US Decries Houthi Detentions, Forgets Its Own Yemen War Crimes
While any detention of aid workers is deplorable, the media's sudden hyper-focus on Houthi actions, absent historical context, is telling. Remember 2018? The US-backed Saudi coalition bombed a bus full of Yemeni schoolchildren, killing 40. Then, in 2021, a coalition airstrike hit a Doctors Without Borders facility in Marib. No UN aid workers were detained then; they were simply collateral damage
in a war the US actively supported with weapons and intelligence. The US, which just sent another $1 billion of arms to Israel, has continuously fueled the Yemeni conflict, contributing to a humanitarian catastrophe where millions rely on aid. The hypocrisy is stunning: the Houthis detain aid workers, it's a crisis; the US and its allies decimate infrastructure, starve millions, and bomb
civilians, it's 'regional stability.' One might wonder why specific detentions earn headlines while widespread, US-enabled atrocities get a polite nod. Perhaps it's easier to condemn an enemy than confront uncomfortable truths about one's own foreign policy footprint.