CIA Assassinations, Anticommunism & the Phoenix Program w/ Douglas Valentine

Abby and Robbie Martin dive deep into the CIA assassination program during the Vietnam war known as the 'Phoenix Program' with writer and deep politics expert Douglas Valentine. The contradiction of Daniel Ellsberg being a Vietnam war whistleblower and a player in the Phoenix Program is also explored. After combing through the long and horrid history of CIA criminal activity and murder the discussion concludes with Douglas' take on the idea of 'Trump VS the Deep State' and how it is a false paradigm that distracts the American people away from the *real* deep state. Intro/Outro music: Shin Megami Tensei If... OST - Donyoku Kai Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio Patreon subscribers at the $5 tier get access to an exclusive bonus episode per month. FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey // twitter.com/dougvalentine77