CIA Files: True Stories of U.S Intelligence
119 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★ - 58 ratingsWe explore the history of the Central Intelligence Agency by telling the stories of the individuals who lived through it. We'll discuss the villains, the victims, and the heroes. We'll uncover the motivations and the ideals of the people who set into motion world-changing events that have steered global politics along the course that has led us to where we are today. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ciafiles/support
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Episodes
Episode 27: People know about Donald but wait until you hear about Melinda. Donald and Melinda Maclean the KGB Power couple of the Cambridge 5
August 14, 2023 20:03 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBBritish aristocrat Donald Maclean, as a member of the Cambridge 5, worked his way to the top of the British Foreign Office while secretly working as KGB spy. His wife was in on it the whole time. How did an extremely wealthy and noticeable couple successfully spy for so long, and why? Learn about their backgrounds, deeds, and fates. This is the fourth episode to deal with the Cambridge 5. The other episodes are: Episode 7: Secret Agent Super Spy: Harold Kim Philby: The 1st in a series on th...
Episode 26: The Life of CIA Director John Brennan: News: The American NCO/Pro-Putin podcaster, The Prankster tricking Russians into torching recruitment offices, A Chinese police station on US soil.
June 22, 2023 10:55 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBThis is our third episode in a three part series on CIA Directors who shaped US policy towards the Soviet Union and now Russie. I give an overview of the life of John Brennan, a straight talking Irishman from New Jersey. The episode ends with anecdotes about a stateside former American sailor pretending to be in the Donbass while promoting pro-Kremlin propaganda, a Ukrainian operation to trick Russians into burning down their own recruitment stations, a hacker who steals from the FSB and giv...
Episode 25: The Life of CIA Director Robert Gates; News: The Imprisoned Accused Russian Spy Mad He Can't Pay His Bills, Wagner in Sudan
April 17, 2023 13:56 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBThis is our second episode in a three part series on CIA Directors who shaped US policy towards the Soviet Union. I give an overview of the life of Robert Gates a proverbial and literal boyscout. We also give a brief news update about Wagner in Sudan and Armenia's frustration with Russia. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ciafiles/support
Episode 15: The Life of CIA Director Robert Gates; News: The Imprisioned Accused Russian Spy Mad He Can't Pay His Bills, Wagner in Sudan
April 17, 2023 13:56 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBThis is our second episode in a three part series on CIA Directors who shaped US policy towards the Soviet Union. I gives an overview of the life of Robert Gates a proverbial and literal boyscout. We also give a brief news update about Wagner in Sudan and Armenia's frustration with Russia.
Episode 15: The Life of CIA Director Robert Gates; News: The Imprisoned Accused Russian Spy Mad He Can't Pay His Bills, Wagner in Sudan
April 17, 2023 13:56 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBThis is our second episode in a three part series on CIA Directors who shaped US policy towards the Soviet Union. I gives an overview of the life of Robert Gates a proverbial and literal boyscout. We also give a brief news update about Wagner in Sudan and Armenia's frustration with Russia.
Episode 14: The Life of CIA Director William Casey and an Interview with Ukrainian Volunteer Medic Rebecca Maciorowski
March 25, 2023 09:44 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBFrom the OSS to CIA Director William Casey is the CIA Director who shaped America's Cold War policy and indirectly gave us GPS. Find out how. This is the first episode in a three part series on CIA Directors who influenced our present policy towards Russia. Though a sober man Casey was not without controversy. At minute 19:00 there is an interview with Rebecca Maciorowski. She is an American nurse who is volunteering as a medic in Ukraine. You may donate to her via paypal at bechendry@gma...
Episode 24: The Life of CIA Director William Casey and an Interview with Ukrainian Volunteer Medic Rebecca Maciorowski
March 25, 2023 09:44 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBFrom the OSS to CIA Director William Casey is the CIA Director who shaped America's Cold War policy and indirectly gave us GPS. Find out how. This is the first episode in a three part series on CIA Directors who influenced our present policy towards Russia. Though a sober man Casey was not without controversy. At minute 19:00 there is an interview with Rebecca Maciorowski. She is an American nurse who is volunteering as a medic in Ukraine. You may donate to her via paypal at bechendry@gma...
