I spoke with a Pakistani scholar about Prime Minister Imran Khan, his history organizing protests against the US drone war, and how he challenged Pakistan’s two-party system until he was overthrown in a US-backed soft coup
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The podcast version (for free) here: Who is Pakistan's Imran Khan? From athlete to protester of US wars to overthrown prime minister
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Pakistan's ex Prime Minister Imran Khan held an absolutely ENORMOUS rally in the city Peshawar to protest the US-backed coup that overthrew him
He thanked the protesters for "their total rejection of US-initiated regime change bringing to power criminals"
He thanked the protesters for "their total rejection of US-initiated regime change bringing to power criminals"
Pakistan's overthrown Prime Minister Imran Khan thanks the massive, historic crowds of protesters, saying they showed "support of an independent sovereign Pakistan & their total rejection of US-initiated regime change bringing to power criminals"
Regardless if you disagree with some of the political views of Pakistan's Imran Khan & his party PTI, the US-backed coup against him has unleashed an incredibly huge mass movement of Pakistanis demanding change
This is a direct challenge to US imperialism
This is a direct challenge to US imperialism
No one can look at the videos of these massive pro-Imran Khan rallies in Pakistan and deny that he has a very big base of popular support
That base has now turned anti-imperialist in response to the US coup. This will have major political consequences
That base has now turned anti-imperialist in response to the US coup. This will have major political consequences
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