US has supplied UAE $27B in arms despite nation’s links to torture, mercenaries & child soldiers

We look at how U.S. weapons are supporting the ongoing devastation in Yemen with William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy.

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We look at how U.S. weapons are supporting the ongoing devastation in Yemen with William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy. He is the author of a new report about the role the United Arab Emirates has played in Yemen. It is titled “’Little Sparta’: The United States-United Arab Emirates Alliance and the War in Yemen.” We also speak with Ruhan Nagra, the executive director of the University Network for Human Rights, and Radhya Al-Mutawakel, chairperson of the Mwatana Organization for Human Rights. They recently published an investigation into the role of U.S. and European bombs in civilian deaths in Yemen.

Guests

  • William Hartung

    director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy.
  • Ruhan Nagra

    executive director of the University Network for Human Rights.
  • Radhya Al-Mutawakel

    chairperson of the Mwatana Organization for Human Rights.

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