
Episode 705 • • 36:45 - 40:07
705: Lying Weasels
Battle of Tikrit, Destruction of Saddam Hussein's Tomb
Iraqi forces and Shiite militias engage in a major offensive to retake Tikrit from Islamic State fighters. Reports indicate that Saddam Hussein's lavish tomb has been reduced to concrete rubble during the fighting. The hosts discuss the term "rubblization" as a deliberate military strategy to bomb regions back to the "Stone Age," noting the prevalence of such imagery in modern war reporting.
