Part One: The Second American Civil War You Never Learned About

Part One: The Second American Civil War You N...

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 237

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - How the United States Shaped the Dominican Republic’s Immigration Enforcement Machine - Settler Colonialism with Andrew - Anti-ICE Protesters in Minnesota Charged with Conspiracy - The Necessary ...  Show more

Part Two: The Fake Bomb Detector Grift That Killed Hundreds

Robert concludes the heroic story of a fake bomb detector that got forced on Iraq leading to hundreds of deaths. Sources: https://corruption-tracker.org/case/the-worldwide-fake-bomb-detector-scam https://archive.is/ykgSC https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29459896 https://www.bbc.com/ne ...  Show more

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