Episodes
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Paul Pillar: Sabotage in Iran and the CIA's New Powers
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Jamal and Sina sit down with veteran CIA analyst Paul Pillar to discuss the mysterious explosions that continue to rock Iran and new revelations of authorizations granted to the Agency to wage offensive cyber operations and conduct what some say is a campaign aimed at destabilizing the country.
Read more:
- Paul Pillar for National Interest, "The Undeclared War With Iran"
- Yahoo News, "Exclusive: Secret Trump order gives CIA more powers to launch cyberattacks"
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Mana and Assal sat down with Saint Paul Councilwoman, organizer, and former teacher Mitra Jalali one month after the brutal killing of George Floyd at the hands of police. Mitra spoke of her own experience as a Councilwoman close to the site of Floyd's murder and protests and the responsibility of non-Black Iranian Americans to support Black Lives Matter and confront the anti-Blackness within our own community.
Follow Mitra on Twitter @mitrajunjalali and check out this helpful post on Persian terms to talk about anti-Blackness here.
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