Topic: Mena

Mena comes up in 4 chapters across 3 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from January 2016 to August 2020.

January 2016 August 2020

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Dr. Angela J. Hattery & Dr. Earl Smith | Policing Black Bodies, Prison Inc., & The Poverty Trap
• 28:50 - 33:40

Dr. Angela J. Hattery & Dr. Earl Smith | Policing Black Bodies, Prison Inc., & The Poverty Trap

Race and Class, The MENA Census Category

The conversation shifts to the intersection of race and class, arguing that the two cannot be separated. Dr. Smith mentions the fluidity of racial categories in the US Census, specifically noting the brief inclusion and subsequent removal of the MENA (Middle Eastern North Africa) category. They illustrate systemic inequality by comparing the starting financial hurdles and wage gaps faced by white and Black college graduates entering the workforce.

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F. William Engdahl | The Lost Hegemon, The Oligarchs’ Decline, & What Comes Next
• 20:33 - 23:20

F. William Engdahl | The Lost Hegemon, The Oligarchs’ Decline, & What Comes Next

Clinton Dynasty, Arkansas Cocaine, and the 2016 Election

The political careers of Bill and Hillary Clinton are linked to CIA cocaine smuggling operations through Mena, Arkansas, during Bill's governorship. The narrative suggests Bill Clinton served as a front for George H.W. Bush, maintaining a continuity of shadow government interests. The 2016 election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is presented as a choice between two undesirable factions of the same elite structure.

Steven D. Kelley | Dark Secrets of the Clinton Crime Syndicate, & The NWO Agenda
• 9:45 - 12:36

Steven D. Kelley | Dark Secrets of the Clinton Crime Syndicate, & The NWO Agenda

Mena Arkansas, CIA Drug and Gun Running

The discussion shifts to allegations of drug and weapon smuggling at the Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport during Bill Clinton's governorship. Stephen D. Kelly cites pilot Tosh Plumlee, who reportedly delivered cocaine directly to Clinton. Kelly explains that these operations were part of a broader CIA strategy to fund black budgets and destabilize foreign governments through gun running.

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Steven D. Kelley | Dark Secrets of the Clinton Crime Syndicate, & The NWO Agenda
• 12:37 - 14:17

Steven D. Kelley | Dark Secrets of the Clinton Crime Syndicate, & The NWO Agenda

Waco Siege, Witness Elimination Theories

Stephen D. Kelly suggests the 1993 Waco siege was a "scorched earth" operation intended to destroy evidence of David Koresh's knowledge regarding drug shipments through Mena, Arkansas. He further claims that military personnel who serve as escorts for Bill Clinton on foreign trips frequently end up dead to prevent them from testifying about his activities.

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