Ukraine Passes Controversial Military Draft Law as Manpower Woes Continue
- Elijah Magnier
- Saturday 13 Apr 24
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On this edition of The Backstory, host Rachel Blevins delved into a slew of topics from around the world, including Ukraine’s new draft law amid the Kiev regime’s manpower shortage.
Audio PlayerThe Backstory’s Rachel Blevins began Friday’s show by hosting journalist Angie Wong on the topic of Donald Trump’s ongoing legal battles.
Rachel then spoke to ex-Ukrainian diplomat and whistleblower Andrii Telizhenko about the Kiev regime’s new draft law that seeks to exponentially grow the manpower of the depleted Ukrainian military.
In the final hour of the show, Rachel spoke to veteran war correspondent Elijah Magnier about the potential Iranian retaliatory response to Israel’s attack on their consulate in Damascus, Syria.
Lastly, Rachel spoke to CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou about the Abu Ghraib Prison detainees who will get their day in court against their alleged torturers.

Elijah Magnier
Elijah J. Magnier is a veteran war-zone correspondent and political analyst with over 38 years’ experience in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Extended field work in Lebanon, Bosnia, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya and Syria, created his extensive network of trusted military and political contacts. Magnier specialises in real-time reporting and in-depth analysis of political, strategic and military planning, terrorism and counter-terrorism.
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