Our usual group gets together to talk about the Gaza War, this time we all share some words about literature prof, teacher, poet and hero Refaat Alareer, assassinated by Israel a couple of days ago. Some discussion of military tactics and strategies as always.   Check out the Anti-Imperialist Archive episode dedicated to Refaat to hear him in his own words.   Consider support the podcast www.patreon.com/east_podcast  

Tankie Group Therapy #7: In honor of Refaat Alareer

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Our regular therapy session debriefing the events of the week. Rob Rousseau (@robrousseau), Alex Avina (@Alexander_Avina), Joe Emersberger (@rosendo_joe), Nora Barrows Friedman (https://x.com/norabf) all join. Hosted by Justin Podur (@justinpodur)  Watch the episode on The Anti-Empire Project YouTube channel   Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Tankie Group Therapy #17: An Assault on Our Minds

Get out your most painful traumies cause it's that time again.  A smaller helping of Tankie Group Therapy featuring Justin, Joe, and Sina.  Watch the episode on The Anti-Empire Project YouTube channel   Consider supporting the podcast www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Tankie Group Therapy #16: Apocalypse, now!

(A preview of the latest episode of Justin Podur's World War Civ series on his very excellent Anti-Empire Project podcast)  General Allenby, Sharif Hussein and his son Feisal, and their handler TE Lawrence array the forces of the British Empire and the Arab Revolt against the Turco-German forces in Palestine. The battle starts in Gaza and ends with Allenby walking into the Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem. The story of the fateful campaign that brought British imperialism to Palestine (and Lebanon, and Syria…). We note that the British found Gaza to be a “fortress” from which it was impossible to dislodge the Turkish forces; Justin felt TE Lawrence was overrated, just another imperialist; and we compare admiration of the stoicism with which Allenby took news of his son’s death, with an analogous situation today.  https://podur.org/2024/05/13/world-war-civ-40-how-britain-took-palestine-in-1917/    

(Preview) World War Civ 40: How Britain Took Palestine in 1917

Nora (@norabf), Sina (@UrOrientalist), Rob (@robrousseau), and Alex (@Alexander_Avina) are back on the couch for another session of Tankie Group Therapy. Watch the episode on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Tankie Group Therapy #15: Segregationist Methuselah and the fading US Empire

An extra large helping of Tankie Therapy featuring a big crowd of patients crammed together on the digital couch: Nora, Rob, Mikey, Arama, Justin, Alex, Joe, and Sina chaotically trying to host. We discussed the very irrational response on the part of the university administrators across the West to the encampments in solidarity with Palestinians sprouting up at dozens of schools.  Watch the video edition on the East is a Podcast YouTube channel   Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast     

Tankie Group Therapy #7: In honor of Refaat Alareer

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