Radio War Nerd EP60—Assassinations + Alex Zaitchik at Standing Rock Protest

Guest: Alexander Zaitchik, journalist and author First hour: Interview with RWN comrade Alex Zaitchik in North Dakota on site of Native American protest against Dakota Access Pipeline, which turned violent last week when authorities fired "non-lethal weapons" on protesters, wounding hundreds, some critically . . . Alex has also spent a lot of time in Cuba, has a few words on champion assassination-evader Fidel Castro's death . . . Second hour: World of Wars (Syria—Deir ez-Zor; Shia slaughters in Afghanistan and Iraq; Trump loons; Russophobia Gone Wild-2) Assassinations: Castro; Kennedys; Rabin; legend of Milos Obilic's assassination of Sultan Murad I at Battle of Kosovo Field