Colonial Outcasts

In this engaging discussion, Elina Xenophontos, a geopolitical analyst known for her insightful commentary, dives deep into the complexities of Iran's foreign relations. Topics include the historical context of U.S. interventionism in Iran and the implications of military actions driven by Israel. The conversation critiques Western leaders’ responses to rising tensions, particularly regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict, and examines how these geopolitical dynamics often scapegoat Iran, influencing public perception and policy. Elina offers a nuanced take on the impact of capitalism on global resource competition.

Check us out on Patreon for Exclusive Content: https://www.patreon.com/ColonialOutcasts Today we are going to talk about how while US foreign policy has not changed in any substantive way, America and its military and economic power projection definitely has. We look at the Vietnam Syndrome, and a general lack of war-like appetite amongst the younger generation of American citizens.

Check us out of Patreon for exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/ColonialOutcasts By popular request we're bringing on Jon Elmer of Electronic Intifada to talk about the overall situation in the Palestine/Lebanon battle-space and how the IOF will not be able to maintain its operations forever. Israel is also facing social and economic collapse, but we're still a ways from that. You can follow Jon on X for regular resistance updates: https://x.com/jonelmer

Dr. Assal Rad, a scholar specializing in Middle East history and U.S. foreign policy, discusses the complexities of Iran's geopolitical landscape. He critiques Western narratives framing Iran as a national security threat, shedding light on historical events like the 1953 coup. Rad emphasizes the moral dilemmas of using human rights as a pretext for military interventions and unpacks the 'axis of resistance' involving groups like Hezbollah. He also examines the contrasting approaches of the Trump and Biden administrations towards Iran, highlighting the implications for U.S.-Iran relations.

Check us out on Patreon for exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/ColonialOutcastsWill World War Three happen yet? We think we'll make it to Halloween at least, so that's fun.

Check Us Out on Patreon:   / colonialoutcasts   and sorry for the bad internet today... What is the overall strategic situation in Palestine/Lebanon? On one hand, just like Gaza, Israel is spiraling into war in Lebanon without a strategy or clear goals, and even if they wanted to invade, they can’t. Second: The U.S. faces a strategic dilemma as Israel escalates attacks on Hezbollah, risking broader conflict. While Washington seeks to prevent war, its constrained by limited policy options, political timing, and Netanyahu's brinkmanship. In short this madness won’t end any time soon, but I don’t see it getting out of control.

Check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ColonialOutcasts The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated for nearly two weeks. It began when Israeli intelligence detonated thousands of pagers, killing and injuring thousands Hezbollah operatives and civilians in an operation that would have been roundly condemned as a catastrophic act of terror had Hezbollah conducted the same operation against Israel. It continued with detonating walky-talkies at a series of funerals for the people killed the day before.

Hey, I'm terrible at tech an no one told me my mic was off. So sorry about my audio, maybe one day I'll be able to hire a producer... What is the overall strategic situation in Palestine/Lebanon? On one hand, just like Gaza, Israel is spiraling into war in Lebanon without a strategy or clear goals, and even if they wanted to invade, they can’t. Second: The U.S. faces a strategic dilemma as Israel escalates attacks on Hezbollah, risking broader conflict. While Washington seeks to prevent war, its constrained by limited policy options, political timing, and Netanyahu's brinkmanship. In short this madness won’t end any time soon, but I don’t see it getting out of control.

Check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ColonialOutcasts Hello and welcome to colonial outcasts, an anti-imperialist podcast that presents a worldview that would make your uncle increasingly mad uncomfortable. This is an off the cuff episode responding to breaking news as the security situation in Southern Lebanon and Israel’s war with Hezbollah has evolved drastically.If you aren’t tracking yet, it seems that the IDF has made a ton of pagers explode, killing 3-8 individuals including a 10-year old girl, and wounding almost 3 thousand others. Today we examine what this all means, and we are joined today by regular geo-political analyst Elina Xenophontos.

Check us out on Patreon for exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/ColonialOutcasts Welcome to Colonial Outcasts, your friendly neighborhood anti-imperialist podcast, and today we going to be talking about our two potential future warlords - that’s right. The Presidential Debate. Kamala is coming off as more Hawkish, but Trump will finally put an end to the rash of fried poodle eating that’s happening in Springfield. Thank goad. Oh we’re on Patreon btw in case you want exclusive content. You can follow Ahmad on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenames_ahmad/ Prop and Co's Channel:https://www.youtube.com/ @prop_co