Who is Brian Concannon?
Then we get an update on the killing and capture of suspects behind the assassination of Haiti’s corrupt and illegitimate leader from Brian Concannon, a Human Rights Lawyer and Executive Director of Project Blueprint , which promotes a progressive human rights-based U.S. Foreign Policy. The founder and former director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti who was also a Human Rights Officer with the U.N. in Haiti, he joins us to discuss the criminality within the ranks of the police, and police within the ranks of the gangs, and the possibility that the late President Moise’s death might be connected to his alleged money laundering and drug trafficking.
Who is Adam Weinstein?
withdrawal from Afghanistan and the press conference that followed and speak with a former Marine who served in Afghanistan in 2012, Adam Weinstein, who is now a Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He joins us to discuss how the Afghan government has the military capability to stop a Taliban takeover of the country but not the political leadership, the logistical function nor possibly the will to fight. Adam also argues that we won the war back in 2001 shortly after the 9/11 attacks but made the mistake of keeping American troops in a hostile neighborhood where Islamist holy warriors and anti-American regimes were handed Americans as targets who they would not otherwise have been able to kill.
What is background briefing?
Background Briefing is daring narrative journalism: Australian investigations with impact. Our award-winning reporters forensically uncover the hidden stories at the heart of the country’s biggest issues.
What is Graeme Briggs' problem?
The problem for Graeme and his company Asiaciti is that among the many legitimate clients, some of them turn out to be corrupt politicians, fraudsters, and criminals. If that isn't bad enough, nearly two million files from his company's server have been leaked to journalists. So what's Graeme Briggs going to do now? Mario Christodoulou investigates.
Is the Dummy Director scam?
It's a long-running ‘dummy director’ scam that’s siphoned tens of millions of dollars from workers, small businesses and the taxpayer. In Victoria, a small group of accountants spent 15 years signing on drug users and homeless Australians to help their clients cheat the system. Reporter Dan Oakes investigates how this was allowed to go on for so long. This is a repeat of a program that aired in February 2020.
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