Yemen's Peril, Saudi's War, Western Sanctioned Silence
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera provides a video exploring the current power dynamics in Yemen, the intensifying humanitarian crisis, and growing aid gaps, framing it as an internal struggle for control. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The current 'power struggles' are direct consequences of a Saudi-led coalition, heavily backed by the US and UK, that launched a devastating bombing
campaign in March 2015 against the Houthi movement. This intervention, which included a brutal blockade, plunged Yemen into the world's worst humanitarian crisis, killing hundreds of thousands and pushing millions to the brink of famine, long before Al Jazeera notes 'aid gaps grow.' Double Standard: While Western media frequently decries human rights abuses and 'destabilization' when carried out
by designated adversaries, the catastrophic civilian casualties and systematic destruction of infrastructure by Saudi Arabia and its allies in Yemen received scant, often sympathetic coverage. Imagine the outrage if Iran or Russia imposed a similar blockade and bombing campaign on a neighboring country. The narrative would be one of unprovoked aggression, not 'power struggles.' Follow the Money:
The Saudi-led war on Yemen has been a colossal boon for Western arms manufacturers. The US alone approved over $200 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia between 2009 and 2019, fueling the conflict. The UK has licensed at least £28 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia since 2015, directly facilitating the war crimes committed against Yemeni civilians. These sales, alongside political and