U.S. Media Discovers Yemen Exists, Sort Of
The New Arab alerts us to public assassinations silencing Yemeni women—a truly horrific situation. But for years, mainstream US outlets largely overlooked Yemen, except to perhaps describe the conflict as a 'proxy war' or 'humanitarian crisis,' a tidy euphemism for the devastation wrought by a Saudi-led coalition. That coalition, of course, was heavily armed and financially backed by the United
States, with a steady stream of weapons deals approved by Washington officials. While horrific, these acts of violence didn't just appear out of nowhere. They're a direct consequence of a prolonged, externally-fueled war that shattered Yemen's civil society and created power vacuums exploited by various factions. So, when headlines lament the silencing of women, one might wonder: where was this
outrage when US-made bombs were silencing entire communities?