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/world/americas/migrant-business-darien-gap.html
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| 0:30.4 | This is the Friends Fister Debating Society. I'm John Batser. |
| 0:33.2 | Michael Jan is in the Darian province of Panama. |
| 0:37.2 | He's been in the Darian Gap River system within these last hours. |
| 0:42.2 | He's now returned to speak to us about what he's going to report tomorrow, 24 hours from now. |
| 0:48.6 | This is a preview of what Michael will speak of at length. |
| 0:52.3 | The Darian Gap is on the front page of the New York Times above the fold |
| 0:55.6 | within these last hours, talking about monetising the Darian Gap, |
| 1:00.3 | talking about thousands pouring through the Darian Gap. |
| 1:03.7 | A triple canopy jungle, extremely dangerous, extremely dangerous. |
| 1:08.2 | So are the rivers, extremely dangerous. |
| 1:10.8 | And the young people coming now are not desparados. |
| 1:14.8 | These are calculating, very sophisticated, all have iPhones, all have money in their pockets. |
| 1:20.6 | They're coming from all over the world, not just South America and Central America. |
| 1:25.4 | Not just the Caribbean, but Africa, the subcontinent, Australia, China, lots of China. |
| 1:32.9 | Michael, you are on the river today. What are the conditions in the river? Good evening to you, Michael. |
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