Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Terrorist Designation of the Houthis | The White House
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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…
  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
    222·
    10 months ago

    This sounds like preparations for a blockade of Yemen’s ports. Am I reading this right?

    • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1519·
      10 months ago

      It’s probably the most effective way to prevent them from receiving Iranian weapons and shooting them at civilian ships.

      If the Houthis cease their attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the United States will immediately reevaluate this designation.

      All they gotta do is stop shooting at civilian ships and everyone will go back to not blowing up their assault facilities and preventing weapon shipments.

        • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
          714·
          10 months ago

          They have only been getting bombed by the US/UK for a week after attacking civilian shipping since November. Other people might have been bombing them earlier, but the US/UK would be happy to go back to not bombing them if they stop touching the boats.

          • crypticthree@lemmy.worldEnglish
            153·
            10 months ago

            Well the Saudis have been using US made weapons the entire time. The idea that “we’ll quit bombing you” is a good bargaining chip when the bombs are not going to stop is optimistic at best.

      • iain@feddit.nlEnglish
        195·
        10 months ago

        If only we were so resolute to stopping people shooting civilians… that would solve both problems at the same time

        • Altofaltception@lemmy.worldEnglish
          176·
          10 months ago

          Well, we all read that other statement that had no mention of the murder of nearly 25,000 civilians.

          Civilians only matter when they’re a certain colour or ethnicity.

  • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtfEnglish
    189·
    10 months ago

    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.

    • nonailsleft@lemm.eeEnglish
      914·
      10 months ago

      Their slogan shows they’re not as much a political movement but rather a group of religious nuts

      • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtfEnglish
        65·
        10 months ago

        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?

        • nonailsleft@lemm.eeEnglish
          45·
          10 months ago

          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?

    • jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      While true the US has no business calling anyone else a terrorist, they are NOT facing charges at the Hague. Removed for misinformation.