# 54 - THE OCTOPUS 8: The Enterprise

An episode of [Ghost Stories For The End Of The World](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1485686498), 5 Dec 2022, 2 h 01 min.

Audio: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qpnv7j/8_The_Enterprise7k8oa.mp3

Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/GhostStoriesForTheEnd We try to understand The Enterprise, exploring Poppy Bush's time as Vice President and the way Iran-Contra was quickly transformed into a limited hangout to hide a much bigger matrix of breathtaking corruption. From the oil capos of Saudi Arabia to the banking scams of 80s America, the opium fields of Afghanistan and the rise of counter-terrorism in foreign policy circles, we look at how this systemic corruption planted the seeds for much of our ongoing derangement. Check out @marina0swald superb piece on the Reagan assassination attempt here: https://medium.com/@marinaonline/politicizing-the-shooting-of-ronald-reagan-f9d2698504d

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