https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/0478ae9b-1c88-450f-bdeb-a2df4f0e3f94 Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss how Saudi Arabia is at the heart of Donald Trump's Middle East policy. We are joined by activist Mohammed al-Nimr, the son of the executed dissident Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, to discuss the Saudi regime's attack on the Shia community of Awamiya. Blumenthal and Norton also introduce the semi-regular segment Thought Loser, starring Brookings Institution senior fellow Shadi Hamid, a staunch supporter of NATO and its catastrophic 2011 regime change war in Libya. TOPICS 0:00 to 2:40 - Intro 2:41 to 20:16 - Thought Loser: Shadi Hamid, NATO, and Libya 20:17 to 40:57 - Saudi Arabia and Trump 40:48 to 1:01:56 - Mohammed al-Nimr interview and Awamiya SHOW NOTES: http://moderaterebelsradio.com/episode-5-show-notes-trump-saudi-arabia-awamiya-mohammed-al-nimr PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ModerateRebels Please consider supporting Moderate Rebels on Patreon . Website: http://moderaterebelsradio.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/moderateradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moderaterebelsradio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/moderaterebelsradio Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:28:17 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/0478ae9b-1c88-450f-bdeb-a2df4f0e3f94 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.