Ep 66 The Mission in Yemen feat Nasser Arrabyee

Yemeni journalist and filmmaker Nasser Arrabyee speaks to us from Sanaa about the war in Yemen. In 2015, a CENTCOM commander told a US Senator that he did not know Saudi Arabia's goals and objectives in its war on Yemen and therefore could not assess the chances of success. More than three years later, Nasser Arrabyee helps us explore the answers to those questions. We talk about the US-backed Saudi and UAE coalition's mission in Yemen, the Yemeni Resistance and Iran's involvement. Arrabyee updates us on the situation in Hodeidah and we discuss the recent AP report on the Saudi/UAE cooperation with al Qaeda.

Arrabyee has produced four documentaries about the war in Yemen and has been published by numerous media outlets including the New York Times, Bloomberg and Foreign Policy. FOLLOW @narrabyee on Twitter and find his work at his website yemen-now.com.

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Recorded on August 16, 2018. Music by Fluorescent Grey.

Reference Links:

1. Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing (3/26/15) exchange between Sen. Gillibrand and Gen. Lloyd Austin (at 2:16:46)
2. America Is Committing War Crimes and Doesn't Even Know Why, Micah Zenko, Foreign Policy
3. The toll of wars in the Middle East, WHYY Radio Times, Marty Moss-Coane
4. Why is Saudi halting oil shipments through the Red Sea?, Stephen Kalin, Rania El Gamal, Reuters
5. Yemen: US allies don't defeat al-Qaida but pay it to go away, AP
6. Inside the UAE's war on al-Qaeda in Yemen, Bel Trew, The Independent
7. After dozens of children die, Trump administration faces mounting pressure over Yemen war, Missy Ryan, Washington Post