Announcement
September 29, 2022 16:49 - 3 minutes - 8.63 MBWe're taking a break from our weekly conversations to focus on our proper episodes. Look out for Frank Wisner, part 2 in two weeks. Then we're taking a short break to get things prepped for what we're generously calling Season 2 of CIA Files. Meanwhile, for international news, check out This Week Explained, which does a great job of covering current events around the globe. And we're working hard on our upcoming show, Rise of Mammon, wherein we will discuss the rise of Christo-fascism and A...
Paul Bennewitz and "Aliens," the Story of a Government Psy-op.
September 22, 2022 13:45 - 1 hour - 174 MBPicture this: You're a high-ranking Air Force official overseeing research and development of new, top-secret aircraft. Your job is Operational Security, which is to say, keeping it secret. Then one day, a civilian who's an expert on radio waves, as well as a bit of a photography buff, comes to you with a massive collection of pictures and data related to the top-secret aircraft you're supposed to be keeping secret. Not ideal, right? But then this civilian explains that he's pretty sure wha...
Episode 23: Paul Bennewitz and "Aliens," the Story of a Government Psy-op.
September 22, 2022 13:45 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBPicture this: You're a high-ranking Air Force official overseeing research and development of new, top-secret aircraft. Your job is Operational Security, which is to say, keeping it secret. Then one day, a civilian who's an expert on radio waves, as well as a bit of a photography buff, comes to you with a massive collection of pictures and data related to the top-secret aircraft you're supposed to be keeping secret. Not ideal, right? But then this civilian explains that he's pretty sure wha...
Profile: Clifford Stoll, the First Master of Cybersecurity
September 13, 2022 19:22 - 49 minutes - 113 MBIn 1986, computers were still the domain of the wily nerd. They wouldn't become cool until the World Wide Web was invented. And even then, computers weren't really that much cooler until DSL connections came along. But Clifford Stoll, an unemployed astronomer, took an IT job at a university, where his superior nerdity would lead him to be the first IT person to discover and track down a computer hacker. That hacker was sniffing around private U.S. military and national defense databases, se...
Episode 22: Profile: Clifford Stoll, the First Master of Cybersecurity
September 13, 2022 19:22 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBIn 1986, computers were still the domain of the wily nerd. They wouldn't become cool until the World Wide Web was invented. And even then, computers weren't really that much cooler until DSL connections came along. But Clifford Stoll, an unemployed astronomer, took an IT job at a university, where his superior nerdity would lead him to be the first IT person to discover and track down a computer hacker. That hacker was sniffing around private U.S. military and national defense databases, se...
Profile: Mikhail Gorbachev. Plus, MORE-A-LAGO!!! (has anybody done that yet? i haven't seen it, so i'm using it.)
September 08, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MBMikhail Gorbachev died on August 30, 2022, at the age of 91. Brandon discusses the man's life and political trajectory while making the case that Gorbachev's legacy deserves more appreciation. And I, Topher, talk about new details in the unending drama that is former President Donald Trump versus the National Archives. Or FBI. Or Department of Justice. We also talk about a Ukrainian immigrant named Inna Yashchyshyn, or as Donald Trump, Senator Lindsey Graham and former Missouri governor E...
Episode 21: Profile: Mikhail Gorbachev. Plus, MORE-A-LAGO!!! (has anybody done that yet? i haven't seen it, so i'm using it.)
September 08, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBMikhail Gorbachev died on August 30, 2022, at the age of 91. Brandon discusses the man's life and political trajectory while making the case that Gorbachev's legacy deserves more appreciation. And I, Topher, talk about new details in the unending drama that is former President Donald Trump versus the National Archives. Or FBI. Or Department of Justice. We also talk about a Ukrainian immigrant named Inna Yashchyshyn, or as Donald Trump, Senator Lindsey Graham and former Missouri governor E...
