Joining MintCast to discuss the blockade and Yemen’s escalating tensions with the United States is Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior political official and spokesperson for Yemen’s Ansar Allah.
Joining MintCast to discuss the blockade and Yemen’s escalating tensions with the United States is Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior political official and spokesperson for Yemen’s Ansar Allah.
The quiet end of Hadi’s reign after a decade of serving US and Saudi interests not only nullifies the legal justification of the war under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter but reinforces the long-held belief among many in the Middle East that Western powers were never interested in democracy.
The quiet end of Hadi’s reign after a decade of serving US and Saudi interests not only nullifies the legal justification of the war under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter but reinforces the long-held belief among many in the Middle East that Western powers were never interested in democracy.
“If the world only cares about Ukraine and ignores our suffering, [at least] it will care about the oil when it is bombed.” – Ali Gueish, a Yemeni in his eighties
“If the world only cares about Ukraine and ignores our suffering, [at least] it will care about the oil when it is bombed.” – Ali Gueish, a Yemeni in his eighties
Ansar Allah is hoping to exploit rising oil prices by targeting Saudi oil infrastructure and driving up the price of crude oil in a bid to punish the United States for its support of the Saudi-led war.
Ansar Allah is hoping to exploit rising oil prices by targeting Saudi oil infrastructure and driving up the price of crude oil in a bid to punish the United States for its support of the Saudi-led war.
The speed of Western retaliation over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised eyebrows among Yemenis who have endured a relentless bombing campaign and deadly air, land, and sea blockade for 2,520 consecutive days.
The speed of Western retaliation over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised eyebrows among Yemenis who have endured a relentless bombing campaign and deadly air, land, and sea blockade for 2,520 consecutive days.
“The civilian death toll in Yemen has almost doubled since the United Nations rights body dissolved its monitoring mechanism in the war-torn country.” – Norwegian Refugee Council Report
“The civilian death toll in Yemen has almost doubled since the United Nations rights body dissolved its monitoring mechanism in the war-torn country.” – Norwegian Refugee Council Report
Journalists Benjamin Norton and Alan MacLeod join Mnar Adley to discuss how the mainstream media spent the last week beating drums of war with Russia while ignoring a new deadly US-backed Saudi onslaught in Yemen.
Journalists Benjamin Norton and Alan MacLeod join Mnar Adley to discuss how the mainstream media spent the last week beating drums of war with Russia while ignoring a new deadly US-backed Saudi onslaught in Yemen.
