Over the past months, Yemen-based Houthi militants have engaged in unprecedented attacks against United States military forces and international maritime vessels operating in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. These attacks fit the textbook definition of terrorism. They have endangered U.S. personnel, civilian mariners, and our partners, jeopardized global trade, and threatened freedom of…
Houthis are a mostly political movement and the de facto government of the most populous parts of Yemen.
Saying “our action targets the Houthis and not the people of Yemen” is straight nonsense deliberately designed to paint the chosen government of most of the Yemeni people as identical to small groups of terrorists within the large movement.
It’s straight out of the Dubya/Cheney/Rumsfeld playbook of manufacturing consent for war crimes.
How many ‘normal political movements’ in the middle east have “curse the jewz” in their official emblem?
Saying “our action targets the Houthis and not the people of Yemen” is straight nonsense deliberately designed to paint the chosen government of most of the Yemeni people as identical to small groups of terrorists within the large movement.
Do you honestly believe the missile and drone attacks on ships are done by small groups of terrorists without the consent of the Houthi government?
So much fucking stereotyping!
Houthis are a mostly political movement and the de facto government of the most populous parts of Yemen.
Saying “our action targets the Houthis and not the people of Yemen” is straight nonsense deliberately designed to paint the chosen government of most of the Yemeni people as identical to small groups of terrorists within the large movement.
It’s straight out of the Dubya/Cheney/Rumsfeld playbook of manufacturing consent for war crimes.
Their slogan shows they’re not as much a political movement but rather a group of religious nuts
Yeah because slogans always tell the whole story and middle eastern politics never mixes with religion 🙄
Also, even if it IS a group of religious nuts, does that make ALL of them terrorists?
How many ‘normal political movements’ in the middle east have “curse the jewz” in their official emblem?
Do you honestly believe the missile and drone attacks on ships are done by small groups of terrorists without the consent of the Houthi government?