UAE | Porkins Policy Review

Tag Archives: UAE

From Ochelli.com

Booms, Busts, Bears, Bulls, Babbling Blowback. Gold Rush Provocation Theater?

Mike Swanson started off Tuesday’s Ochelli Effect with a discussion on markets and trends in current circumstances. Chuck answers with his idea about the Baseball Card market in the past. Are all casinos created equal? Is gold and silver the best safe bet? Are there merely gamblers running throughout the financial offers industry in search of their next grand mistake?

Chuck and Mike also discussed oil and how odd the futures and retail markets are behaving. What is the next boom? what is the next bust? Is it all a gold rush? Michael explains a lot of realities to Chuck who is way less educated on the subjects. Are we all supposed to work until we drop dead at our jobs? Whistle while you work for free and hope they’ll give you an underpaid position if you don’t drop dead in the meantime old man.

A fundamental lack of comprehension by those who are in power prevails in more trending circumstances than a populist should suffer.

Pearse Redmond is on break from his show but still doing his regular spot with us. The Iranian blame game is part of the focus on the second hour. Chuck offers speculation and outrage over the latest reality TV shows of diplomatic saber-rattling he observes. There is just too much news to cover. Is it too kind to say Trump suffers from “retardation”?

TYR’s Day is always entertaining and informative (But not always in that order) on The Ochelli Effect. There is a lot of interesting information in these two hours. Enjoy.

Show Notes:

White House Pushes ‘Trump Pulled Back’ Story – He Likely Never Approved To Strike Iran

Today’s Attacks On Ships In The Gulf Of Oman Are Not In Iran’s Interest – Or Are They? (Updated)

White House has become mentally crippled: Rouhani

Iran announces arrest of 16 oil ministry officials for spying for CIA

North Korean leader’s half-brother worked with CIA before his death, paper claims

Hanged spy got what he deserved: defense minister

By porkinspolicyreview | Posted in Porkins Policy Radio | Also tagged Ali Khamenei, chuck ochelli, CIA, drone, drone shot down, Hassan Rouhani, Iran, Javad Zarif, kim jong nam, kim jong un, korean war, North Korea, oil, oil ministry, oil tanker sabotage, oil tankers, persian gulf, Saudi Arabia, spies, spies arrested, strait of hormuz, the ochelli effect, trump, US, war with iran | Comments (0)

Porkins Policy Radio episode 189 Lizzy on Al Kamandjati and how to help in Palestine / George Nader Arrest

June 7, 2019 – 9:56 am

This week I am joined once again my good friend Lizzy to discuss her work in Palestine. Lizzy began by talking about her own personal journey which has led her to live and work full time in Ramallah. We discussed her work with Al Kamandjati, a non-profit which offers world-class music lessons for Palestinian children. We talked about the mission of Al Kamandjati and its founder Ramzi Aburedwan. Lizzy talked about Aburedwan’s life growing up in the Al Amari refugee camp and how this led him to create the organization. Lizzy touched on the day to day struggles that Palestinians face including night raids, checkpoints, and violence at the hands of the IDF. She talked about her own personal experiences dealing with this trauma. Lizzy and I talked about several people she knew who were murdered by the IDF and the psychological toll on the families involved. Later we discussed ways for people to get involved. Lizzy talked about the need for people to simply educate themselves about the reality of the situation. We also talked about simple ways for people to organize here in the US. Later we touched on the complacency and apathy in the US when it comes to the plight of the Palestinians, and how we can overcome this.

In the second hour, I change gears and talked about the recent news that international fixer, Trump transition team member, and convicted pedophile, George Nader, was arrested in JFK Airport for possession of child pornography. I talk about the roots of this case which stemmed from his 2018 arrest in Dulles Airport. I touched on his cooperation with Robert Mueller and the strange way he was “let go” and allowed to return to the UAE. I discussed some of the truly heinous charges against Nader. I also talked about what this may mean in the larger context of Trump World.

Download episode 189

Show Notes:

AlKamandjati.org

History of Al Kamandjati

PPR 103 Helping in Palestine and Armchair Investigators

Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land

The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World

Mornings in Jenin: A Novel

The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East

Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon

Blood Brothers: The Dramatic Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel

The Gun and the Olive Branch: The Roots of Violence in the Middle East

George Nader, Witness in Mueller Probe, Denied Release on Child-Porn Charges

George Nader 2018 criminal complaint

The Ochelli Effect: Facetime Emoticons Marketing Corruption

Bannon described Trump Organization as ‘criminal enterprise’, Michael Wolff book claims

