Episode 77: The Devil’s Grand Chessboard (LS9/11 Part 2) [TRAILER]

Ben Howard and Aaron continue the Long Shadow of 9/11 series with a discussion on the history of USUK imperial support for reactionary Islamism. The first article in the series is now up at American Exception: “Prequel to Terror: The 9/9 Massoud Assassination.” Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for his editorial work on the article and to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "High Octane Punk Mode" by Mock Orange The image in the episode art is of the Al-Baqi cemetery before its 1926 demolition by the Saudis. The episode title is a mishmash of three relevant book titles: Dreyfuss' 'Devil's Game', Talbot's The Devil's Chessboard, and Brzezinski's The Grand Chessboard. Ben Howard and Aaron continue the Long Shadow of 9/11 series with a discussion on the history of USUK imperial support for reactionary Islamism. The first article in the series is now up at American Exception: “Prequel to Terror: The 9/9 Massoud Assassination.” Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for his editorial work on the article and to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "High Octane Punk Mode" by Mock Orange The image in the episode art is of the Al-Baqi cemetery before its 1926 demolition by the Saudis. The episode title is a mishmash of three relevant book titles: Dreyfuss' 'Devil's Game', Talbot's The Devil's Chessboard, and Brzezinski's The Grand Chessboard.