Episode 14: Bipartisan War Crimes- A Discussion of American Complicity in Genocide in Yemen with Shireen Al- Adeimi

Jon and Matt are joined by Dr. Shireen Al-Adeimi to discuss the genocidal war in Yemen, and the United States’ deep complicity in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Dr. Al-Adeimi is a Yemeni American who currently works as an assistant professor of education at Michigan State University. She also devotes much of her time to activism directed toward ending the conflict in Yemen. Her writing can be found at In These Times, and she has made appearances on Democracy Now. Specifically discussed: Origins of the conflict- How the United States became so involved in the affairs Yemen and the  specific actions is the US guilty of in this war Cost of the war: best estimates of death tolls from both US supported bombing and  blockade Why both Barack Obama and Trump should be prosecuted for war crimes Suggestions for teaching about this disaster to young students Suggestions for antiwar activism Connections between domestic racism and US militarism abroad  Shireen’s Work: Please Support Her! A breakdown of the history of the conflict Elizabeth Warren’s disappointing response to the conflict Shireen’s article critiquing Samantha Power Joint article with Sarah Lazare about the connections between militarism abroad and racist policing at home Shireen’s Twitter handle. Follow her! Donate to:  Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation Other Sources Mentioned in this Episode: From Wikileaks:The US and Saleh conspired to have Yemeni government claim credit/blame for American bombings in Yemen. NYT-  "Long Bloody and Indecisive”- The Obama admin knew this conflict would be a disaster yet still committed to it Obama admin knew they could be implicated in war crimes yet continued war for nearly 2 years UN estimated that death toll with reach 233,000 by 2020, ACLED acknowledges 112000 deaths UN had estimated that 10,000 Yemenis had been killed by April 2016. Obama continued the war anyway The companies that profit from genocide  From the BBC: United States has been on the same side as Al Qaeda in this conflict and this has been known since 2016 Our Work: Read our "In the Context of Empire" blog with corresponding and expanded posts to this content! Social Media: Twitter- @Mattylongruns.