Pakistan’s Imran Khan Ousted in Alleged U.S. Soft Coup

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Faran Fronczak talk about Pakistan’s Imran Khan getting forced out of office after accusing the U.S. of a soft coup, the worldwide risk of food shortages amid aggressive sanctioning, and the FBI’s entrapment scheme to invent trumped up politicalized charges.<br /><br />Guests:<br /><br /><b>Mohammed Marandi</b> - JCPOA Negotiations Advisor | Pakistan’s Imran Khan Ousted in Alleged U.S. Soft Coup<br /><br /><b>Daniel Burke</b> - Political Analyst | Grave Risk of Food Shortages Amid Aggressive Sanctions<br /><br /><b>Daniel Lazare</b> - Independent Journalist | Alleged Kidnappers Acquitted in FBI Entrapment Scheme<br /><br />In the first hour, Mohammed Marandi joined the show to talk about Pakistan’s Imran Khan’s removal from office after a vote of no confidence passed, which Khan calls a Western soft coup. We also talked about the guarantees Iran is seeking from the U.S. to keep a nuclear deal on the table and how Iran is coping with bad faith negotiation tactics from Washington.<br /><br />In the second hour, Fault Lines was joined by Daniel Burke for a discussion on the worldwide risk of food shortages amid harsh sanctions on Russia and whether the U.S. will accept the changing economic architecture of Europe.<br /><br />In the third hour, Daniel Lazare joined the conversation to talk about the Democrats’ ineptitude for courting their base ahead of midterm elections and Gretchen Whitmer’s alleged kidnappers getting acquitted after it was revealed the would-be assailants were egged on by undercover agents.