Episode 52: For US Media, Apparently 40 Years of War on Afghans is Insufficient with Joey Tavarez

As events in Afghanistan receive sudden US media attention, Matt was joined by a former student, Joey, to discuss the current situation and history of US imperialism in Central Asia. 

Discussed in this Episode:

- The ridiculous premise that was used and continues to be used to justify this two decade war

- The numerous chances to avoid war that the United States actively chose to not pursue

- The hollowness the excuses put forward for a US presence in Afghanistan

- Steps forward, what can we do as US citizens?

Mentioned in this Episode:

Guardian- Taliban warned the US about 9/11

Al Jazeera - The Taliban offered to try Bin Laden PRIOR to 9/11

-Guardian: Taliban offered to give up OBL after 9/11 several times

General Wesley Clark admits to the Neoconservative plan to take out "7 countries in 5 years."

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This Episode's Music was Produced by Zac McKenna