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Dr. Ken Alibek, a former Soviet bioweapons official, claimed that the USSR researched monkeypox as a potential replacement for smallpox in their biological arsenal. He testified that the program aimed to create genetically altered viruses that could be stockpiled as warfare agents. The hosts link this historical research to the recent discovery of U.S.-funded biolabs in Ukraine.
Historical Parallels of the Great Leap Forward and Ritualistic Violence
A historical overview of China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) describes Mao's attempt to regain power after the failure of the "Great Leap Forward." The segment details the mobilization of students into paramilitary units that killed teachers and intellectuals. The hosts reflect on the horrific extremes of the era, including reports of ritualistic cannibalism, as a warning of how quickly social order can collapse.
Investigative journalist Wayne Madsen reports that Obama worked for Business International Corporation, a known CIA front, in 1983. The segment links Obama’s mother and grandmother to the Bank of Hawaii and the Ford Foundation, both alleged to be conduits for CIA funding. The meeting of Obama's parents in a Russian class at the East-West Center is framed as a potential intelligence operation.
