Topic: Fuel Starvation

Investigators looking into the crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad report that fuel switches were moved to the cutoff position shortly after takeoff. While the report suggests pilot confusion, evidence points to a 2018 Boeing maintenance bulletin regarding faulty fuel control switch locks that Air India may have ignored. The incident resulted in 261 total fatalities.

The World Food Programme warns that Libya faces a full-blown food security crisis within 60 days due to disrupted port activities and fuel shortages. The hosts suggest that NATO is using starvation as a tactic against the Libyan population rather than simply maintaining a no-fly zone. They compare the situation to historical instances of engineered famine used for political control.