10/28/26: UAE Secretly Helping Houthis Against Saudis, Kushner Lawsuit Over Bribery Allegations
Summary
This episode examines a new report that the UAE has been covertly providing intelligence and targeting assistance to Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen, a move the U.S. government is aware of but has not stopped. The discussion then shifts to Matthew Cole’s book, *Princes and Thieves*, which details how Jared Kushner allegedly managed secret slush funds for Gulf leaders and facilitated a controversial real estate bailout for his family.
Topics discussed
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UAE covertly assisting Ansar Allah in Yemen
Intelligence sharing and communication channels
UAE strategic foothold and precision strikes
Ansar Allah denies UAE assistance
Red Sea control and Saudi bombing of Sana'a
UAE withdrawal and reentry into conflict
STC commanders stalling battlefronts
Southern sentiment and potential Houthi alliance
Threat of future Yemeni-Emirati alliance
US confidence in UAE-Houthi cooperation
UAE hopes for southern Yemen control
US escalation and Gulf political ties
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Introduction to 'Princes and Thieves' book
Correction on number of funds
The Beta account and Central Bank mechanism
Nature of Gulf slush funds
Kushner's denial and legal threats
Journalist's response to denials
Kushner's shadow foreign policy role
Criticism of evidence and publisher response
Fact-checking and legal review process
666 Fifth Avenue and failed Qatar bailout
Kushner Company's financial troubles
Building value and debt issues
Qatari official's refusal to buy
Kushner greenlighting Qatar blockade
Internal US government conflict
Tillerson preventing Saudi incursion
Standoff between hawks and doves
Qatar's attempts to resolve blockade
Qatari panic and decision to act
Canadian company and Qatari investment
Kushner's secret financial arrangements
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Context from 2017 reporting
Geopolitical stakes of the deal
Origin of slush fund discovery
Dutch operation and Russian server
Kushner phone hack evidence
Corroboration of the hack story
Dutch perplexity over Azerbaijan funds
Azerbaijan as laundering point
Alpha account recipients
Beta account for personal benefit
Response to Central Bank criticism
Money flow and deniability
Journalist's calculation on revealing truth
Call for legislative investigation
Tech meltdown and show wrap-up
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Closing remarks and ChatGPT sponsor
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