Radio War Nerd EP 298 — The 1979 Grand Mosque Seizure, with Aamer

Recorded: September 28, 2021 As we've said since the beginning of RWN time, 1979 was a big year in our ancient lives, the year of the Big Reaction. One of the most important events that year, so little understood at the time, was the seizure of the Grand Mosque in Mecca by Wahhabi militants who, paradoxically, believed in the official Saudi ideology a little too much. Previous RWN guest Aamer joins us to describe the bloody events. Previous RWN episodes with Aamer: The Arab Conquests series: (EP #246, #249, #251, #255); Bahrain (EP #268); Inglorious Qatari Bustards (EP #279). Follow Aamer on Twitter. See also: RWN EP #51: "The Spike" & Reagan's "Russian Disinformation" Scare Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here! Total time: 1:58:33 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here