EPISODE · Oct 10, 2019 · 34 MIN
Episode 09: Kurd Stomped!
from The Elucidators: Decoding Global News · host Steve Palley and Soumi Chatterjee
Q: How do you spell betrayal?A: R-O-J-A-V-A—ROJAVA. That’s the name of the nascent Kurdish state in northern Syria that’s currently being bombed by Turkey.Q: Who are the Kurds?A: The largest ethnic group in the world without an official state of their own and the warriors most-responsible for forcing ISIS out!Q: Why is Turkey doing this?A: Well…because President Trump said they could.We tackle these questions and many, many more in this week’s episode: Kurd Stomped!
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Q: How do you spell betrayal?A: R-O-J-A-V-A—ROJAVA. That’s the name of the nascent Kurdish state in northern Syria that’s currently being bombed by Turkey.Q: Who are the Kurds?A: The largest ethnic group in the world without an official state of their own and the warriors most-responsible for forcing ISIS out!Q: Why is Turkey doing this?A: Well…because President Trump said they could.We tackle these questions and many, many more in this week’s episode: Kurd Stomped!
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