Yemen: 'Government-Allied' Convoy Attacked, Media Forgets Who 'Allied' Them
📰 THE STORY: Mainstream media reports that a car bomb attack in southern Yemen killed five members of a 'government-allied' convoy, including a leader of a Saudi-backed armed group. The report attributes responsibility to 'terrorists' without deeper examination of the conflict's origins. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'government' referred to is the internationally
recognized Hadi government, ousted from Sanaa in 2014 by the Houthi movement. Starting in March 2015, a Saudi Arabia-led coalition, heavily armed by the US, UK, and France, intervened to reinstall this government. This intervention led to what the UN called the 'world's worst humanitarian crisis,' with over 377,000 deaths by the end of 2021, overwhelmingly due to the war and blockade, not
individual attacks. Double Standard: When civilian casualties mount from US-backed Saudi bombings of Houthi-held areas, media reports often use passive language, focusing on 'airstrikes' or 'collateral damage.' Here, an attack on a Saudi-backed group is immediately framed as 'terrorism,' implicitly justifying continued foreign intervention. The violence inflicted by the Saudi coalition, which has
targeted schools, hospitals, and marketplaces, rarely receives the same moral outrage or labeling as 'terrorism' from Western outlets. Follow the Money: The Saudi-led coalition's war in Yemen has been a massive boon for Western arms manufacturers. The United States alone sold over $200 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia between 2010 and 2020. Major beneficiaries include Raytheon, Lockheed Martin,