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This week on CounterSpin: After years of a Saudi-led war, Yemen is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis on a scale hard to comprehend: at least 10,000 dead, looming famine and now a shocking outbreak of cholera. But US citizens looking to understand the US role—in driving the disaster or in potentially easing it—get little help from accounts like that of the Washington Post, which told readers, “It’s a complicated story.” Shireen Al-Adeimi, a doctoral candidate and instructor at Harvard University, will join us to talk about what reports like that are leaving out.
Transcript: ‘This Is Very Much a US/Saudi War on Yemen’
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Also on the program: Listeners know that hard-won net neutrality rules prohibit internet service providers from “blocking, throttling and paid prioritization” of internet content, and how important that level playing field has been—for everyone, but especially for those who historically and currently have had little voice in major media, including people of color, and for organizers. Former Verizon lawyer, now FCC chair Ajit Pai has had those rules in his sights since taking office, and now we’re facing a December vote to repeal them. So what now? We’ll hear what now from Erin Shields, national field organizer for internet rights with the Center for Media Justice.
Transcript: ‘A Massive Blow to Social Movements if Our Voices Are Able to Be Blocked’
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Plus a quick look back at recent press, including the erased US role in Libyan slavery and the New York Times‘ correction on Ed Herman’s obituary.
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To the Andrew Lack of NBC. CBS anchor Otis Livingston that i met told me scary story when he had secret sexual contact with Andrew Lack’s spouse, Otis Livingston also wants to kill Andrew Lack’s spouse if she will open her mouth. Andrew Lack and his famely must becareful of maniac Otis Livingston!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Houthi government of Yemen has fired 5 missiles into the belly of a warship owned by UAE and one report has it that went down with all 176 men on board.
The dictator who ruled Yemen for 33 years has told his troops to stop supporting the Houthi military and welcome the invasion by Saudi Arabia. So. surely the Houthi troops will make such back stabbers wish they had never been born.
Women could end their fear of rape by having no personal contact with men more intelligent, by wearing loose cloths and staying home after dark. For we single men are on the verge of declaring the sex is only for teenage delinquents.