Episode 110 - Crash Test Dummies for WWIII with Immortal Technique

Immortal Technique shares his wealth of knowledge with the pod today. The Peruvian-born rapper & activist talks about the lessons he learned growing up, when and why he became active in the Palestinian fight for freedom, how the US used the aftermath of 9/11 to start a war in Afghanistan, and how Christian Zionists are funding much of the occupation’s actions. Immortal shares how propaganda was and is spread going all the way back as far as Napoleon and how it’s still be used as a weapon today. He touches on some of his lyrics and the inspiration behind them, and he unpacks many of the headlines we’ve seen in recent news. It’s a pleasure and an honor to speak with him today in this incredibly unique episode.

To consult the sources used in the preparation of this episode, please see:

Social Accounts

• @techimmortal (Instagram)

• @Immortal Technique (YouTube)

• ImmortalTechnique.com

Books

• Rome and Jerusalem (Moses Hess, Marxists Internet Archive)

• Night (Elie Wiesel, Long Trail School)

Articles

• Letter from David Ben-Gurion to his son Amos, written 5 October 1937 (Palestine Remembered)

• The 4th Branch - lyrics (Genius)

• Revolutionary Vol. 1 (Wikipedia)

• ‘We are at war,’ Netanyahu says, after Hamas launches devastating surprise attack (The Times of Israel)

• History of French journalism (Wikipedia)

• John Kerry plays Eisenhower: A farewell address dispenses hard truths, a little too late (Salon)

• Lessons from America’s First War with Iran (Brookings)

• Iraq's Reconstitution of Its Nuclear Weapons Program (Arms Control Association)

• In 1981, Israel Bombed Nuclear Reactor In Iraq. Why It's Relevant Today (NDTV)

• Close Quarters Combat (Scholarly Community Encyclopedia)

• Russia’s Boom Business Goes Bust (Foreign Policy) 

• South Africa accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza at top UN court (Le Monde)

• US announces naval coalition to defend Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks (The Guardian)

• Israel's historical role in the rise of Hamas (The Japan Times)

• Many evangelicals see Israel-Hamas war as part of a prophecy (The Japan Times)

• Russia is using North Korean missiles in Ukraine, US says. That’s bad news for Asia (CNN)

• Christian Zionists funding Israel immigration still scares Jews (The Times of Israel)

• The U.S. and Israel Need to Take Iran On Directly (Wall Street Journal)

• President Donald J. Trump Keeps His Promise To Open U.S. Embassy In Jerusalem, Israel (White House archives)

• Mummies in Peru (American Museum of Natural History)

• With war raging in Gaza, Christmas is effectively canceled in Bethlehem (CNN)