Yemen's Engineered Chaos: Fueling the War Machine
📰 THE STORY: The New Arab article suggests that internal divisions and power struggles within southern Yemen, particularly between the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and other factions, indirectly benefit the Houthi Ansar Allah movement by allowing them to consolidate power in the north without direct conflict. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'chaos' described is not
organic. It is a direct result of the US-backed, Saudi-led coalition's military intervention launched in March 2015, which aimed to restore the internationally recognized government. This intervention has killed an estimated 377,000 people by the end of 2021, displaced millions, and created the world's worst humanitarian crisis, deliberately fragmenting the nation into warring proxies. Double
Standard: Western media routinely attributes political instability in nations targeted for regime change to inherent 'chaos' or 'internal divisions,' ascribing agency to local actors while whitewashing the role of foreign military intervention and proxy warfare. When Russia or China support factions in a conflict zone, it's 'interference'; when the US/Saudi Arabia do it (often creating the
instability), it's a 'response to legitimate government requests' or an effort to 'restore stability.' Follow the Money: The 'chaos' in Yemen has been incredibly profitable for Western arms manufacturers. Between 2015 and 2022, the U.S. alone approved over $28 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the primary actors behind the destruction of Yemen. Major beneficiaries include