MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
The right wing populist advocates for the Saudi blockade of Qatar--while a company owned by his rich patron collects checks from the UAE government
By Eric Levitz @ NYmag.com, Oct. 24
Steve Bannon is delivering a wake-up call to the rootless cosmopolitans of the Trump administration: The forgotten men and women of the Saudi royal family must be forgotten no longer.
The former White House strategist hasn’t been shy about confronting his old colleagues when their globalist instincts lead them astray. From his soapbox at Breitbart, Bannon has implored the president to honor the demands of his working-class base: America-first trade agreements to restore our nation’s industrial base; a border wall to protect Americans’ wages, culture, and security; and a blockade of Qatar to prevent Al Jazeera from promoting thought crimes against the House of Saud [....]