Episode 469 • • 1:50:01 - 1:54:19
469: This That and the Other
Syrian Homemade Tank, PS3 Controller, Media Propaganda
A viral video of a "homemade tank" built by Syrian rebels and controlled by a PlayStation 3 controller is dismissed by the hosts as propaganda. They argue the video is intended to distract from the fact that the rebels are receiving sophisticated Western weaponry. The tank is shown struggling to roll over a small tree branch, which the hosts find comical given the high-stakes nature of the war.