Episode 20: CIA Files: Wherein Brandon helps us suss out the finer points of Russia's culture war shenanigans in America
August 25, 2022 15:19 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBBrandon walks us through some of the misunderstood, overblown, and under-reported aspects of Russia's long-term efforts to sow derision and division among Americans. How involved was Russia with the NRA? Has the Kremlin been stirring up secessionist movements? And what's up with those crazy Russian dashcam videos? We don't really talk about that last question, but we're still curious. NRA Infiltrated https://www.thedailybeast.com/kremlin-used-nra-to-help-trump-in-2016-says-senate-intellige...
CIA Files: Wherein Brandon helps us suss out the finer points of Russia's culture war shenanigans in America
August 25, 2022 15:19 - 59 minutes - 135 MBBrandon walks us through some of the misunderstood, overblown, and under-reported aspects of Russia's long-term efforts to sow derision and division among Americans. How involved was Russia with the NRA? Has the Kremlin been stirring up secessionist movements? And what's up with those crazy Russian dashcam videos? We don't really talk about that last question, but we're still curious. NRA Infiltrated https://www.thedailybeast.com/kremlin-used-nra-to-help-trump-in-2016-says-senate-intellige...
CIA Files: Donald Trump's FBI Woes
August 16, 2022 16:25 - 1 hour - 148 MBOn Monday, August 8th, the FBI conducted a search of Trump’s Mar A Lago mansion, seizing 11 boxes of documents. It was later disclosed that the boxes were classified material, including some labeled Top Secret, that the National Archives and the Department of Justice say Trump was not authorized to take with him after he left the White House. In mid January, 2022, 15 boxes of presidential records were moved from Mar A Lago back to National Archives. Officials involved in the matter said Tr...
Episode 19: CIA Files: Donald Trump's FBI Woes
August 16, 2022 16:25 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBOn Monday, August 8th, the FBI conducted a search of Trump’s Mar A Lago mansion, seizing 11 boxes of documents. It was later disclosed that the boxes were classified material, including some labeled Top Secret, that the National Archives and the Department of Justice say Trump was not authorized to take with him after he left the White House. In mid January, 2022, 15 boxes of presidential records were moved from Mar A Lago back to National Archives. Officials involved in the matter said Tr...
Episode 18: CIA Files: The Pentagon's Secret Keyboard Warriors
August 09, 2022 16:38 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBSorry for the delay. We recorded this episode to release last week, but I (Topher) had a lot going on and neglected to edit and publish it on time. So here it is for this week. We hope you didn't miss us too much. In this episode, we dive into the world of "signature reduction" -- which is made up of efforts to hide agents' true identities online in the world of social media and open-source intelligence. All of this is being produced by a massive network of military and private contractor e...
CIA Files: The Pentagon's Secret Keyboard Warriors
August 09, 2022 16:38 - 55 minutes - 126 MBSorry for the delay. We recorded this episode to release last week, but I (Topher) had a lot going on and neglected to edit and publish it on time. So here it is for this week. We hope you didn't miss us too much. In this episode, we dive into the world of "signature reduction" -- which is made up of efforts to hide agents' true identities online in the world of social media and open-source intelligence. All of this is being produced by a massive network of military and private contractor e...
CIA Files Profile: CIA Director Bill Burns, Part 2
July 28, 2022 13:44 - 1 hour - 155 MBThis week, we review CIA Director Bill Burns' track record so far.
Episode 17: CIA Files Profile: CIA Director Bill Burns, Part 2
July 28, 2022 13:44 - 1 hour - 62 MBThis week, we review CIA Director Bill Burns' track record so far. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ciafiles/support
CIA Files Profile: CIA Director Bill Burns, Part 1
July 19, 2022 14:12 - 45 minutes - 104 MBWho is current CIA Director William J. Burns? Not a soldier, nor a lawyer, nor a long-time intelligence officer. Instead of the usual suspects for the role, Bill Burns is a legacy civil servant and a career diplomat. Under his direction, the CIA seems to be trying a few new things, like being transparent (or is he?!) and meeting face-to-face with world leaders instead of trying to overthrow them from behind a desk in DC. We decided to take a quick look at this Bill Burns character to see wh...
