Longtime Hard Knock Radio host Davey D sits down with Dhoruba Bin Wahad, a former political prisoner, veteran Black Panther, freedom fighter, and Ghana based political analyst, for a far reaching discussion on Iran, Palestine, and the growing instability across Africa. In this first part of their conversation, Bin Wahad argues that the crises unfolding in the Middle East and on the African continent cannot be understood outside the history of colonialism, imperialism, and white supremacist power.

The discussion opens with Iran. Davey D frames the confusion many people in the United States are facing, where the war is often presented as a necessary fight for democracy or national security. Bin Wahad pushes back on that framing and says the real story begins with history. He traces the roots of the current moment through the creation of Israel, British colonial strategy, and the long pattern of Western intervention in the region. He argues that the 1953 CIA backed overthrow of Iranian leader Mohammad Mossadegh was a turning point, replacing an elected government with the Shah in order to maintain Western control over oil and regional power.

Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.

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