Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire (AE89; EDS 19) - Video
Added 2022-12-04 14:01:00 +0000 UTCIn this episode, we look at how JFK approached American policy in SE Asia in 1961—the first year of his presidency. Specifically, we look at how handled Laos and Vietnam during this time—culminating in his November 22, 1963 NSAM which increased military support and training for South Vietnam, even as JFK resisted enormous Pentagon/CIA pressure to commit US ground troops.
This is the 19th installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. I am again joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Multipolarista as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series.
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!
Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True" by Mock Orange
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Very sorry to hear of the passing of Dr Dehaven-Smith - losing a mentor/friend is doubly hard when we consider their greater meaning on us and the public mind. Thank you for bringing him and his work into our orbit! 👍🏼❤️
John McElroy
2022-12-05 04:04:12 +0000 UTCMy position on this is that we don't say "Deutchland" or "Nippon" or "Espana"...so I just go with the standard "Laos." Not that I begrudge anybody else their opinion here :)
Aaron Good
2022-12-04 15:58:37 +0000 UTCThe phonetically curious can listen to the pronunciation of Laos (ປະເທດລາວ or Pathet Lao) in the Lao language over at forvo.com, → https://forvo.com/search/%E0%BA%9B%E0%BA%B0%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%97%E0%BA%94%E0%BA%A5%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%A7/
RT Happe
2022-12-04 15:31:11 +0000 UTC