Episode 16: CIA Files Profile: CIA Director Bill Burns, Part 1
July 19, 2022 14:12 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWho is current CIA Director William J. Burns? Not a soldier, nor a lawyer, nor a long-time intelligence officer. Instead of the usual suspects for the role, Bill Burns is a legacy civil servant and a career diplomat. Under his direction, the CIA seems to be trying a few new things, like being transparent (or is he?!) and meeting face-to-face with world leaders instead of trying to overthrow them from behind a desk in DC. We decided to take a quick look at this Bill Burns character to see wh...
Episode 15: CIA Files: The CIA Manual of Deception and Trickery
July 15, 2022 17:34 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThe 1950s might be regarded by some as the salad days of the CIA. No ideas were too wacky, and the money was flowing into research and development like a cool, clean mountain spring. So when CIA mad scientist Dr. Sidney Gottlieb decided to hire an up-close magician to write some instruction manuals on how to perform their own sort of magic -- the kind that might involve slipping a drug into someone's champagne or pick someone's pocket, no one batted an eye. Famed illusionist John Mulhollan...
CIA Files: The CIA Manual of Deception and Trickery
July 15, 2022 17:34 - 42 minutes - 96.8 MBThe 1950s might be regarded by some as the salad days of the CIA. No ideas were too wacky, and the money was flowing into research and development like a cool, clean mountain spring. So when CIA mad scientist Dr. Sidney Gottlieb decided to hire an up-close magician to write some instruction manuals on how to perform their own sort of magic -- the kind that might involve slipping a drug into someone's champagne or pick someone's pocket, no one batted an eye. Famed illusionist John Mulhollan...
Sorry for the interruption of services...
July 05, 2022 13:24 - 1 minute - 4.57 MBNo episode this week, but we'll be back next week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ciafiles/support
Episode 14: CIA Files: A Look at Julian Assange
June 22, 2022 14:10 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBJulian Assange began hacking in the 80s when he was just 16 years old. Now he's perhaps the most famous whistleblower in the world. The United States wants to put him on trial for espionage, but his defenders say he was simply working as a journalist to uncover injustices committed by the U.S. military, and what U.S. officials actually want is to punish him for exposing American crimes and to scare other journalists from reporting on American misdeeds. As his extradition to the U.S. approach...
CIA Files: A Look at Julian Assange
June 22, 2022 14:10 - 41 minutes - 94.8 MBJulian Assange began hacking in the 80s when he was just 16 years old. Now he's perhaps the most famous whistleblower in the world. The United States wants to put him on trial for espionage, but his defenders say he was simply working as a journalist to uncover injustices committed by the U.S. military, and what U.S. officials actually want is to punish him for exposing American crimes and to scare other journalists from reporting on American misdeeds. As his extradition to the U.S. approach...
CIA Files: News Stuff - In Which We Bid The News A Fond Farewell
June 14, 2022 12:28 - 45 minutes - 103 MBThat's right, folks. This is our last news episode. We will still be releasing proper episodes highlighting the lives of the people involved with the CIA. And we'll be releasing more short episodes as well. We will also be launching a new show soon, so keep an eye out for that. Updates to follow.
CIA Files: News Episode 24: Stuff - In Which We Bid The News A Fond Farewell
June 14, 2022 12:28 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBThat's right, folks. This is our last news episode. We will still be releasing proper episodes highlighting the lives of the people involved with the CIA. And we'll be releasing more short episodes as well. We will also be launching a new show soon, so keep an eye out for that. Updates to follow. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ciafiles/support
Episode 13: James Jesus Angleton Part 3: Cigarettes, Liquor, and Lies; Find part 1 at episode 9 and part 2 at episode 12
June 09, 2022 12:07 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBJim Angleton dedicated his life to building and maintaining the CIA. He spent years manipulating people and policy from his self-labeled "wilderness of mirrors," motivated by his own paranoia, and informed by an opportunistic Russian defector named Anotoli Golytsin. Eventually, despite his monumental efforts to cover his tracks, Angleton's chickens came home to roost. Sources: The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton, by Jefferson Morley https://amzn.to/3xgHDfS h...
