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War on Yemen? Don't Expect A Cakewalk
On Wednesday, the Biden administration labeled the Houthis a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist group,” opening the door to the imposition of sweeping sanctions. Aid groups immediately responded with warnings that the designation threatens to greatly intensify Yemen’s humanitarian crisis. As...
The Biden administration is in the process of reimposing the 7 year-long embargo on Yemen that cut off food, water and essential medical supplies to the civilian population. This is how Washington weaponizes the “terrorist” designation in order to use famine as an instrument of foreign policy. The clear intention is to starve the population into submission so the US can advance its geopolitical agenda in the region. In this case, Washington’s strategic objectives remain largely concealed from the general public, so we will list them here:
The United States has three main goals in Yemen:
- To eliminate an ally of Iran. (The Houthis)
- To control critical shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
- To construct an oil pipeline across Yemen [1] in the event that the US launches a war on Iran and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted.
Now that Israel is moving ahead with its ethnic cleansing operation, we can add a forth objective to the list: - To militarily engage any army or militia in the region that tries to derail Tel Aviv’s territorial ambitions.
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[1]:
Saudi war for Yemen oil pipeline is empowering al-Qaeda, IS
Secret cable and Dutch government official confirm that Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen is partly motivated by an ambitious US-backed pipeline fantasy
