The Redirection

In this episode Tim reads "The Redirection" by Seymour Hersh. Those who know US foreign policy know that the US has a terrible habit of arming it's enemies or groups that quickly become it's enemies, creating a situation that, all too often, results in US soldiers being slaughtered by their countries own weapons. "The Redirection" was published by The New Yorker magazine in 2007 and it tells of how the George W Bush administration began to arm Sunni radical groups in an attempt to mitigate a fabricated threat from Iran, who's influence in the region grew steadily due to the first several years of the US occupation of Iraq in the early 2000's. We quickly learn, as Hersh points out, that US soldiers and citizens alike are being stabbed in the back by the administration as these radicals are closely aligned with al-Qaeda terrorists. Unfortunately, policies like the one depicted in "The Redirection" have become commonplace in US foreign policy. Stay tuned for the wrap-up where I do a quick review of "Ghost Wars" a novel by Steve Coll. Enjoy! Follow us on twitter @undoctrinated1 instagram undoctrinatedpodcast send us an email [email protected]