Introduction

Yousef Baker (@YousefKB) teaches political science at California State University, Long Beach and worked briefly in the Green Zone in the early days of the US occupation. He reflects on the origins of the Iraq invasion and its roots in US colonial racism. Check out his article, "Killing "Hajis" in "Indian Country": Neoliberal Crisis, the Iraq War and the Affective Wages of Anti-Muslim Racism" This episode is co-hosted by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist), who continues to speak with Yousef for almost another hour. Check out The East is a Podcast on your podcatcher to listen to the entire conversation Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr