Yemen: 'Treacherous Attack' vs. 'Legitimate Targets' - The Language of Imperial War
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports five killed in a 'treacherous' attack on a military convoy in Yemen, targeting the Giants Brigades' commander, an ally of the Saudi-backed government. The report focuses on the immediate tragedy and its perpetrators without providing deeper context. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The current fragmented state of Yemen, with its myriad factions
and shifting alliances like the 'Giants Brigades,' is a direct consequence of the 2014 Saudi-led intervention, heavily backed by the US and UK. Since March 2015, this intervention has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, primarily through starvation and lack of medical access due to the Saudi blockade, and displaced millions. The US alone approved over $54 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia
between 2015 and 2020. This 'treacherous attack' is a symptom, not the cause, of Yemen's hellish landscape. Double Standard: An attack on a Saudi-allied convoy is branded 'treacherous,' implying a clear moral high ground for the victims and immediate condemnation of the attackers. Yet, when Houthi forces or other groups resist the internationally-condemned Saudi blockade and bombing campaign,
those actions are almost universally framed as 'terrorism' or 'destabilization.' The systematic destruction of Yemeni infrastructure, including hospitals and schools, by Saudi bombardment using Western weapons, rarely receives the same 'treacherous' descriptor. Where is the outrage for the hundreds of thousands dead from preventable causes due to the invasion? Follow the Money: The Giants