Praise Be to Allah-Carte War Crimes
About this episode
The episode discusses the unraveling narrative of a military rescue in Iran and the implications for U.S. foreign policy and military spending.
Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down a chaotic weekend in American foreign policy as the official narrative of a dramatic military rescue in Iran begins to unravel. While the government claims a heroic recovery of a missing weapons officer, the details point toward a massive cover-up of a failed special operations ambush near a nuclear site. The duo explores the staggering loss of military hardware and the purge of knowledgeable experts like General Randy George that has left the U.S. command vulnerable. The episode also tackles Donald Trump’s unhinged Easter posts threatening war crimes and his bizarre public disclosure of alleged CIA gun-running operations through the Kurds. With a new 2027 budget proposing a record $1.5 trillion in military spending while gutting domestic agencies, it appears the administration is abandoning diplomacy for a total war footing. From the "peasant mindset" of modern governance to the looming echoes of pre-World War conditions, Jared and Nick examine why the institutions designed to save us are failing in real time. Support the show and get the Weekender at Patreon.com/muckrakepodcast.
People in this episode
Hosts: Jared Yates Sexton, Nick Hauselman
Topics covered
- American foreign policy
- military operations
- government cover-up
- military spending
- diplomacy
- war crimes
Keywords
- military rescue
- cover-up
- war crimes
- Trump
- CIA
- military spending
- foreign policy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CIA
Places: Iran, U.S.
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