Episode 2: The 9/9/2001 Massoud Assassination

This episode has now been remastered for American Exception!

Peter Dale Scott, Pepe Escobar, John Kiriakou, and Aaron Good discuss the September 9, 2001 Ahmad Shah Massoud assassination, an event that paved the way for the long-planned US invasion and occupation of Afghanistan.  Other topics covered include the US deployment of jihadis in the Central Asian "Great Game" as well as the significance of Xinjiang and China's New Silk Road.

Here are the articles that were discussed in this episode:

"Was the Now-Forgotten Murder of One Man on September 9, 2001 a Crucial Pre-condition for 9/11?"  by Peter Dale Scott and Aaron Good

"9/9 and 9/11, 20 years later"  by Pepe Escobar

 

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