Rackets Podcast

Brian Saady

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The Rackets Podcast focuses on news related to organized crime. The subject matter isn't limited to traditional gangsters, such as drug cartels. The show also focuses heavily on white-collar criminals, including corrupt politicians, lobbyists, corporate criminals, crony capitalists, shady government officials, etc.

03/06/2025

US Congressmen Doing PR Work for a Shady Foreign Billionaire

Rackets Podcast #31 India's second wealthiest person, Gautam Adani, is facing legal pressure from the U.S. government. This episode shows the legal, but unethical, means that wealthy donors can get U.S. congressmen to help clean up their image. It's a perfect example of the systemic corruption in D.C. and how money shapes our politics. Show notes at: briansaady.com

36 min
01/20/2025

Toby Muse: Author of "Kilo" on Colombia's Drug War

Rackets Podcast #30 Toby Muse is a foreign correspondent who has spent several years in Colombia. He discussed many observations from his book, "Kilo: Inside the Deadliest Cartels—From the Jungles to the Streets." He offers unique insight into the war on drugs.

49 min
12/24/2024

China's Link to Organized Crime

Rackets Podcast #29 This episode explores multiple notorious crime figures in South East Asia who have connections to the Chinese government. Some of them are members of China's United Front organizations, which are NGOs closely aligned with the CCP. There is an apparent mutually beneficial relationship in which these criminals are given freedom in exchange for their loyalty to the regime. Also, the massive explosion in the global supply of fentanyl is no accident. China's government provides tax incentives to these manufacturers and, in some cases, these companies are owned by the state. Show notes at briansaady.com

57 min
12/06/2024

Are Notorious Criminals Acting as China's Spies?

Some of the most high-profile criminals in South East Asia are tied to human trafficking and appear to have links to Chinese intelligence. These gangsters can operate with impunity as long as they publicly support the CCP's agenda. Show notes at: https://www.briansaady.com/

1h 18m
10/21/2024

Myanmar's Ethnic Cleansing & Human Trafficking Scam Compounds

Rackets Podcast 27 This is an add-on episode from the last one that profiled how Myanmar has become the global epicenter of illegal drug production. Horrific crimes have increased since the 2021 coup. The junta profits from one of the most perverse forms of human trafficking. India and China have advanced their geopolitical agenda by exploiting the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar. https://www.unhcr.org/us/news/stories/over-168-000-rohingya-likely-fled-myanmar-2012-unhcr-report https://www.fortifyrights.org/mya-inv-2024-08-27/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/10/myanmar-military-forcibly-recruiting-rohingya https://www.unodc.org/roseap/uploads/documents/Publications/2024/TOC_Convergence_Report_2024.pdf https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/junta-crony/family-friend-helps-myanmar-junta-boss-buy-arms-from-israel.html https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/press-releases/jfm-calls-on-israels-attorney-general-to-take-urgent-action-following-application-for-criminal-investigation-into-cognytes-business-in-myanmar https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/FFM-Myanmar/A_HRC_39_64.pdf https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/china-supplying-weapons-to-arakan-army-armed-group-to-weaken-india-myanmar-report/articleshow/76741890.cms

32 min
10/07/2024

Record Drug Production Fueling a Civil War in Myanmar

Rackets Podcast #26 This episode explores the geopolitics of why Myanmar is now the top producer of opium. Myanmar's military junta launched a coup in 2021 and it profits from this black market, along with other organized crime rackets. A massive humanitarian crisis has ensued from a regime that is guilty of numerous war crimes. Several of the rebel groups also profit from illegal drugs. Show notes: https://www.briansaady.com/move-over-afghanistan-myanmar-is-now-the-worlds-top-opium-producer https://2017-2021.state.gov/wei-hsueh-kang/ https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/hp1268 https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session56/a-hrc-56-crp-7.pdf https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/02/myanmar-military-air-strikes-that-killed-17-civilians-must-be-investigated-as-war-crimes/#:~:text=Amnesty%20International's%20May%202022%20report,executions%20and%20the%20systematic%20looting https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/07/myanmar-reckless-shipments-of-jet-fuel-continue-as-air-strikes-multiply/

32 min
08/05/2024

Alleged Financier of Assassination of Haitian President Moise Linked to US Intelligence

Rackets Podcast 25 ***Breaking News*** Court documents show that the man who is accused of financing the assassination of Haiti's President, Walter Veintemilla, received the legal authorization for that operation from a confidential informant of a US Intelligence agency. How much information did the US government have about this assassination before it occurred? Show notes at www.briansaady.com

52 min
06/10/2019

Bowe Bergdahl & the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan

This episode's guest is Michael Ames. He is an investigative reporter and book author based in Brooklyn, New York. After a decade working in media in southern Idaho, Ames moved east and shifted to national issues, writing mostly for the Daily Beast and Harper's and Newsweek magazines. His first book, American Cipher, which he co-authored with former US Army infantryman Matt Farwell, was published by Penguin Press in March. In this interview, Michael set the record straight about this former soldier, along with the manner in which his capture was a pretext for many vested interests. Ames also demonstrated a variety of ways in which Bergdahl's exploited public image paralleled the endless war in Afghanistan. This excellent and critically-acclaimed book, American Cipher: Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan, is available on Amazon, in Barnes and Noble, and all independent book stores.

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The Rackets Podcast focuses on news related to organized crime. The subject matter isn't limited to traditional gangsters, such as drug cartels. The show also focuses heavily on white-collar criminals, including corrupt politicians, lobbyists, corporate criminals, crony capitalists, shady government officials, etc.

Creator

Brian Saady
Years Active

2018 - 2025
Episodes

31
Rating

Explicit
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