Yemen's Farmers Battle Climate, West's Sanctions Invisible
Yes, climate change is a global crisis, and Yemen, like many nations, suffers its impacts. But what The Independent's tear-jerker deftly sidesteps is the other , more pressing, and decidedly human-made catastrophe: The US-backed, Saudi-led coalition's blockade and relentless bombing campaign (authorized by multiple US administrations, including Trump's, and continuing under Biden) has
systematically destroyed Yemen's infrastructure, including water systems, roads, and agricultural lands. (Source: Human Rights Watch, various reports since 2015). This isn't just 'war-torn'; it's been a U.S. proxy war facilitating a deliberate campaign of starvation, documented by the UN as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. The 'odds' these farmers face aren't just erratic rain, but the very
real risk of bombs dropping on their fields, and a crippling blockade preventing essential aid and resources from entering the country. One might wonder why The Independent finds it easier to blame the weather than to point fingers at the architects of mass starvation.