Topic: Peshawar

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The Convincables
Episode 446 33:38 - 36:54

446: The Convincables

Pakistan Protests and US State Department Ads

Violent protests erupt in Peshawar, Pakistan, leading to the burning of movie theaters in response to an online video mocking the Prophet Muhammad. The U.S. State Department spends $70,000 on Urdu-language television advertisements to distance the government from the film. The hosts argue that the true source of Pakistani anger is ongoing U.S. drone strikes rather than the video itself.