The John Batchelor Show

Saturday 10 August 2013

Air Date: 
August 10, 2013

 

Photo, above: in Yemen, Sanaa houses at dusk (artist's view)

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Hour One

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Legitimate Target: A Criteria-Based Approach to Targeted Killing (Terrorism and Global Justice) by Amos Guiora (1 of 4)

Photo, below: traditional houses in Sanaa, Yemen

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 1, Block B: Legitimate Target: A Criteria-Based Approach to Targeted Killing (Terrorism and Global Justice) by Amos Guiora (2 of 4)

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 1, Block C: Legitimate Target: A Criteria-Based Approach to Targeted Killing (Terrorism and Global Justice) by Amos Guiora (3 of 4)

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 1, Block D: Legitimate Target: A Criteria-Based Approach to Targeted Killing (Terrorism and Global Justice) by Amos Guiora (4 of 4)

Hour Two

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 2, Block A: The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth by Mark Mazzetti (1 of 4)

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 2, Block B: The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth by Mark Mazzetti (2 of 4)

Photo, right: Dragon-Blood trees, Yemen

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 2, Block C: The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth by Mark Mazzetti (3 of 4)

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 2, Block D: The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth by Mark Mazzetti (4 of 4)

Hour Three

Photo, below right: Camel-jumping is an event that takes place during celebrations in the remote region of Tehama, one of the poorest areas in Yemen.  In the early evening, fouror five camels are lined up, and the contestants take running starts and leap over the animals.

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 3, Block A:  The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia by Gregory Johnsen (1 of 4)

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 3, Block B: The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia by Gregory Johnsen (2 of 4)

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 3, Block C: The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia by Gregory Johnsen (3 of 4)

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 3, Block D: The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia by Gregory Johnsen (4 of 4) 

Hour Four

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 4, Block A: Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of al Qa'ida since 9/11 by Seth G. Jones (1 of 4)

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 4, Block B: Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of al Qa'ida since 9/11 by Seth G. Jones (2 of 4)

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 4, Block C: Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of al Qa'ida since 9/11 by Seth G. Jones (3 of 4)

Saturday 10 August 2013 / Hour 4, Block D: Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of al Qa'ida since 9/11 by Seth G. Jones (4 of 4)

Photo, left: Yemen Chameleon, also known as the veiled chameleon: the yemen chameleon makes an excellent first chameleon. As long as the basics are provided - heat, UVB light, an arboreal vivarium with plenty of foliage and ventilation - then they are a hardy species. Naturally found in Yemen (Saudi peninsula), they are omnivorous, eating live food such as crickets, locusts, superworms and waxworms; they are also known to eat pinkie mice and plant matter, particularly the ficus Benjamina plant. The Yemen chameleon is a short-lived lizard, with females' typically attaining 3 years and the males achieving ages of around 5 years. The female produces large quantities of eggs even if not mated, therefore must have an egg-laying box to prevent her from becoming egg-bound. Chameleons are famous for their colour-changing abilities and their long, sticky tongues. The yemen chameleon typically grows to a size of between 14 - 18" but has been  known to achieve lengths of 24".