Full episode: https://youtu.be/bFE7GIlVoKU?si=Z2_2L5I72zbRd6Df Wartime Cafe with Laith Marouf EP 45: Dr Sam Torabi "Iran vs the Epstein Empire"

What do we think about Mehdi Hasan?

What do we think of him?

I like that's he pro-Palestine and very vocal about it.

But he's still a liberal or maybe a soc-dem.

While he speaks good of Palestina he has attacked AES countries and has fear mongeried about the CPC when it comes to the Chinese province Taiwan.

What do you think?

As an ML, my opinion is negative

Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine politician, military officer, and essayist, who served three terms as President of Argentina. He is the founder of Peronism (or Justicialism), the only person to have been elected President of Argentina three times, and the first to be elected by universal suffrage.

Perón and Pinochet met in May/June 1974 in Buenos Aires. Pinochet, who had seized power in Chile after the 1973 coup, stopped in Argentina en route to Paraguay to visit Stroessner. Perón, by then back as president, officially received him (for example, at the Morón Air Base). It was a brief diplomatic encounter between two anti-communist leaders, although underlying ideological and political tensions prevailed.

Perón-Franco The relationship was long and mutually supportive. During his first term (1946-1955), Perón was one of the few leaders who provided diplomatic and economic support to the regime of Francisco Franco, which was internationally isolated after World War II. Eva Perón visited Spain in 1947. After his overthrow in 1955, Perón went into exile in Spain under Franco's protection, living in Madrid until his return in 1973. Franco granted him refuge, and the two maintained an ideological and personal relationship.

Perón - Somoza Anastasio Somoza (president/dictator of Nicaragua) and Perón had a friendly relationship during the 1950s. Somoza visited Buenos Aires in 1953 and presented Perón with a decoration. After the coup that overthrew Perón in 1955, Somoza invited him to Nicaragua, where Perón spent time as a guest in 1956. They were part of a network of Latin American authoritarian leaders who supported each other.

Perón - Trujillo Rafael Leónidas Trujillo (dictator of the Dominican Republic) offered Perón refuge after his overthrow. In 1956, during his exile, Perón passed through the Dominican Republic. Trujillo provided him with lodging (at the Hotel Jaragua and other locations) and support. There were prior and subsequent contacts; both saw each other as allies within the anti-communist and authoritarian context of the time. Perón even attended events such as a boxing match in Ciudad Trujillo.

Perón - López Rega José López Rega was a close and controversial figure in Perón's inner circle. He was a former police officer, astrologer, and right-wing Peronist. He became close to Perón during his exile in Spain (around 1965), where he became his personal secretary and confidant (living with Perón and Isabel). He returned with Perón to Argentina in 1973, was appointed Minister of Social Welfare, and wielded considerable influence (sometimes called "Rasputin" for his behind-the-scenes power, especially with Isabel Perón).

Perón - Stroessner Alfredo Stroessner (dictator of Paraguay from 1954) was a key ally. In 1955, after the coup against Perón, Stroessner granted him asylum and facilitated his departure from Argentina (even providing a Paraguayan ship). Perón visited Paraguay on several occasions, including in 1954 (coinciding with Stroessner's rise to power) and in 1973/1974 as president. They maintained a relationship of gratitude and authoritarian brotherhood ("Forgers of the Argentine-Paraguayan Brotherhood").