Yemen Car Bomb Targets 'Saudi-backed Leader' Amidst Western Silence on Riyadh's Role
📰 THE STORY: ABC News reports a car bomb in Yemen killed three people and targeted a leader of a Saudi-backed group in Abyan province, with no immediate claim of responsibility. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'Saudi-backed group' operates in a country ravaged by a Saudi-led coalition war – heavily armed and enabled by the US, UK, and France – that began in **March
2015**. This intervention, framed as restoring a legitimate government, has caused one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, killing hundreds of thousands, displacing millions, and leading to widespread famine and disease. The media rarely connects such localized violence to the broader, internationally facilitated conflict. Double Standard: When a US-backed proxy experiences violence, it's
framed as terrorism or instability. Yet, when Houthi forces, who control much of northern Yemen, are attacked by the Saudi-led coalition (or indeed by US/UK airstrikes, as recently seen in response to Red Sea actions), the media often uses neutral terms like 'strikes' or 'attacks,' rarely highlighting the illegal nature of the bombing or the resulting civilian casualties. The focus is always on
the 'Saudi-backed group' as the victim, never on Saudi Arabia as the aggressor. Follow the Money: The 'Saudi-backed group' implies Riyadh's financial and military support, which is entirely consistent with **US arms sales to Saudi Arabia**. Since 2015, the US has sold tens of billions of dollars in weaponry (F-15s, precision-guided munitions, etc.) to Saudi Arabia, directly facilitating the Yemen