James Jesus Angleton Part 3: Cigarettes, Liquor, and Lies
June 09, 2022 12:07 - 1 hour - 160 MBJim Angleton dedicated his life to building and maintaining the CIA. He spent years manipulating people and policy from his self-labeled "wilderness of mirrors," motivated by his own paranoia, and informed by an opportunistic Russian defector named Anotoli Golytsin. Eventually, despite his monumental efforts to cover his tracks, Angleton's chickens came home to roost. Sources: The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton, by Jefferson Morley https://amzn.to/3xgHDfS h...
Raw Files News Episode 23 CIA Files: Weekly World Report, June 7, 2022
June 07, 2022 13:28 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBChinese fighter pilots are full of beans. Are things looking up in Yemen? Because they aren't in Tigray. A CIA whistleblower dies. And if you're looking for classified tank information, you might want to check some online video game forums. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ciafiles/support
CIA Files: Weekly World Report, June 7, 2022
June 07, 2022 13:28 - 1 hour - 150 MBChinese fighter pilots are full of beans. Are things looking up in Yemen? Because they aren't in Tigray. A CIA whistleblower dies. And if you're looking for classified tank information, you might want to check some online video game forums.
Raw File News, May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022 14:10 - 1 hour - 199 MBMore news from around the world -- an update on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a look at Ethiopia's record number of displaced people, and a discussion about the decline of democracy and the rise of autocracy and authoritarianism.
Raw File News Episode 22, May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022 14:10 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBMore news from around the world -- an update on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a look at Ethiopia's record number of displaced people, and a discussion about the decline of democracy and the rise of autocracy and authoritarianism. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ciafiles/support
Raw File News Episode 21, May 25, 2022 - We may be late, but at least it's free.
May 25, 2022 11:52 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBWe discuss global food shortages. Finland officially wants in NATO. Badass e-bikes with missile launchers. George W. Bush makes a textbook Freudian slip. And we've got an update on UFOs, or I guess UAPs now, from the Pentagon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ciafiles/support
Raw File News, May 25, 2022 - We may be late, but at least it's free.
May 25, 2022 11:52 - 1 hour - 173 MBWe discuss global food shortages. Finland officially wants in NATO. Badass e-bikes with missile launchers. George W. Bush makes a textbook Freudian slip. And we've got an update on UFOs, or I guess UAPs now, from the Pentagon.
Raw File News Episode 20, May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022 14:41 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBFinland wants in NATO. Elections in the Philippines go retro as the Marcos family gets back into the mix. Did Star Trek: The Next Generation correctly predict Irish reunification? Also, what's going on in Ukraine? Old Russian tanks enjoy more time in the spotlight. Speaking of old Russian things, times continue to be tough for old Russian oligarchs, especially if they visit shamans for toad venom hangover cures. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ciafiles/s...
Raw File News, May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022 14:41 - 1 hour - 161 MBFinland wants in NATO. Elections in the Philippines go retro as the Marcos family gets back into the mix. Did Star Trek: The Next Generation correctly predict Irish reunification? Also, what's going on in Ukraine? Old Russian tanks enjoy more time in the spotlight. Speaking of old Russian things, times continue to be tough for old Russian oligarchs, especially if they visit shamans for toad venom hangover cures.
Raw File News Episode 19, May 10, 2022
May 10, 2022 15:42 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBhttps://www.reuters.com/world/americas/exclusive-cia-chief-told-bolsonaro-government-not-mess-with-brazil-election-2022-05-05/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nkorea-fires-unidentified-projectile-off-its-east-coast-skorea-military-2022-05-07/ https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/yemen-officials-commanders-killed-clash-militants-84560637 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220506-saudi-led-coalition-says-frees-yemen-rebels-in-peace-gesture https://news.yahoo.com/y...
