This podcast episode weaves multiple highly interesting stories together: How Sri Lanka ended up with a corrupt war criminal as President and why US immigration forms somewhat curiously ask you to tick a box whether you’ve ever committed genocide.

From Weekly Filet #395, in May 2022.

My Neighbor the Suspected War Criminal

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