Radio War Nerd EP 271 — Burma's Ethnic Militias

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Guest: Gabriel Ernst, journalist Recorded: March 3, 2021 We discuss Myanmar's numerous ethnic militias & civil wars, some of which have been raging for over half a century, with guest "Gabriel Ernst" who has spent years researching and writing about the region. First: taking up a commenter's challenge, we try to find a New York Times exposé on China's repression of Uyghurs that doesn't lead back to fundamentalist loon Adrian Zenz... At 28:00 - we're joined by Gabriel Ernst to learn about Myanmar's numerous ethnic militias and breakaway regions. Links: Open Burma ( openburma.org ) Din Deng ( dindeng.com ) Din Deng on Twitter (@dindength) Mutual Aid Myanmar ( mutualaidmyanmar.org ) Interlude music by Brendon Anderegg. Check out his group Mountains here . Buy John Dolan's book "The War Nerd Iliad" and his audiobook "Pleasant Hell" . Total time: 2:22:58 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here

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