Yemen in a bad situation

Slydice

Damn that starvation is a tough watch!

Content warning of 'brink of famine' (video descriptions words) imagery:

Franz Von Peppercorn

Amazing little coverage about this in the western media. Compare with Syria.

Sal Butamol

The inevitable result of US & UK arms deals with the Saudi headchoppers.

pleas advice

O man

Noveight

8 million people on the brink of starvation. No amount of aid could solve that problem for long

satguy

Some of their near neighbors are oil rich states, "playgrounds for the rich and famous". So it's only a mater of time before they step in and help out.
We all saw how those same rich neighbors took in all those Syrian refugees rather than have in rubber boats on the high seas.

All sarcasm aside.. Yes it is a shame and western media could/should do more.

AllForIt

Sal Butamol wrote: »

The inevitable result of US & UK arms deals with the Saudi headchoppers.

So if no arms were sold tot the Saudis' from either the UK or US, you'd have peace and tranquillity in Yemen?

As usual everything bad in the world is all because of the West.

TallGlass

Yet football players moving clubs for a 100m to kick a ball of air around. The world is a mad place at times.

Chaos Tourist

TallGlass wrote: »

Yet football players moving clubs for a 100m to kick a ball of air around. The world is a mad place at times.

Living vicariously through others is big business.

Gatling

AllForIt wrote: »

So if no arms were sold tot the Saudis' from either the UK or US, you'd have peace and tranquillity in Yemen?

As usual everything bad in the world is all because of the West.

As usual we get no mention of Iran , russian and north Korean involvement ,

If only the US and the UK didn't sell arm's globally ,but wait tens of countries sell hundreds of billions of dollars worth of weapons every year.

How Soon Is Now

Quick somebody get a few Yemen flags to wave around different places in Dublin City centre!!!

It's done wonders for Palestine I hear!!

Gatling

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Quick somebody get a few Yemen flags to wave around different places in Dublin City centre!!!

It's done wonders for Palestine I hear!!

Get in touch with the local authorities controlled by SF they will be delighted to fly the Yemen flag

SEPT 23 1989

Far away don't care

How Soon Is Now

Gatling wrote: »

Get in touch with the local authorities controlled by SF they will be delighted to fly the Yemen flag

There's nothing a lovely colourful flag can't fix in this country!

Billy86

A country that has continued to get bombed the f*** out of by drones which have shot up since the start of last year, which absolutely cannot help. What ever happened to all those posters and threads telling us how evil and terrible drones are that were all over boards in and around 2014-16?

Zebra3

You'd be hearing a lot about this if it was Russia behind it.

But it's the US/Saudi axis of evil, so as usual the western media looks the other way.

Gatling

Billy86 wrote: »

A country that has continued to get bombed the f*** out of by drones which have shot up since the start of last year, which absolutely cannot help. What ever happened to all those posters and threads telling us how evil and terrible drones are that were all over boards in and around 2014-16?

Historically there has been conflicts going on in Yemen since the late 40's early 50's and every time one group is finished off outside support arms and backs another group to start a fresh conflict ,
Unfortunately we only see people caring when they want to bash the west ,

buried

Can't be the headhunter Saudi regimes fault, sure our own news agencies told us they letting women drive cars now. Probably have them driving more tanks over there to blow up starving people. Vile fascist f**king kip. Day of reckoning coming real soon

Billy86

Gatling wrote: »

Historically there has been conflicts going on in Yemen since the late 40's early 50's and every time one group is finished off outside support arms and backs another group to start a fresh conflict ,
Unfortunately we only see people caring when they want to bash the west ,

Well given that that the White House now takes their orders from Moscow I guess it makes sense the same crowd so active on the matter in 2014-16 suddenly decided to shut their collective mouths about it once and for as of January 21st, 2017.

Father Hernandez

Mind boggling to find out about this via a thread on boards and nothing in the news.

Seems to be in an awful state, not nice

Ipso

Gatling wrote: »

Historically there has been conflicts going on in Yemen since the late 40's early 50's and every time one group is finished off outside support arms and backs another group to start a fresh conflict ,
Unfortunately we only see people caring when they want to bash the west ,

Didnt they have a very bad civil war in the 90’s?

Zebra3

Gatling wrote: »

Historically there has been conflicts going on in Yemen since the late 40's early 50's and every time one group is finished off outside support arms and backs another group to start a fresh conflict ,
Unfortunately we only see people caring when they want to bash the west ,

"Bash the west". Ah yes, the west is the victim as the west arms the head chopping Islamic extremists of Saudi Arabia as they bomb and starve millions of civilians.

Thoughts and prayers with the west.

