Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army, discusses his article “Washington’s War in Yemen Backfires;” how Yemeni President Saleh convinced the Bush administration to send aid, supposedly to fight Al Qaeda, but instead used the money to eliminate his rivals; how Obama’s frequent airstrikes, killing scores of civilians, have turned rural tribesmen into anti-American militants; video evidence that missile strikes were indeed from American forces, bolstering the WikiLeaks story that Gen. Petraeus and Saleh conspired to hide US involvement; continuing a US foreign policy that assumes a finite number of “terrorists” who can be killed off with airstrikes, and whose numbers won’t be replenished or increased in response; why Yemen’s tribesmen are willing to take bribes to be Iraq-style “Awakening Councils” to put down Al Qaeda in Yemen; and why Yemen is an imaginary nation, ready to fracture into several autonomous regions. <br />Check out the interview page here: <a href="https://scotthorton.org/antiwar-radio-jeremy-scahill-6/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://scotthorton.org/antiwar-radio-jeremy-scahill-6/</a> <br /> <br />For more on Scott's work: <br />Check out The Libertarian Institute: <a href="https://www.libertarianinstitute.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.libertarianinstitute.org</a> <br />Read Scott's book, Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan: <a href="https://foolserrand.us" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://foolserrand.us</a> <br />Follow Scott on Twitter using the handle @scotthortonshow: <a href="https://twitter.com/scotthortonshow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/scotthortonshow</a> <br />Like Scott's Facebook Page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scotthortonshow/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/scotthortonshow/</a> <br />And check out Scott's full interview archives: <a href="https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews-2/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews-2/</a> <br /> <br />You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at <a href="https://scotthorton.org/donate/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://scotthorton.org/donate/</a> <br />Or you can donate per interview at Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/scotthortonshow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/scotthortonshow</a><br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fLko6pZrFo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fLko6pZrFo</a>