Albania island protests and flamingo revolution w/ Armando Mema

Follow Armando Mema on X: https://x.com/ArmandoMema Albania is erupting in mass protest as the Flamingo Revolution exposes a controversial $4 billion resort deal on a protected wildlife sanctuary, with Jared Kushner, Gulf state investors, and Prime Minister Eddie Rama at the center of what analyst Armando Mema calls outright corruption. Alex Christoforou and The Duran dig into the 99 year lease of the strategic Sazan Island, the destruction of the Narta lagoon ecosystem, and why an entire generation of Albanians has been pushed to the breaking point. Is this just a tourism investment, or is it a geopolitical land grab that will permanently sacrifice Albania's coastline, its wildlife, and its people for the benefit of the ultra rich? 00:00:00 Introduction: Armando Mema joins The Duran 00:00:27 Overview: The Flamingo Revolution in Albania 00:01:48 Armando's personal connection to the region 00:03:17 Sazan Island: geography, history and military past 00:06:07 The Narta lagoon: wildlife and protected ecosystem 00:08:56 How Ivanka Trump and Kushner got involved 00:10:32 The 99 year lease deal and Albanian government role 00:13:23 Corruption and influence: why Rama backed this project 00:16:18 Albania's population crisis and economic reality 00:19:19 Gulf state investors: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Dubai 00:22:08 Infrastructure failures: water, sanitation and the new airport 00:26:18 PM Rama's arguments: tourism, EU progress and US ties 00:30:15 Ivanka Trump and the possible ambassador role 00:33:12 Did Ivanka's Instagram post trigger the protests? 00:35:37 Outlook: will the project go ahead? Can Albanians stop it? **THE DURAN SHOP** https://theduranshop.com **REVERSE GEAR SHOP** Athleisure with Style https://reversegear.shop/ **THE DURAN COMMUNITY ON LOCALS** https://theduran.locals.com Join Now Get 1 Month Free Trial **OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS** ALEXANDER:    / alexandermercourisreal   ALEX:    / alexchristoforou   **CRYPTO SUPPORT** BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSr ETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3 LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6Acj EMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R **DONATE** CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duran SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON:   / theduran   **VIDEO** RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@theduran BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/theduran/ **AUDIO** SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3pMrfPD APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a SOUNDCLOUD: https://bit.ly/354ASQ9 **FREE SPEECH** TELEGRAM: https://t.me/thedurancom X (Twitter): https://x.com/TheDuranReal?s=20 GAB: https://gab.ai/TheDuran MINDS: https://minds.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter's music:   / peterboy100