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The latest episode covers a bribery scandal involving the UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, corporate drug pushers, Russian election interference in Madagascar, corrupt foreign and domestic officials, and much more.

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UN Refugee Bribery Scandal, Foreign & Domestic Kleptocrats

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US Congressmen Doing PR Work for a Shady Foreign Billionaire 36:24

12 weeks ago36:24

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Rackets Podcast #31 India's second wealthiest person, Gautam Adani, is facing legal pressure from the U.S. government. This episode shows the legal, but unethical, means that wealthy donors can get U.S. congressmen to help clean up their image. It's a perfect example of the systemic corruption in D.C. and how money shapes our politics. Show notes at: briansaady.com…

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Toby Muse: Author of "Kilo" on Colombia's Drug War 48:57

18 weeks ago48:57

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Rackets Podcast #30 Toby Muse is a foreign correspondent who has spent several years in Colombia. He discussed many observations from his book, "Kilo: Inside the Deadliest Cartels—From the Jungles to the Streets." He offers unique insight into the war on drugs.

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China's Link to Organized Crime 57:20

22 weeks ago57:20

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Rackets Podcast #29 This episode explores multiple notorious crime figures in South East Asia who have connections to the Chinese government. Some of them are members of China's United Front organizations, which are NGOs closely aligned with the CCP. There is an apparent mutually beneficial relationship in which these criminals are given freedom in exchange for their loyalty to the regime. Also, the massive explosion in the global supply of fentanyl is no accident. China's government provides tax incentives to these manufacturers and, in some cases, these companies are owned by the state. Show notes at briansaady.com…

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Are Notorious Criminals Acting as China's Spies? 1:17:34

25 weeks ago1:17:34

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Some of the most high-profile criminals in South East Asia are tied to human trafficking and appear to have links to Chinese intelligence. These gangsters can operate with impunity as long as they publicly support the CCP's agenda. Show notes at: https://www.briansaady.com/

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Myanmar's Ethnic Cleansing & Human Trafficking Scam Compounds 32:14

31 weeks ago32:14

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Rackets Podcast 27 This is an add-on episode from the last one that profiled how Myanmar has become the global epicenter of illegal drug production. Horrific crimes have increased since the 2021 coup. The junta profits from one of the most perverse forms of human trafficking. India and China have advanced their geopolitical agenda by exploiting the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar. https://www.unhcr.org/us/news/stories/over-168-000-rohingya-likely-fled-myanmar-2012-unhcr-report https://www.fortifyrights.org/mya-inv-2024-08-27/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/10/myanmar-military-forcibly-recruiting-rohingya https://www.unodc.org/roseap/uploads/documents/Publications/2024/TOC_Convergence_Report_2024.pdf https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/junta-crony/family-friend-helps-myanmar-junta-boss-buy-arms-from-israel.html https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/press-releases/jfm-calls-on-israels-attorney-general-to-take-urgent-action-following-application-for-criminal-investigation-into-cognytes-business-in-myanmar https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/FFM-Myanmar/A_HRC_39_64.pdf https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/china-supplying-weapons-to-arakan-army-armed-group-to-weaken-india-myanmar-report/articleshow/76741890.cms…

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Record Drug Production Fueling a Civil War in Myanmar 32:24

33 weeks ago32:24

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Rackets Podcast #26 This episode explores the geopolitics of why Myanmar is now the top producer of opium. Myanmar's military junta launched a coup in 2021 and it profits from this black market, along with other organized crime rackets. A massive humanitarian crisis has ensued from a regime that is guilty of numerous war crimes. Several of the rebel groups also profit from illegal drugs. Show notes: https://www.briansaady.com/move-over-afghanistan-myanmar-is-now-the-worlds-top-opium-producer https://2017-2021.state.gov/wei-hsueh-kang/ https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/hp1268 https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session56/a-hrc-56-crp-7.pdf https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/02/myanmar-military-air-strikes-that-killed-17-civilians-must-be-investigated-as-war-crimes/#:~:text=Amnesty%20International's%20May%202022%20report,executions%20and%20the%20systematic%20looting https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/07/myanmar-reckless-shipments-of-jet-fuel-continue-as-air-strikes-multiply/…

