Radio War Nerd EP 426 — The Plot Against Pakistan, feat. Ryan Grim

Guest: Ryan Grim Recorded: February 12, 2024 We talk to reporter Ryan Grim of The Intercept about last weekend's shock election results in Pakistan & the Biden Administration's coup plot to collapse Pakistan's democracy to support the Ukraine War effort. We also briefly discuss Zelensky firing his commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhny, State Dept press conferences, and Ryan's recent article on the New York Times' internal rebellion over a hackjob article alleging a Hamas mass-rape strategy on October 7. Get Ryan's latest book The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution. Read Ryan's articles at The Intercept, and follow him on Twitter. Articles cited:-"SECRET PAKISTAN CABLE DOCUMENTS U.S. PRESSURE TO REMOVE IMRAN KHAN"-"U.S. HELPED PAKISTAN GET IMF BAILOUT WITH SECRET ARMS DEAL FOR UKRAINE, LEAKED DOCUMENTS REVEAL"-"HISTORIC TURNOUT IN PAKISTAN IS SWAMPING THE MILITARY’S EFFORT TO RIG THE ELECTION"-"INTERVIEW: IMRAN KHAN: U.S. WAS MANIPULATED BY PAKISTAN MILITARY INTO BACKING OVERTHROW"-"NEW YORK TIMES PUTS “DAILY” EPISODE ON ICE AMID INTERNAL FIRESTORM OVER HAMAS SEXUAL VIOLENCE ARTICLE" Total time: 1:22:50 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio Music interlude by Brendon Anderegg's Mountains. Buy Mountains here. Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here! Order your print or ebook of John Dolan's new book Erdogan Pizza: Dispatches from a Violent & Grotesque World