00:00 This episode tells the story of the assassination of Talat Pasha, the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman government during the Armenian Genocide, by Sogomon Tettlerian as part of a secretive plot to avenge the lives lost in the genocide.

05:21 This section discusses the historical context and political challenges surrounding the acknowledgment of the Armenian genocide, leading up to President Joe Biden becoming the first U.S. president to formally recognize it as an act of genocide.

11:04 Marianne discovers that her grandfather was one of the organizers of Operation Nemesis, a secret mission to assassinate Ottoman government officials responsible for the Armenian genocide, and finds a treasure trove of documents detailing the operation.

15:41 The Armenian Revolutionary Federation formed to defend Armenians from oppression by the Ottoman government, but the rising political party called the CUP or the Young Turks began pushing for Turkification, leading to the Armenian genocide in 1915.

20:41 The Armenian Revolutionary Federation forms Operation Nemesis to assassinate the Ottoman leaders responsible for the Armenian genocide.

25:46 Sogomon Tettlerian, a survivor of the Armenian genocide, decides to take revenge by assassinating Talat Pasha, one of the Ottoman leaders responsible for the genocide.

30:58 Shahan Natalie from Operation Nemesis meets with Tettlerian in Boston and decides to trust him with the assassination of Talat, the most important person on their list, who is hiding in Berlin under an assumed name and without his distinguishing walrus mustache.

35:27 Tetlerion successfully assassinates Talat in Berlin, but is immediately attacked by a mob and arrested by the police, as part of Operation Nemesis' plan to create a public spectacle and testify about the Armenian genocide in court.

39:57 Sogomon Tettlerian is acquitted for the assassination of Talat Pasha, becoming a hero in Armenia, but lives the rest of his life in a troubled state, constantly moving to avoid Turkish agents seeking revenge, until he settles in San Francisco and dies in 1960; the legacy of Operation Nemesis inspires Raphael Lemkin to draft an international law to punish crimes against humanity, which is eventually adopted by the United Nations in 1948.

45:37 The legacy of Operation Nemesis is still wrapped up in the mythology of genocide denial, with the Turkish and Azerbaijani governments still denying the Armenian Genocide and even burying some of the perpetrators in memorial sites.

51:25 The episode concludes with recommendations for further reading and listening, and a request for listeners to share their thoughts on capitalism and its impact on their lives.