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“ The United Nations’ goal was to raise more than $4.2 billion for the people of war-torn Yemen by March 15. But when that deadline rolled around, just $1.3 billion had come in. “I am deeply disappointed,” said Jan Egeland, the secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council. “The people of Yemen need the same level of support and solidarity that we’ve seen for the people of Ukraine. The crisis in Europe will dramatically impact Yemenis’ access to food and fuel, making an already dire situation even worse.” With Yemen importing more than 35% of its wheat from Russia and Ukraine, disruption to wheat supplies will cause soaring increases in the price of food.”
“The ghastly blockade and bombardment of Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, is now entering its eighth year. Last fall, the United Nations estimated that the Yemen death toll would top 377,000 people by the end of 2021. The United States continues to supply spare parts for Saudi/UAE coalition war planes, along with maintenance and a steady flow of armaments. Without this support, the Saudis couldn’t continue their murderous aerial attacks. Yet, tragically, instead of condemning atrocities committed by the Saudi/UAE invasion, bombing and blockade of Yemen, the United States is cozying up to these countries’ leaders. As sanctions against Russia disrupt global oil sales, the United States is entering talks to become increasingly reliant on Saudi and UAE oil production. And Saudi Arabia and the UAE don’t want to increase their oil production without a U.S. agreement to help them increase their attacks against Yemen.”
Human-rights groups have decried the Saudi/UAE-led coalition for bombing roadways, fisheries, sewage and sanitation facilities, weddings, funerals and even a children’s school bus. In a recent attack, the Saudis killed 60 African migrants held in a detention center in Saada.”
It’s interesting— and by interesting I mean depressing— how easily people ignore what’s going on in Yemen right now. The Saudis and Emiratis’ air campaign is every bit as brutal as the Russian one in Ukraine— more so, in many ways, because it’s been going on for longer— and yet there’s nowhere near comparable outrage or interest from Americans, despite the fact that the campaign is being carried out with American made technology and support from the US military itself.
Unlike in Ukraine, in Yemen the US can actually take concrete steps to hamper the ability of the perpetrators to commit such war crimes, or potentially wrangle get them to the peace table itself. Doing so, however, would require the American people to actually notice that the war is going on in the first place. Somehow, given the increasing levels of hysteria over Putin’s dictatorship, I sadly doubt it will happen any time soon.
“The ghastly blockade and bombardment of Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, is now entering its eighth year. Last fall, the United Nations estimated that the Yemen death toll would top 377,000 people by the end of 2021. The United States continues to supply spare parts for Saudi/UAE coalition war planes, along with maintenance and a steady flow of armaments. Without this support, the Saudis couldn’t continue their murderous aerial attacks. Yet, tragically, instead of condemning atrocities committed by the Saudi/UAE invasion, bombing and blockade of Yemen, the United States is cozying up to these countries’ leaders. As sanctions against Russia disrupt global oil sales, the United States is entering talks to become increasingly reliant on Saudi and UAE oil production. And Saudi Arabia and the UAE don’t want to increase their oil production without a U.S. agreement to help them increase their attacks against Yemen.”
Human-rights groups have decried the Saudi/UAE-led coalition for bombing roadways, fisheries, sewage and sanitation facilities, weddings, funerals and even a children’s school bus. In a recent attack, the Saudis killed 60 African migrants held in a detention center in Saada.”
It’s interesting— and by interesting I mean depressing— how easily people ignore what’s going on in Yemen right now. The Saudis and Emiratis’ air campaign is every bit as brutal as the Russian one in Ukraine— more so, in many ways, because it’s been going on for longer— and yet there’s nowhere near comparable outrage or interest from Americans, despite the fact that the campaign is being carried out with American made technology and support from the US military itself.
Unlike in Ukraine, in Yemen the US can actually take concrete steps to hamper the ability of the perpetrators to commit such war crimes, or potentially wrangle get them to the peace table itself. Doing so, however, would require the American people to actually notice that the war is going on in the first place. Somehow, given the increasing levels of hysteria over Putin’s dictatorship, I sadly doubt it will happen any time soon.
