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Ep. 207: Empire Down in Afghanistan (w/ Vijay Prashad, U.S. Army Col. Ann Wright (ret.) & Jon Schwarz)


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Mike is joined by Vijay Prashad (who writes brilliantly about Empires and the Third World); U.S. Army Col. Ann Wright (ret.); and friend and journalist from The Intercept, Jon Schwarz. They will tell you things about Afghanistan you haven’t heard before, especially in the last week.

Vijay's recent pieces on Afghanistan:

The return of the Taliban 20 years later
Vijay Prashad explains the Taliban’s defeat of the US-backed government in Afghanistan following the US troop withdrawal
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2021/08/17/the-return-of-the-taliban-20-years-later/

Create Two, Three, Many Saigons.
https://thetricontinental.org/newsletterissue/33-afghanistan/

Jon's recent article on Afghanistan and the war profiteers:

$10,000 Invested In Defense Stocks When Afghanistan War Began Now Worth Almost $100,000
Was The Afghanistan War A Failure? Not For The Top Five Defense Contractors And Their Shareholders.
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/16/afghanistan-war-defense-stocks/

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Music in Episode:

"War (What Is It Good For?) - Edwin Starr
https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZEEcEMGjkWOfZNBcIB9yE?si=c80a1af852714071

"Peace Train" -  Yusuf/Cat Stevens
https://open.spotify.com/track/3QMnmarOSPwIPzUgu3T6TP?si=143fa07d6b7c4cf7

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