Ep. 572: Pakistan Elections and the Left ft. Ayyaz Mallick

Read Ayyaz Mallick in Jacobin Magazine here: https://jacobin.com/author/ayyaz-mallick   Intercept Article: https://theintercept.com/.../imran-khan-pakistan-cypher.../   Chaos recently unfolded when the Pakistan parliament convened after its recent election. Supporters of ousted and imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his PTI party members were protesting for the release of Khan and that the elections were a sham.   Khan, during his time in office took a vehemently neutral stance on the Russian invasion of the Ukraine. The US didn’t like this. In an August article from the Intercept, it looks like the U.S. was involved in the ouster of Khan in favor of a more Western friendly regime.   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron nowhttps://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3egTwitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcastwww.twitch.tv/leftflankvets​Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/Twitter: @TIRShowOaklandInstagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazinehttps://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles   Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazinehttps://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/   Pascal Robert's Black Agenda Report:https://www.blackagendareport.com/author/Pascal%20Robert