{"id":1222367,"date":"2023-09-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/?p=445478"},"modified":"2023-09-22T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T10:00:00","slug":"inside-bidens-secret-arms-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/09\/22\/inside-bidens-secret-arms-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Biden\u2019s Secret Arms Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The U.S. orchestrated<\/span> a secret arms deal to send weapons to Ukraine, helping Pakistan reach the threshold needed for an International Monetary Fund loan to save the country\u2019s economy, according to two sources<\/a> with knowledge of the arrangement and documents leaked to The Intercept. This week on a special Deconstructed and Intercepted crossover episode, Ryan Grim and Murtaza Hussain discuss their reporting on the behind-the-scenes maneuvering of Pakistani arms sales to the U.S. for the purpose of supplying the Ukrainian military. Grim and Hussain are joined by Arif Rafiq, a non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute and political risk analyst who focuses on Pakistan and the region. They break down the U.S.\u2019s pressure to oust former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the IMF\u2019s role in the country, and Pakistan\u2019s political economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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