The Soviet Union is toast, Chechnya is at war and Grozny, its embattled capital, is being bombed to dust. Gangs of Chechen criminals are getting rich off the bloodshed, capitalizing on gun- and drug-running networks that flourished under Communism.
When the war ends a new breed of Chechen mobster-terrorist emerges, empowered by Arab Jihad and financed by goo ... Show More
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America's Nightmare Mafia Boss: Gaspipe Casso
Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso was the Lucchese family’s brutal underboss, the brains behind boss Vic Amuso's reign, and architect of one of the Mafia’s bloodiest purges. Together they ruled the Luccheses with paranoia and brute force, wiping out rivals and even dozens of their own men ... Show More
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Aug 19
Fidel Castro: Cuba’s Cocaine Trafficker-in-Chief?
In 1959, when Fidel Castro’s revolutionaries toppled Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, they wasted no time booting out American business owners, casinos and drug kingpins — much to the delight of US law enforcers. But as time passed, and Castro’s socialist regime sought ever-tric ... Show More
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Aug 12
The Dixie Mafia's Texas Millionaire Murders
When Bill Richardson, a troubled oilman and pro pigeon shooter, was gunned down on his Corpus Christi doorstep in 1971, everybody assumed it was an open-and-shut organized crime hit. But when Richardson’s supposed killers walked free from court, and another body showed up in the ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 2020
“Merchant of Death” Pt. 1: Viktor Bout
When the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s, there was a surplus of weapons and cargo planes collecting dust. One Russian government worker, Viktor Bout, saw the potential of all that discarded equipment. Within a few short years, Bout became one of the most infamous arms ... Show More
43m 42s
Oct 2023
90. The Russian Revolution: Overthrowing the Tsar
Russian politics is fast destabilising. Strikes, assassinations, and famines have made Russia increasingly turbulent at the turn of the century. Revolutionary politics is on the rise, as is dissatisfaction with the tsar. When compounded by the strains of the defeat in the Russo-J ... Show More
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Jun 2024
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Как чеченские силовики превратили преследование ЛГБТ-людей в целую индустрию, которая приносит деньги благодаря пыткам и убийствам
25 июля правозащитный проект «СК SOS» сообщил, что пропавший в 2017 году в Чечне певец Зелимхан Бакаев был (вероятнее всего) убит по приказу главы республики Рамзана Кадырова. По данным проекта, слежка за Бакаевым началась из-за подозрений в его гомосексуальности. Силовики допраш ... Show More
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