Trump Pal ,Child Rapist George Nader / Green Party Indictment Facts

By porkinspolicyreview | Posted in Porkins Policy Radio | Also tagged activism, al amari, al kamandjati, apathy, check points, child pornography, FBI, Gaza, george nader, IDF, Israel, jeffrey epstein, Jerusalem, jewish voices for peace, Kalandia, Lizzy, Middle east, music, night raids, Palestine, palestinians, pedo, pedophile, Qalandiya, Ramallah, Ramzi Aburedwan, robert mueller, trauma, trump, violence, west bank | Comments (0)

PPR Bonus podcast ep 20 Isa Blumi on Yemen War updates and Qatari and Turkish Connection

August 29, 2018 – 6:08 pm

This month Associate Professor at Stockholm University Isa Blumi joined me to update the listeners on the dire situation in Yemen. We started off with the ongoing siege of Al Hudaydah. We then moved on to a discussion of the recent media coverage the war in the west. Isa talked about a recent AP article which documented Saudi and Emirati support for Al Qaeda. Isa pointed out how the article fails to mention Qatar’s involvement in Yemen and the political implications behind this omission. We also touched on the abhorrent coverage the recent school bus bombing by Democracy Now. Later we shifted gears for a discussion of Turkey’s role in the region. We talked about the recent elections and economic problems in Turkey. We also touched on the status of the Gulen Movement, NATO-Turkish operations in Syria, and what Erdogan’s next geopolitical will be.

Download preview clip

To listen to the full episode become a subscriber today on Patreon

By porkinspolicyreview | Posted in Porkins Policy Radio | Also tagged al Qaeda, AP, Associated Press, democracy now, destroying yemen, donald trump, Erdogan, Grey Wolves, gulen, gulen movement, Isa blumi, manbij, MHP, NATO, nothern syria, patreon, PPR bonus podcast, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, trump, Turkey, ultra nationalist, yemen, yemen school bus boming, yemen war | Comments (0)

Porkins Policy Radio episode 150 Isa Blumi Destroying Yemen Part 2

July 10, 2018 – 5:15 pm

Professor Isa Blumi joins me for part 2 of our series on Yemen. We pick up in the late 90’s after Ali Abdullah Saleh has come to power in a unified Yemen. Isa discusses Saleh’s strategy of sowing chaos all over the country in order to maintain absolute power. Isa talks about Saleh’s use of extreme violence, and his reliance on US power. We then explore how the so called Arab Spring played out in Yemen. We discuss the orchestrated nature of the movement, and how is sought to control the very real desires of the Yemeni public. Isa touches on people like Tawakkol Karman and her role as a US proxy during the Arab Spring. Isa brings us all the way to Saleh’s assassination and the current state of Yemen.

Later we talk about the role that Al Qaeda plays on Yemen as a bogey man. We discuss how the US used Yemen as playground for their eventual global drone program. We address the fight going on between Saudi Arabia and the UAE in Yemen. Isa also explains the political history of Ansar Allah (Houthis) and how they are not an Iranian proxy force.

Download episode 150

Show Notes:

@IsaBlumi

Destroying Yemen What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us about the World

Federation plan should be top priority in Yemen

Three big Yemeni parties reject federation proposal

Mapping the Yemen conflict

Islamaphobia by Default in Postwar Europe

Battles of Nostalgic Proportion: The Transformations of Islam-as-Historical-Force in the Ideological Matrix of a Self-Affirming‘West’

Negotiating Globalization: The Challenges of International Intervention Through the Eyes of Albanian Muslims, 1850-2003.

By porkinspolicyreview | Posted in Porkins Policy Radio | Also tagged aden, al Qaeda, ali abdullah saleh, Ansar Allah, arab spring, China, destroying yemen, Djibouti, drone warfare, drones, genocide, houthis, Iran, Isa blumi, khat, oil, Saleh, Saudi Arabia, southern arabia, Tawakkol Karman, unified yemen, US, war in yemen, yemen | Comments (0)

Porkins Policy Radio episode episode 148 Isa Blumi – Destroying Yemen Part 1

June 27, 2018 – 12:18 pm

This week professor Isa Blumi joins me for an in-depth discussion of the economic and geopolitical history of Yemen. We cover the period between the mid 1800’s all the way through to the early 2000’s. Isa talks about the forgotten history of Yemen through out the conversation. We discuss Yemen’s role as a bulwark against imperialism, from its earliest days fighting against the British East India company to American oil conglomerates. Isa talks about North Yemen’s role as a progressive nation that supported everyone from the George Habash to Che Guevara. We also discuss South Yemen’s Marxist history as well. Isa also talks about the deliberately obscured fact that Yemen is rich in oil, gas, and other natural resources. Isa describes how work and regional powers have long sough to subjugate and control Yemen’s immense wealth through economic and conventional warfare.

