US Strikes 'Alleged' Narco-Boat, Leaves Yemen's Children Starving
Fox News's Pete Hegseth recently announced a US military strike on an 'alleged' narco-trafficking boat, killing four. The Hill dutifully reports the Pentagon's justification, framing it as a win against illicit trade. What goes unmentioned, of course, is the U.S. military's broader, decades-long engagement in the region, including the catastrophic Saudi-led war on Yemen. While four alleged drug
traffickers are eliminated, the mainstream media remains largely silent on the U.S.'s role in enabling a blockade that has pushed millions of Yemeni children to the brink of starvation. (Remember that $23 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, approved by Biden after a brief 'review'?). One might wonder which 'trafficking' is truly more consequential: a small skiff, or the continuous flow of weapons
that fuel a humanitarian nightmare? The priorities are as clear as they are chilling.