Capt'n Midnight

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

Amazing little coverage about this in the western media. Compare with Syria.

It's not hidden
https://www.rte.ie/search/query/yemen/

I'd imagine it's not easy reporting there. The Saudai's are heavily involved and it's not like you can wander around with a video camera in Saudai either.

The BBC's international correspondent Orla Guerin , and I stopped there.

BTW there's more people living in Yemen than Australia.

Not just a civil war, it use to be two countries that had a war or two before reunification.

riffmongous

Father Hernandez wrote: »

Mind boggling to find out about this via a thread on boards and nothing in the news.

Seems to be in an awful state, not nice

It's often mentioned on the BBC in fairness, it just doesn't seem to stick though

Ipso

Why are the Saudis involved? Are they again the Shias or is it Sunni against Sunni.

Capt'n Midnight

Ipso wrote: »

Why are the Saudis involved? Are they again the Shias or is it Sunni against Sunni.

Flexing muscles.

Domino theory.

"cold war" with Iran

The Royal family aren't loved by all, and sending a message to anyone who wants to try this at home.



* All of the above and then some.

skepticalme

Ipso wrote: »

Why are the Saudis involved? Are they again the Shias or is it Sunni against Sunni.

Oil.
They want to run a pipeline from Saudi through Yemen to bypass Straits of Hormuz controlled by Iran. Yemen said no.

US backed Saudi coalition have bombed so indiscriminately and made so many 'mistakes' Obama at one point cut type of bombs sold to them. Trump reversed that. UK are selling arms to Saudi also knowing that they are for Yemen.

Its incredible that there is hardly any coverage of this. Yemen is the poorest country though I think gold has been found recently. People starving to death ffs.
It's US, UK again backed saudi and gulf coalition vs Iran.

kuntboy

Sal Butamol wrote: »

The inevitable result of US & UK arms deals with the Saudi headchoppers.

Just blame the West for everything directly. It's easier.

RandomName2

kuntboy wrote: »

Just blame the West for everything directly. It's easier.

Saudi Arabia is directly responsible for this. US is indirectly responsible.

The west is also responsible the the Syrian War dragging on for so many years. It's not possible to dodge these facts.

Franz Von Peppercorn

AllForIt wrote: »

So if no arms were sold tot the Saudis' from either the UK or US, you'd have peace and tranquillity in Yemen?

As usual everything bad in the world is all because of the West.

The US could stop this by saying stop.

It’s also refuelling Saudi aircraft and using drones against the rebels.

skepticalme

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

The US could stop this by saying stop.

It’s also refuelling Saudi aircraft and using drones against the rebels.

Completely agree.

Franz Von Peppercorn

Zebra3 wrote: »

You'd be hearing a lot about this if it was Russia behind it.

But it's the US/Saudi axis of evil, so as usual the western media looks the other way.

Yes. This.

And then the American media lectures us all about how important their media is and how controlled Russia is.

Sad.

YFlyer

AllForIt wrote: »

So if no arms were sold tot the Saudis' from either the UK or US, you'd have peace and tranquillity in Yemen?

As usual everything bad in the world is all because of the West.

They are contributing.

Gatling

skepticalme wrote: »

Oil.
They want to run a pipeline from Saudi through Yemen to bypass Straits of Hormuz controlled by Iran.

Actually no ,

But hey

Gatling

RandomName2 wrote: »

Saudi Arabia is directly responsible for this. US is indirectly responsible.

And what iran and their russian backers who's arming various groups are innocent ,

it's murica murica murica


Let's ignore history and facts

Billy86

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

The US could stop this by saying stop.

It’s also refuelling Saudi aircraft and using drones against the rebels.

Saying 'stop' would not be enough, as the US would also need to stop actually bombing Yemen themselves. Instead, they have increased their own bombings of Yemen sixfold in the last 18 months.

Franz Von Peppercorn

Billy86 wrote: »

Saying 'stop' would not be enough, as the US would also need to stop actually bombing Yemen themselves. Instead, they have increased their own bombings of Yemen sixfold in the last 18 months.

Interesting that the yank media, so quick to call trump a fascist on so many other ways, is not willing to call him out on this.

Gatling

Billy86 wrote: »

Saying 'stop' would not be enough, as the US would also need to stop actually bombing Yemen themselves. Instead, they have increased their own bombings of Yemen sixfold in the last 18 months.

They increased by a whole 21 strikes ,

Almost shocking when you say sixfold and see it's actually only around 130 strikes against ALQ targets and other foreign groups

RandomName2

Gatling wrote: »

And what iran and their russian backers who's arming various groups are innocent ,

it's murica murica murica


Let's ignore history and facts

Iran is hardly innocent. Saudi Arabia and Iran are as bad as each other.

