Radio War Nerd EP 268 — Bahrain, with Aamer

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Guest: Aamer, podcaster & writer Recorded: February 12, 2021 Bahrain is known to USians as "the home of the US Fifth Fleet". But you may be shocked to learn that there's more to this Persian Gulf island kingdom than floating American coffins. We talk to previous RWN guest Aamer about the history of his homeland, up through Bahrain's gruesome Arab Spring clampdown in 2011. Check out our series with Aamer on The Arab Conquests: EP #246 , #249 , #251 , #255 . Follow Aamer on Twitter here . Check out Aamer's true crime podcast Das Criminal here . Sign up for Aamer's new substack here . Total time: 1:42:21 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here

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