Radio War Nerd EP147—"Destroying Yemen" with Isa Blumi

Recorded August 28, 2018 The War Nerd talks to Isa Blumi about the Yemen war's little-reported deep causes — political, financial, imperialist—in a wide-ranging interview. Blumi explains the murky political and strategic differences between Qatar, Saudis and UAE, their own bought-off political and media figures in the US and UK, and how this has impacted the wars in Yemen and western reporting on Yemen. Great deep dive analysis you won't hear anywhere else . . . At 1:17:00 Ames and the Nerd take a look at current war news: UN report on war crimes in Yemen vs. how it was reported in US/UK media . . . Talk of American officers in UAE army facing war crimes charges . . . Idlib showdown coming—Al Qaeda's militia transformed by western media into "rebels" while completely ignoring "rebel"-Turkish ethnic cleansing of Kurds in Afrin . . . White Helmets providing cover for Turkish occupation and ethnic cleansing . . . NYTimes says "transparency" is the problem with US role in Yemen slaughter . . . New Chad rebel group . . . Buy Isa Blumi's book "Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us About The World".Follow Isa Blumi on Twitter