Joziah Thayer joins to show to discuss some of the work he’s done digging into the many factions and groups within Yemen and the foreign powers working to pull their strings. Scott and Thayer drill in on Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, and explore how the group’s standing in Yemen has changed and how the country is likely to evolve going forward.
Discussed on the show:
The CIA, AQAP, and the Never-Ending Excuse to Bomb Yemen
How the IMF & World Bank Destroyed Yemen
5/11/23 Joziah Thayer on AQAP’s Standing in Yemen
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IMF sets another condition for crisis-hit Pakistan to revive loan
Crisis-hit Pakistan has made various economic modifications including hikes in fuel prices, raising taxes, and others demanded by IMF to unlock the loan program.
IMF sets another condition for crisis-hit Pakistan to revive loan
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Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund:
In 2018, Imran Khan became Prime Minister of Pakistan. For this, they arranged friendly loans from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and China to avoid tough IMF conditions. In 2019, when economic conditions worsened, they went to IMF for the twenty-second time for a loan of US$1 billion. IMF gave loan based on conditions such as hike in energy tariffs, removal of energy subsidy, increase in taxation, privatization of public entities and fiscal policies to the budget.
IMF bailout package — rescue or trap for Pakistan?
“The IMF’s agenda is not to strengthen global economies because if it does that, then the Fund itself will be out of business,” he said.
Energy Bills In Europe Are 90% Higher Than Last Year
Energy Bills In Europe Are 90% Higher Than Last Year
The high energy bills are creating headaches for European governments: strikes and protests are multiplying and disgruntlement with energy policies is growing. The cost of living in most of Europe is already exorbitant because of the energy crisis and this crisis is only going to get worse after the EU embargoes on Russian oil and then fuels come into effect.
As Winter Approaches and Inflation Rises, Social Unrest Boils in Europe
Citizens across much of the continent are marching in the streets, protesting against inflation, the Western proxy war in Ukraine, as well as the Washington-led sanctions blitz
As Winter Approaches and Inflation Rises, Social Unrest Boils in Europe
Cue false flag operation!
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