Download episode 148

Show Notes:

@IsaBlumi

Destroying Yemen What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us about the World

Chaos in Yemen: Societal Collapse and the New Authoritarianism

Around The Empire ep 55 Ep 55 Imperial War, Gulf State Rivalry, Resources and Resistance in Yemen featuring Isa Blumi

Mapping the Yemen conflict (collection of important maps of Yemen)

Yemen Oil Reserve Map

By porkinspolicyreview | Posted in Porkins Policy Radio | Also tagged aden, Ahmad bin Yahya, al Qaeda, ali abdullah saleh, arabia, ARAMCO, british east india company, civil war, cold war, colonialism, destroying yemen, disaster capitalism, Egypt, george bush, hunt oil, imperialism, Isa blumi, Karl Twitchell, non aligned movement, north yemen, oil, progressive, Saleh, sana, Saudi Arabia, south yemen, southern arabia, soviet union, Standard oil, UK, United States, Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, yemen, yemen unification | Comments (0)

The Ochelli Effect: Facetime Emoticons Marketing Corruption

March 28, 2018 – 3:29 pm

On a Tuesday Chuck shows up with half a voice but double the show. Mike Swanson, The Author of The War State, leads off the discussion with how FaceBook fits into the market watch and how business in the physical world competes with the virtual world. What model is in play? Volatility in Wall Street circles and the trends of the past get covered as we look into what has kept the numbers running hot. Pearse Redmond takes us deep into the world of foreign influence and how it seems to be primary motivation in the Trump administration. Who made Who, and who paid You? Is Roger Stone finally going to get called out? Which Deep State is YOUR Deep State? Is this all business as usual? Where’s your lesser of two evils now? Musical chairs and other party games for the elite to play while the alleged representatives represent nothing of the people’s interests? Pay to Play? Plus lots of dirt. Russian agents might be the tip of the spere, but the weapons of disinformation are translated in more languages than anyone seems to realize. How much puss is under the scabby sores of the District of Columbia? Along with many nods at the ridiculous news and lack thereof are also in the mix.

Download episode

Show Notes:

George Nader, Cooperating Witness in Mueller Probe, Was Arrested for Child Pornography in the 1980s

Mueller witness is convicted pedophile with shadowy past

Mueller probe witness secretly backed UAE agenda in Congress

Trump fundraiser turned to Foreign Affairs chair for help winning work in Romania

Top Trump donor sues Qatar over leaked emails

By porkinspolicyreview | Posted in Porkins Policy Radio | Also tagged chuck ochelli, deep state, donald trump, Elliott Broidy, george nader, jared kushner, Mohammed bin Zayed, pedophile, Qatar, robert mueller, the ochelli effect | Comments (0)

Porkins Policy Radio episode 133 JP Sottile on Kushner and Tariffs, Chuck Ochelli on AFRICOM and China

March 7, 2018 – 10:08 am

In the first hour JP Sottile of News Vandal joins me to discuss the latest political machinations in Washington DC. We begin with the latest developments regarding Trump lackey Jared Kushner. JP and I talk about his recent loss of Top Secret security clearance and what this may or may not mean going forward. JP then discusses the latest revelations about Kushner and his ties to both Qatar and the UAE. We talk about the revelation that several countries including China and the UAE saw Kushner as a useful tool in order to get what they wanted out of the United States. We look at the role that Kushner plays within the White House, and his ongoing battle with chief of staff John Kelly. JP and I also touch on the interesting timing of the sanctions against Qatar and his own business deals with the Gulf Nation. Later JP and I explore Trump’s proposed tariff on steal and aluminum imports. We discuss how this ultimately translates into a high tax on the American people who buy Chinese made pots and pans. JP and I talk about how this is yet another attempt to go to war with big bad evil China. We also talk about how everything from cars to the price of beer could dramatically increase. JP also explains how Trump’s proposal will, like most of his policy proposals, never really come to pass the way he wants them.

In the second hour Chuck Ochelli of Ochelli.com joins me for an in-depth discussion of the US military presence in Africa. We start off by discussing a recent report from AFRICOM which stated that there was not proper command approval for the disastrous mission in the Tongo Tongo region of Niger. Chuck and I break down the double speak coming out of AFRICOM. We talk about how AFRICOM is attempting to absolve itself from the deadly raid, while at the same time recommending more and more support for US forces in Africa. Chuck and I also dive into AFRICOM commander Gen. Thomas Waldhauser’s recent testimony before congress on the looming threat of China. We discuss China’s quiet soft colonization, and their quiet construction of military bases in places like Djibouti. We also talk about the growing threat of ISIS and the resurgence of Al Qaeda in West Africa. Chuck and I talk about the recent Al Qaeda attack in Burkina Faso and the theory that the next great conflict may be fought on the African continent. We finish off by touching on China’s plan to build a military base in the Wahkan Corridor in Afghanistan. I talk about China’s fear of political and military insatiably in Northern Afghanistan, and the threat of Uighur groups like ETIM, and how this has led them to take further steps militarily.