Radio War Nerd EP 283 — 1971 Bangladesh Genocide, Part II, with The Fakir

What this episode covers

Guest: The Fakir Recorded: June 2, 2021 In part II in our 2-part series on the 1971 Bangladesh genocide & wars, RWN guest The Fakir takes us from the first months of the genocide in Operation Searchlight in spring 1971, up through the war between India and Pakistan in December 1971 that led to the creation of independent Bangladesh. Through it all, Kissinger and Nixon misread everything in the most malevolent ways imaginable, even risking nuclear war with the Soviet Union to prove some realpolitik point that only existed in their psycho-mediocre minds. *Watch the 1971 NBC News clip we played in the show here. Listen to Part I of our series on the 1971 Bangladesh genocide with The Fakir here. Also, check out The Fakir's two-part series on the Rise & Fall of the Maratha Empire: RWN EP #220, EP #224. Interlude music by Brendon Anderegg. Check out his group Mountains here. Buy John Dolan's book "The War Nerd Iliad" and his audiobook "Pleasant Hell". Check out the new Radio War Nerd Merch store here! Total time: 2:26:07 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here