‘Operation Olive Branch,’ The Saudi War In Yemen, And A Paczki Day Preview

Feb 12, 2018, 6:17pm CT

A little girl indulges in Poland's tradition of eating jam-filled doughnuts, or paczki, after having stood in line for some three hours to get the cakes traditionally eaten on the last Thursday of carnival, the Fat Thursday in Warsaw, Poland, Feb. 27, 2014. AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski

‘Operation Olive Branch,’ The Saudi War In Yemen, And A Paczki Day Preview

Feb 12, 2018, 6:17pm CT

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On today’s show:

To discuss the skirmishes along the Turkey-Syria border and ‘Operation Olive Branch,’ we talk with Umut Acar, the Consul General of Turkey in Chicago.
Legislation is expected to be introduced this week in the U.S. Senate to re-assert constitutional congressional war powers over U.S. participation in the Saudi war in Yemen.
For World History Moment, a look back at the Russo-Japanese War.
Tomorrow is Paczki day, and WBEZ’s Monica Eng joins us for a preview of the Polish version of Mardi Gras.