Return to Makdisi Street w/ Samir Makdisi

Return to Makdisi Street w/ Samir Makdisi

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"Everyone was bombing Yemen" w/ Farea Al Muslimi

**Note: This was recorded before the US-Israeli aggression on Iran** The brothers welcome Farea Al Muslimi, founder of Sanaa Center for Strategic Studies, research fellow at Chatham House in London, and analyst of Yemen and wider Gulf region. We discuss the implications of the ne ...  Show more

"Trump isn't just President, he is a gangster and a businessman" w/ Jeremy Scahill

The brothers welcome the investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill of Drop Site News back to the show to discuss the looming threat of a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran, the various forces driving US foreign policy, the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the capacity of Palestinian stea ...  Show more

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