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BFTN 47 – CIA Spies in Iran

BFTN 47 – CIA Spies in Iran

On this week’s news show we look the recent headlines concerning Iran – their arrest of 17 CIA spies, and the seizure of oil tankers by both the British and the Iranians. Who and what should we believe? Iran detains 17 citizens accused of spying for the...
Bullshit 5.3 – The Panama Papers (part 3)

Bullshit 5.3 – The Panama Papers (part 3)

How do these shell companies get used? We provide some examples. We also talk about the fallout of the Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash, the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Galizia, why Americans didn’t show up in the Panama Papers as much as we might have...
Bullshit 5.2 – The Panama Papers (part 2)

Bullshit 5.2 – The Panama Papers (part 2)

After more than a year of analysis, the first news stories were published on April 3, 2016, by SZ and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Some 4.8 million leaked files were emails, 3 million were database entries, 2.2 million PDFs, 1.2...
Bullshit 5.1 – The Panama Papers (part 1)

Bullshit 5.1 – The Panama Papers (part 1)

In 2015, journalist Bastian Obermayer from the Süddeutsche Zeitung , a Southern German Newspaper, was approached online by an anonymous source.  He or she provided him with a database from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. They are the Panama Papers....
BFTN 46 – The Gulf Of Oman

BFTN 46 – The Gulf Of Oman

Iran stands accused by the US of attacking two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. But should we accept the US’s claims at face value? Or is there more to the story? Here’s a short clip from the show. Full shownotes below. Please Note: our weekly news shows...