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Alleged Financier of Assassination of Haitian President Moise Linked to US Intelligence 51:48

42 weeks ago51:48

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Rackets Podcast 25 ***Breaking News*** Court documents show that the man who is accused of financing the assassination of Haiti's President, Walter Veintemilla, received the legal authorization for that operation from a confidential informant of a US Intelligence agency. How much information did the US government have about this assassination before it occurred? Show notes at www.briansaady.com…

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Bowe Bergdahl & the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan 38:56

6 years ago38:56

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This episode's guest is Michael Ames. He is an investigative reporter and book author based in Brooklyn, New York. After a decade working in media in southern Idaho, Ames moved east and shifted to national issues, writing mostly for the Daily Beast and Harper's and Newsweek magazines. His first book, American Cipher, which he co-authored with former US Army infantryman Matt Farwell, was published by Penguin Press in March. In this interview, Michael set the record straight about this former soldier, along with the manner in which his capture was a pretext for many vested interests. Ames also demonstrated a variety of ways in which Bergdahl's exploited public image paralleled the endless war in Afghanistan. This excellent and critically-acclaimed book, American Cipher: Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan , is available on Amazon, in Barnes and Noble, and all independent book stores.…

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Lindsey Graham Doesn't Understand the Constitution 24:16

6 years ago24:16

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(The audio for this episode isn't great. This issue will be corrected in the following episodes.) The highlights include: Censorship in Arizona's state prisons Backlash against the maker of OxyContin and the heirs to the company's fortune Racketeering by Big Pharma Lindsey Graham's buffoonery Central American Narco-State Wasteful Military Spending Former CIA Director's Ironic Choice of Words on Terrorism Baltimore being held ransom by hackers using former tool of the NSA (Image - Flickr - Jim Greenhill)…

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Trump's Emoluments and the Government's Corrupt Revolving Door 24:53

6 years ago24:53

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This episode covers a range of topics including: Robert Kraft's lawsuit Possible Chinese espionage A Federal Lawsuit involving Trump's Emolument Violations Trump's Pay to Play System A Number of Revolving Door Officials Finding High-Paying Work in the Private Sector Boeing Whistleblowers Foreign Lobbying War Crimes Bribery by Shell/ENI of Nigerian officials…

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China's Illegal Organ Harvesting 34:45

6 years ago34:45

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Leon Lee is the Peabody Award winning director of the documentary film, Human Harvest. Lee explained that the Chinese government began persecuting a group known as Falun Gong in the 1990s. They can best be described as prisoners of conscious. Falun Gong practitioners have been tortured, harassed, falsely imprisoned, etc. And many of them have been executed with the sole purpose of selling their organs within the Chinese medical system. It's a subject that is so sinister that it's difficult to believe, but evidence provided by Lee and a few award-winning journalists demonstrate that this is a vile human catastrophe that needs much more international attention.…

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UN Refugee Bribery Scandal, Foreign & Domestic Kleptocrats 28:43

6 years ago28:43

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A Mob Boss Murdered, CIA Embassy Break-in, Weapons Trafficking, & International Crime 42:49

6 years ago42:49

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This episode covers a range of topics. That includes the murder of the leader of the Gambino crime family, a break-in at the North Korean embassy in Spain, the international weapons racket, a hip-hop artist / credit card fraudster, cartel warfare and much more.

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Nathan Smith's Lawsuit Against the President of the United States 50:40

6 years ago50:40

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Nathan Smith is a former Army Captain and intelligence officer at the command headquarters in Kuwait. Notably, he filed a federal lawsuit in 2016 against the President of the U.S. challenging the legality of the war in Syria and Iraq. This was obviously a difficult decision to make, but it was ultimately a principled decision. Nathan's story illustrates the stunning lack of checks and balances in our government, along with systemic forces that keep our country in a perpetual state of war, and much more.…

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El Chapo Trial Analysis 42:44

6 years ago42:44