TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
The Trump administration’s hypocrisy was on clear display when it denounced Iran over an ineffectual Yemeni missile that landed in Saudi Arabia while the U.S. aids the Saudi slaughter of Yemeni civilians. Political charlatans often employ an essential trick from stage magic: misdirecting the audience. By taking the public’s eye off the real issues and Read More…
Saudi Arabia – a country that now sits on the U.N. Women’s Rights Commission – just executed ten women in an aerial bombardment that appeared to target a wedding procession in Yemen. According to Haaretz, a prominent Israeli newspaper, witnesses and health officials speaking on the condition of anonymity say an airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition warplane struck Read More…
While the Pentagon has been very secretive about what they’ve been doing in Yemen all year, on Wednesday officials confirmed that they have carried out “multiple ground operations,” as well as 120 airstrikes in 2017. US operations haven’t been well-documented at all, in January, almost immediately after the inauguration, the US attacked the village of Read More…
Today marks 1,000 days since Saudi Arabia and allies launched their devastating war against Yemen with military support from the United States and western allies. Since the death of Ali Abdullah Saleh, Saudi Arabia has intensified their air strike attacks on civilian areas. Targets frequently include homes, offices, prisons, weddings, markets, vehicles, water pumps, hospitals, Read More…
Iran’s Foreign Minister likened Nikki Haley’s presentation to Colin Powell’s 2003 WMD speech about Iraq, which precipitated the disastrous US invasion and occupation of Iraq. The Iranian government issued a statement Thursday denying that a presentation by the U.S. represented proof that they’d been sending arms to the Shia Houthis in Yemen in a bid to Read More…
It wasn’t headline news for long, but on Monday, one of the most important geopolitical events of the year took place. On December 4, 2017, Yemen’s former leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was executed by the Houthi rebels currently vying for power in the war-stricken nation. Before he was ousted from power in 2012, Saleh enjoyed a cozy Read More…