Houthis Declare Somaliland a Target; Media Forgets US Navy’s Role in Escalation
The Independent details the Houthis' declaration that any Israeli presence in Somaliland will be considered a 'military target'—a stark headline, indeed. What doesn't quite make the front page is the US Navy's escalating presence in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, reportedly targeting Houthi vessels responding to Gazan genocide. One might wonder if continuous bombing campaigns against a sovereign
nation's capacity for self-defense, ostensibly protecting global shipping while failing to secure aid for Gaza, might provoke... well, exactly this kind of response. This isn't unprovoked aggression; it's proportional resistance to encirclement and intervention, carefully framed to appear as unhinged belligerence. This pattern of engagement isn't new. Years of Saudi-led, US-backed intervention in
Yemen, resulting in a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions, never quite garnered the same urgent Western media condemnation as Houthi actions in support of Palestine. Funny how 'freedom of navigation' becomes paramount when it impacts Western corporate interests, but less so when it means preventing famine in Yemen, or genocide in Gaza. The only 'aggression' here is the relentless
militarization of the region and the selective outrage that follows.