11/12/21 Hassan El-Tayyab on the Many Ways Congress Can End the War in Yemen

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🗓️ 18 November 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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This last Sunday, Hassan El-Tayyab of the Friends Committee On National Legislation joined Antiwar Radio to talk with Scott about Yemen. El-Tayyab explains the numerous ways Congress could end the War in Yemen. He also points out that there are a solid number of Senators and Representatives who have demonstrated some degree of disapproval for our involvement in the war. Both Scott and El-Tayyab agree that real results could be close, and urge listeners to get involved and help push this antiwar effort over the finish line. Discussed on the show: “Iran’s Small Hand in Yemen” (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) “US maintains intelligence relationship with Houthis” (Al-Monitor) Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation Quincy Institute Hassan El-Tayyab is a musician and peace activist, who works as the lead lobbyist on Middle East policy for the Friends Committee on National Legislation. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Dröm; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For Pacifica Radio, November 14th, 2021.
0:05.0	I'm Scott Horton.
0:07.0	This is Anti War Radio. All right, shall welcome the show. It is anti-war radio. I'm your host, Scott Horton.
0:25.0	I'm editorial director of anti-war.com, and author of the books,
0:29.2	Fool's Aaron, Time to End the War in Afghanistan, and enough already, Time to End the War in Afghanistan and enough already time to end the war on terrorism.
0:34.4	You can find my full interview archive for the 5,600 of them now at Scott Horton
0:39.7	org and at YouTube.com slash . . . . . . . .
0:44.0	All right, introducing this week's guest Hassan L. Teyeb from the Friends Committee on National
0:50.6	Legislation.
0:51.6	He is Legislative Director for Middle East policy there at the FCML
0:56.8	which is also their handle on Twitter. Welcome back to the show Hassan. How are you doing my friend?
1:01.5	Scott, good to be with you I'm well.
1:04.6	Great great to have you here all right so here's the thing
1:08.3	the biggest deal in the world is also almost entirely unheard of.
1:13.0	It's America's war in Yemen, but they call it the Saudi-led war in Yemen,
1:18.0	because the Americans, well, they're leading from behind, as the Obama people put put it they happen to be the same people
1:23.9	back in power right now by the way and I guess I could say from just what I'm seeing
1:29.7	reported constantly at antiwar.com and from Nassar Arby this reporter in Yemen that I talked to
1:36.3	it seems like the huthy side has the momentum with them and no incentive to quit now.
1:45.0	They're taking Marib and all of this.
1:47.5	Well, on the other side, the Saudis are losing.
1:49.5	And so have no incentive to quit now.
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