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Secret Cable Exposes U.S. Role in Imran Khan’s Ouster

🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership [https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership] Waqas Ahmed is a Pakistani journalist whose work has appeared in The Intercept and Drop Site News. He joins Current Affairs to discuss his recent reporting with Murtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim on the U.S.-Pakistan relationship, the ouster and imprisonment of Imran Khan, and how Washington went from suspicion of Pakistan to embracing its military-backed government. 🇵🇰 Read Waqas Ahmed's article in Drop Site News: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/pakistan-mediator-united-states-iran-trump-imran-khan [https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/pakistan-mediator-united-states-iran-trump-imran-khan] 0:00-10:32 How Biden Soured on Pakistan 10:32-13:27 Ukraine and Imran Khan’s Break With Washington 13:27-19:35 How the U.S. Helped Push Imran Khan Out 19:35-23:37 Imran Khan’s Imprisonment Today 23:37-26:17 Pakistan’s Crackdown After Khan’s Ouster 26:17-31:32 How Washington Learned to Love Pakistan’s Military Regime 31:32-33:09 America Supports Dictatorship When It Serves U.S. Interests 33:09-38:22 Pakistan’s Role in the Iran Negotiations 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership [https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership] 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/ [https://shop.currentaffairs.org/]

The Heinous Evil of Cutting USAID

🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership [https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership] Nicholas Enrich worked at USAID for more than 12 years, including in its Bureau for Global Health and Bureau for Management. He joins Current Affairs to discuss his new book, Into the Wood Chipper, a whistleblower account of how the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE allies shredded one of the most important humanitarian agencies in the U.S. government. 🏥 Buy Nicholas's Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Into-the-Wood-Chipper/Nicholas-Enrich/9781668226957 [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Into-the-Wood-Chipper/Nicholas-Enrich/9781668226957] 0:00-3:02 Inside USAID’s “Wood Chipper” 3:02-7:02 What USAID Actually Did 7:02-12:23 How the Right Turned USAID Into a Conspiracy Theory 12:23-14:37 The Trump Administration’s Lies About “Life-Saving” Aid 14:37-20:33 The Human Cost of Destroying USAID 20:33-34:20 How This Catastrophe Could Have Been Avoided 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership [https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership] 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/ [https://shop.currentaffairs.org/]

The Democratic Establishment Can Be Defeated

🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership [https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership] It’s not 2016 anymore. We can throw out the party’s sclerotic leadership. 🌹 Read the article: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-democratic-establishment-can-be-defeated [https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-democratic-establishment-can-be-defeated] 🦩SUBSCRIBE TO CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership [https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership] 🦩 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/CurrentAffairs [https://www.patreon.com/c/CurrentAffairs] 🦩THE MYTH OF AMERICAN IDEALISM: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738224/the-myth-of-american-idealism-by-noam-chomsky-and-nathan-j-robinson/ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738224/the-myth-of-american-idealism-by-noam-chomsky-and-nathan-j-robinson/]

Israel OCCUPIES Lebanon During Fake "Ceasefire" (w/ Rania Khalek)

🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership [https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership] Rania Khalek is a Lebanese-American journalist based in Beirut and the host of Dispatches on BreakThrough News. She returns to Current Affairs to give an update on Lebanon, where Israel has continued bombing, occupying territory, issuing displacement orders, and demolishing villages during what is being called a “ceasefire.” 🇱🇧 Subscribe to BreakThrough News: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakThroughNews/featured [https://www.youtube.com/@BreakThroughNews/featured] 🇱🇧 Rania's SubStack: https://substack.com/@raniakhalek?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=58m7xg [https://substack.com/@raniakhalek?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=58m7xg] 🇱🇧 Rania's Twitter: https://x.com/RaniaKhalek 🇱🇧 Rania's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raniakhalek/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/raniakhalek/?hl=en] 0:00-5:16 There Is No Ceasefire in Lebanon 5:16-11:52 What Israel Is Destroying in Southern Lebanon 11:52-19:13 Hezbollah and the Fault Lines Inside Lebanon 19:13-25:32 Negotiations Under Fire: Peace or Submission? 25:32-27:57 Hezbollah’s Resilience 27:57-34:02 How U.S. Media Sanitizes Israel’s War 34:02-39:16 America’s Role in Destroying Lebanon 39:16-42:37 How Americans Can Show Solidarity 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership [https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership] 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/ [https://shop.currentaffairs.org/]

Abdul El-Sayed GOES AFTER Trump, AIPAC, and Corporate Dems

🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership [https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership] Abdul El-Sayed is a physician, public health official, Current Affairs contributor, and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan. He joined Nathan Robinson to discuss his campaign, the fight over Gaza and AIPAC inside the Democratic Party, Chuck Schumer’s leadership, Medicare for All, corporate money in politics, and why he believes Democrats can win by rejecting the old theory of “electability.” 〽️ Abdul's Website: https://abdulforsenate.com/ [https://abdulforsenate.com/] 0:00-3:41 Why This Campaign Feels Different 3:41-7:05 Gaza, AIPAC, and U.S. Tax Dollars 7:05-11:45 Abdul’s Theory of Electability 11:45-15:45 Persuading Trump Voters 15:45-17:22 Schumer and Democratic Leadership 17:22-19:30 Money Out of Politics, Medicare for All, and Senate Priorities 19:30-23:05 Presidential Power and Foreign Policy 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership [https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership] 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/ [https://shop.currentaffairs.org/]