The thing is though, that left to its own devices the Houthis would have won in Yemen. Instead Saudi Arabia has been propping up the government that lost most of its territory, and is dropping bombs on Houthi territory and starving the population there.

Sure Iran is giving aid to the Houthis. Are they doing it to try and reduce Saudi Arabia's local power? You betcha. Does that make this action inherently wrong in this particular instance? No.

igCorcaigh

Gatling wrote: »

They increased by a whole 21 strikes ,

Almost shocking when you say sixfold and see it's actually only around 130 strikes against ALQ targets and other foreign groups

If a terrorist group detonated "only 130 strikes" in Europe, there would be a global outcry.

War is war, and it is nearly always wrong.

skepticalme

Gatling wrote: »

Actually no ,

But hey

Are you trying to imply that there is no plan for a pipeline or do you just like saying no.

Billy86

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

Interesting that the yank media, so quick to call trump a fascist on so many other ways, is not willing to call him out on this.

Doesn't fit well with the "biased-against-me media witch hunt" narrative he's trying to build, that's for sure.

Zebra3

Gatling wrote: »

And what iran and their russian backers who's arming various groups are innocent ,

it's murica murica murica


Let's ignore history and facts

Except nobody actually said that. You’re really good at making stuff up when people are calling out war crimes of the US or its’ allies.

long_b

Reporter sounded Irish under the twang. Fair fecks to her

Jesus Christ. The reporter on Channel 4 News tonight in his report on today's massacre of 43 people (and rising) in a market, including 29 children bombed in their bus:

".... The Western-backed Saudi-led coalition responsible offering no apology. This was a legitimate military operation, they say, in accordance with international humanitarian law."

He finished his report thus:

"... the absence of any moral culpability over a war in the Arab world's poorest nation where last year an average of 130 children died every day".
.

An average of 130 children per day dying? It's quite nauseating how this conflict is sidelined because the US and Britain are arming and defending the mass murderers in that aberration of humanity that is the state of Saudi Arabia. How anybody in the west can justify supporting these people defies belief. No wonder so much of humanity recoils when these same Western leaders lecture others on immorality only when their opponents are engaged in it.

Channel 4 News - Yemen: Dozens of children killed in airstrikes:

https://www.channel4.com/news/yemen-dozens-of-children-killed-in-airstrike

whiskeyman

So many people I know don't know or care about this.
I admit I turn a blind eye too as it's too depressing to watch.
Ignorance is bliss for many.

Cheerful Spring

Deleted User wrote: »

Jesus Christ. The reporter on Channel 4 News tonight in his report on today's massacre of 43 people (and rising) in a market, including 29 children bombed in their bus:



He finished his report thus:

"... the absence of any moral culpability over a war in the Arab world's poorest nation where last year an average of 130 children died every day".
.

An average of 130 children per day dying? It's quite nauseating how this conflict is sidelined because the US and Britain are arming and defending the mass murderers in that aberration of humanity that is the state of Saudi Arabia. How anybody in the west can justify supporting these people defies belief. No wonder so much of humanity recoils when these same Western leaders lecture others on immorality only when their opponents are engaged in it.

Channel 4 News - Yemen: Dozens of children killed in airstrikes:

https://www.channel4.com/news/yemen-dozens-of-children-killed-in-airstrike

Well seeing that Syria conflict was never about democracy you can see now in Yemen killing children is fine as long they are your allies.

Where Nikki Haley at the UN? She quick to call meetings at the UN when she thinks Assad carried out an atrocity.

skepticalme

The Saudi's have actually said this was a legitimate military target. Heather Nauert has waffled over this attack but still said they support their allies in the region. This isn't even the first massacre, they have bombed weddings, funerals, markets. There's cholera outbreaks as well as starvation. The UK, US and Canada are supplying billions of dollars of weapons to Saudi, plus tactical support. The media are reporting the minimum because West is complicit.
If this had happened in Syria, it would be headline news for days. The Saudi's are spending billions on this farce, and getting nowhere and none of it is for love of the Yemeni people.

riffmongous

I also saw the legitimate target line yesterday and thought wtf

WoollyRedHat

The Saudi are scum, and all those who support them. They see children as cannon fodder.

UN calling for an inquiry: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/10/middleeast/yemen-children-attack-bus-intl/index.html Guess who will block it? What does our Minister of Foreign Affairs have to say on this ****show?

RobertKK

It is a large stain on humanity what the Saudi's backed by the west are doing to the people of Yemen.

Absolute disgrace, no country can claim to be a moral authority and pretend to be the good guys when they support these horrific crimes.