Radio War Nerd EP136—Italy: Years Of Lead, Part 2

Guest: Annibale, Italian War Nerd The War Nerd continues the incredible Italy series with guest "Annibale" — this is the second part in Italy's "Years of Lead" story, focusing on the revolutionary leftist group Red Brigades and the tragic story of Italian center-left politician Aldo Moro, who was kidnapped by the Red Brigades, and eventually murdered by an impossible confederacy of intelligence agencies and interests . . . At 2:19:42 Ames and the War Nerd briefly discuss two current, developing war stories: The US-backed Saudi-UAE assault on the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, and famine as a weapon of war . . . And recent revelations that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) — the western media's go-to "independent" source for Syria war death toll figures — is funded by the British Foreign Office . . . Total time: 2:48:19