Quadcopters and Rolling Coups

Quadcopters and Rolling Coups

From Ralph Nader Radio Hour by Ralph Nader

August 22, 2026 · 2h 4m

About this episode

Ralph discusses drone warfare in Gaza with Dr. Mimi Syed and political strategies with Joel McCleary.

Ralph welcomes Dr. Mimi Syed to discuss the recent report from Brown University’s Costs of War Project: “Lethal Precision Without Accountability: Israeli Government ‘Quadcopter’ Use in Gaza.” Then, Ralph speaks to Joel McCleary (former Deputy Assistant to President Jimmy Carter and international consultant) about his “Dancing in the Dark” essay series on the strategies that Trump is using to hold onto power at almost any cost. Dr. Mimi Syed is an emergency medicine physician and assistant clinical professor at University of Washington and Washington State University, and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Syed served in Gaza at both al-Aqsa Hospital and Nasser Hospital, where she documented severe injuries from drone strikes and she has firsthand experience treating civilians targeted by the IDF. She is co-author of the Costs of War Project’s new report: Lethal Precision Without Accountability: Israeli Government “Quadcopter” Use in Gaza . A lot of the attention has essentially fallen off from Gaza because of this so-called ceasefire…And the media (Western media) unfortunately is complicit in this—has no interest in covering Gaza, has no interest in…

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Host: Ralph Nader

Guests: Dr. Mimi Syed, Joel McCleary

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Organizations: Brown University, American College of Emergency Physicians

Books & works: Dancing in the Dark, Lethal Precision Without Accountability: Israeli Government 'Quadcopter' Use in Gaza

Places: Gaza, al-Aqsa Hospital, Nasser Hospital

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