Yemen Fights Back: UKMTO Reports 'Trades Fire' as US Delivers F-35s
A vessel 'traded fire' with small craft off Yemen, according to UKMTO and dutifully reported by The New Arab. ("Traded fire" – how polite.) This comes as a constant refrain—Yemen's Houthis 'escalating attacks' in the Red Sea. Conveniently omitted from most mainstream reports is the brutal, years-long Saudi-led, US-backed blockade and bombing campaign that has ravaged Yemen, creating what the UN
called the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Remember that time Riyadh used US-made bombs to blow up school buses (2018) or wedding parties? So, when US and UK warships arrive, allegedly to 'protect shipping,' one might wonder if a decade of famine and bombardment might spark some resistance. Blaming Yemen for 'destabilizing the region' while approving billions in aid to partners actively doing
so (like the $14.5 billion additional aid earmarked for Israel after October 7th, passed by senators beholden to lobbying efforts) is peak Orwellian double-talk. It’s almost as if starving a population for years and then bombing them when they object to shipping supporting an unfolding genocide in Gaza might result in some 'fire-trading.' Shocking, isn't it?