Saudi Arabia 'Mediates' Yemen Peace After Eight Years of Bombing
Al Jazeera's 'Inside Story' touts Saudi Arabia's plan to host a dialogue between Yemen's main players. One might almost forget that for eight long years, Saudi Arabia led a devastating military coalition, backed by Western arms, that plunged Yemen into the world's worst humanitarian crisis. (Yes, the same kingdom that recently executed 81 people in a single day, but let's gloss over that for
'peace talks'). This isn't 'mediation'; it's a recalibration of a failed war. After effectively bombing a nation into famine, Riyadh now generously offers to 'talk' to the very factions it spent years trying to annihilate. It’s a remarkable reversal of fortunes, or perhaps, a strategic repositioning in the face of widespread international condemnation and a Houthi insurgency that proved
surprisingly resilient.