France 24 'Discovers' Saudi Airstrikes in Yemen, Omits US Role
France 24’s meticulous breakdown of Saudi-led airstrikes targeting ships in Yemen focuses on “open-source imagery” and vague “coalition forces.” (As if 'coalition' refers to a garden club, not an alliance heavily supported by Western powers). The article carefully avoids mentioning whose precision-guided munitions are doing the precision-guided hitting, or who trains the pilots. Remember when
President Biden paused some arms sales to Saudi Arabia on 'human rights' grounds in 2021, only to resume them, claiming 'self-defense' was still allowed? (The same logic doesn't quite apply to Yemenis defending their own ports, apparently). This selective amnesia transforms a brutal, years-long war—fueled by US and European weapons—into an isolated 'incident.' It's like reporting on a house fire
without mentioning the arsonist, or more precisely, the company that sold the arsonist the accelerant. One might wonder if the concern for 'freedom of navigation' that drives immediate condemnation of Houthi actions extends to the humanitarian catastrophe Saudi bombs create by destroying vital supply lines.