Raw File News, May 10, 2022
May 10, 2022 15:42 - 1 hour - 201 MBhttps://www.reuters.com/world/americas/exclusive-cia-chief-told-bolsonaro-government-not-mess-with-brazil-election-2022-05-05/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nkorea-fires-unidentified-projectile-off-its-east-coast-skorea-military-2022-05-07/ https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/yemen-officials-commanders-killed-clash-militants-84560637 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220506-saudi-led-coalition-says-frees-yemen-rebels-in-peace-gesture https://news.yahoo.com/y...
Raw File News, May 3, 2022
May 03, 2022 23:38 - 1 hour - 161 MBI don't feel well, so imagine a clever blurb and insert that here. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reputed-federal-informant-whistleblower-found-dead-l-reported-missing-rcna26382 https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/valentin-broeksmit-federal-informant-whistleblower-dead-el-sereno-high-school/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/28/yemen-saudi-arabia-to-release-163-houthi-prisoners https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/chinese-government-hunting-uyghurs-world-help-surprising-coun...
Raw File News Episode 18, May 3, 2022
May 03, 2022 23:38 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBI don't feel well, so imagine a clever blurb and insert that here. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reputed-federal-informant-whistleblower-found-dead-l-reported-missing-rcna26382 https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/valentin-broeksmit-federal-informant-whistleblower-dead-el-sereno-high-school/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/28/yemen-saudi-arabia-to-release-163-houthi-prisoners https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/chinese-government-hunting-uyghurs-world-help-surprising-coun...
Raw File News: Is Russia's FSB ready to break up with Putin? We're just asking questions is all.
April 26, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 201 MBA string of odd coincidences has Brandon posing some interesting hypotheticals about what might be happening behind the scenes in Moscow as Putin's bloody invasion seems to be scratching some unusual itches. There's the occasional fire at one or two or three (who's counting?) top secret Russian facilities, and a handful of strange murder-suicides among Russia's retired oligarch community. Also, are you a useful idiot? If so, congratulations! At least you're not an unuseful idiot like me. I ...
Raw File News Episode 17: Is Russia's FSB ready to break up with Putin? We're just asking questions is all.
April 26, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBA string of odd coincidences has Brandon posing some interesting hypotheticals about what might be happening behind the scenes in Moscow as Putin's bloody invasion seems to be scratching some unusual itches. There's the occasional fire at one or two or three (who's counting?) top secret Russian facilities, and a handful of strange murder-suicides among Russia's retired oligarch community. Also, are you a useful idiot? If so, congratulations! At least you're not an unuseful idiot like me. I ...
Coming Soon: James Jesus Angleton, part 3
April 21, 2022 11:46 - 2 minutes - 5 MBNews of President Kennedy’s assassination sent shockwaves around the world. And at the epicenter of those shockwaves sat one Jim Angleton. His actions following Kennedy’s death would help stoke tales of conspiracies that, perhaps, people within the U.S. government had killed their own Commander-In-Chief, a concern the President himself expressed just before his untimely death. Angleton played a key role in the investigation of President Kennedy’s murder, though what that role was is still h...
Raw File News Episode 16: Have Russia's Hopes Sunk? Plus, Training Cyborg Kitties
April 19, 2022 12:57 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBWe discuss the sinking of the Moskva and Moscow's PR two-step. Plus, are things looking up for the people of Yemen? And Nigeria gets some shiny new American helicopters. Pakistan is getting a little missile-happy in Afghanistan, testing how easy-going the Taliban really are now. Russia reminds Japan that they're still in the neighborhood, so Japan better not get any funny ideas about those contested islands. Ukrainian richy-rich Viktor Medvedchuk gets tossed in jail. Finland and Sweden move ...
Raw File News: Have Russia's Hopes Sunk? Plus, Training Cyborg Kitties
April 19, 2022 12:57 - 1 hour - 197 MBWe discuss the sinking of the Moskva and Moscow's PR two-step. Plus, are things looking up for the people of Yemen? And Nigeria gets some shiny new American helicopters. Pakistan is getting a little missile-happy in Afghanistan, testing how easy-going the Taliban really are now. Russia reminds Japan that they're still in the neighborhood, so Japan better not get any funny ideas about those contested islands. Ukrainian richy-rich Viktor Medvedchuk gets tossed in jail. Finland and Sweden move ...