About this episode

Dr. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi discusses the complexities of US imperialism and the Iranian regime while modeling a letter of solidarity to Iranian political prisoners.

Dr. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, himself a former political prisoner, models what a letter of solidarity written to Iranian political prisoners might look like: https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/47613/An-Alternative-Open-Letter-to-Iran%E2%80%99s-Political-Prisoners I'd say subscribe to https://www.rfemedia.com/ for the full episode but we forgot to get to Dr. Ghamari-Tabrizi's solidarity letter until the very end. So enjoy the full episode for free! Our argument is not a new one: that western intellectuals who purport to be anti-imperialist often do the work of imperialism by bothsidesing human rights abuses and war crimes, thereby manufacturing consent or at least fostering an information atmosphere of moral confusion so people find it challenging to pick a side. This directly aids and abets both Imperialism and the War State. Enjoy!

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi

Topics covered

• US Imperialism
• Iran
• Political Prisoners
• Solidarity
• Human Rights
• War Crimes

Keywords

• US Imperialism
• Iran
• Political Prisoners
• Solidarity Letter
• Human Rights
• War Crimes
• Leftist Commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jadaliyya, RFEMedia

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