Yemen war

Saudis are about to lose the war against Yemen

Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 09/25/2021 - 5:47pm

When Mohammed bin Salman, sixth and favourite son of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, launched Operation Decisive Storm against the Houthis in Yemen in 2015 he expected the war to be won in a matter of weeks. He had every reason to be confident. Ground forces from Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Academi (formerly called Blackwater) took part in the invasion.

The Saudis are about to lose their war in Yemen, and lose bad

Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 04/27/2020 - 3:57pm

Three weeks ago Saudi Arabia was desperate for an exit door in Yemen.

Purchasing Politicians

Submitted by Lookout on Mon, 03/26/2018 - 12:11pm

I apologize for the drive by essay here. I just caught this piece by David Swanson of World without War which clearly lays out the bipartisan buy in for war (and violence).
http://worldbeyondwar.org/why-55-u-s-senators-voted-for-genocide-in-yemen/

The U.S./Saudi Arabia Genocide of Yemen for Greed and Power

Submitted by Big Al on Wed, 11/22/2017 - 5:52pm

(This is a picture of skeleton thin children starving in Yemen. You'll have to use your imagination or search the internet, I don't have the stomach for it right now.)

(Note: I've got a little 6 month old grandson visiting for the holiday. When I saw the picture of the starving child in Yemen, I saw his eyes looking at me. Angry? You bet.)