Radio War Nerd, EP #54 *[REPOST]—Max Blumenthal: Gaza War, Syria White Helmets

Guest: Max Blumenthal, journalist and author*Originally posted October 12, 2016Reposting the War Nerd's interview with Max Blumenthal, one of the most fearless  journalists in the world today...We discuss his experiences in 51 Day War in Gaza, and his recent exposés on Syria's White Helmets — the group's ties to USAID, Salafist radicals, western mercenaries, and various shady pro-war organizations...and how the White Helmets double as a pro-war lobby front...Read Max Blumenthal's exposés on the Syria White Helmets here and here. Max Blumenthal is the author of "The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza" and is senior editor of the Grayzone Project at Alternet. This open free repost of the interview portion of episode 54 comes courtesy of the Radio War Nerd subscribers, who make our weekly podcast possible on . Freedom isn't free, and neither is Radio War Nerd...Sign up here on the patreon page for the Radio War Nerd podcast, the newsletter, the RSS feed, and more...Music: "Sunset" by Bill Gould and Jared Blum, from their album "The Talking Book", courtesy of KoolArrow Records