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Porkins Policy Radio episode 163 The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark with Ray Nowosielski and John Duffy

Documentarians Ray Nowosielski and John Duffy joined me this week to discuss their new book, The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark: The CIA, NSA, and the Crimes of the War on Terror. Ray and John talked about their earlier work covering 9/11. They discussed how they first got involved, and the subsequent hurdles that this sort of journalism presented. They spoke about the CIA’s threats against them after completing their second documentary Who is Rich Blee?

The Ochelli Effect – Facebook Jamal Khashoggi Ad


From Ochelli.com
Our attention turns from the markets to Sling TV and the collection of data by Facebook and other sites as they collect creepy levels of information.
Pearse Redmond joins the conversation in the second hour. Is there a better body double in the house?
MBS and the Turkish dictator seem to be playing with the Jamal Khashoggi narrative. Chuck and Pearse speculate about the motives.

Call for Coup in Saudi Arabia: Dissident Prince Urges Uncles to Seize Power

Prince Khaled: “I have received a large number of emails from within the police and army in support of my call.” (MEE) — A dissident Saudi prince has called on his uncles to depose King Salman and take over the country. Prince Khaled bin Farhan made the appeal to Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz and Prince Muqrin bin […]

Hot November in Riyadh


This November in Riyadh, colder than ever, turned out be hot in the political sense and provided Saudi Arabia the front-page spaces of the world mass-media outlets. To be more precise, it was secured by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohhamad Bin Salman Al Saud, who, throughout the whole month, was pursuing extremely active foreign and domestic policies.