Peti oktobar na bliskom istoku i arapskom svetu

[namenski]

Dupe Glava. Pesak.

[urkozamanje]

Putin

[boshoku]

analiza stručne komisije o intervenciji u libiji - ergo, nije po sredi "mišljenje" 1 studentkinje

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-37356873

 

 

 

The limited intervention to protect civilians had drifted into an opportunist policy of regime change. That policy was not underpinned by a strategy to support and shape post-Gaddafi Libya

 

[Dr Arslanagić]

Ma da li je moguće?  :o

 

Scores killed in Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen funeral

[borris_]

Ko je ovdje ratni zlocinac?

Huti, jer su se pobunili protiv legitimnog predsjednika?

SA i drugi pripadnici koalicije?

Zapadne zemlje koje podrzavaju saude i ostale pripadnike koalicije i nastavljaju da prodaju oruzije?

Niko?

[Utvara]

Za mene su Huti heroji.

[Anduril]

Ko je ovdje ratni zlocinac?

Huti, jer su se pobunili protiv legitimnog predsjednika?

SA i drugi pripadnici koalicije?

Zapadne zemlje koje podrzavaju saude i ostale pripadnike koalicije i nastavljaju da prodaju oruzije?

Niko?

KSA ovakvim stvarima polako ali sigurno kopa sebi grob.

[Eraserhead]

Smradovi iz KSA su izgleda naucili lekciju iz Sirije - Samo negiraj. Kazu nisu oni kombardovali.

[borris_]

Mislim da tu foru koriste svi.

Znaci KSA su smradovi, jos nisu stigli do zlocinaca.

U ovom ratu ne treba zaboraviti i koalicione saveznike (od UAE pa sve do Maroka).

Jedino Oman vodi mudru politiku u tom predjelu. Ali oni nisu ni suniti ni siiti.

Edited October 8, 2016 by borris_

[borris_]

Inace razne organizacije za ljudska prava pricaju o greskama koalicije. Vijest u Le Monde-u jedva moze da se nadje. Ustvari USA su najzustrije reagovale, razmisljaju da preispitaju podrsku koaliciji.

[Lord Protector]

 

The American-made catastrophe in Yemen

 

CJ Werleman

 

Wednesday 5 October 2016 15:30 UTC

 

 

While US officials condemn Russian war crimes in Syria, the US-Saudi coalition in Yemen is committing the same - but the media is silent

For a generation of Americans old enough to remember, the Korean conflict is often dubbed the “forgotten war”. Where Hollywood has lionised or contextualised those who fought in the Second World War and Vietnam, the nearly 2 million Americans who fought on the Korean peninsula in the early 1950s have largely been airbrushed from history.

Fast forward 60 odd years, and Americans find themselves participating in yet another forgotten war: Yemen.

Where the unfolding tragedy in Syria has grabbed media attention in the US over the course of the past five years, at least intermittingly, America’s participation and contribution towards alleged war crimes and the unmitigated humanitarian crisis in Yemen is yet to have even grabbed the attention of CNN’s scrolling news ticker.

Effectively what this means is this: the US mainstream media is choosing to broadcast to US viewers news stories that reflect only the geopolitical positions of the US administration. While this is hardly breaking news or some kind of deep revelation, given how US media behaved as cheerleader-in-chief for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, it’s still worth noting.

Double standards

For instance, when Russia bombs an aid convoy, attacks a hospital or a school in Syria, a spokesperson for the US administration will come forward to denounce Russia’s intervention, and the media will cover it. But when US taxpayer bombs, using US military guidance systems, blow up wedding parties, schools, anything, you can cut the silence with the proverbial knife.

On the same weekend The New York Times ran a full-page article on how Russia attacked 31 humanitarian aid trucks, killing 18 civilians, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, US fighter jets fired missiles into five residential homes in Hudaida province, Yemen, killing 26 civilians.

Where John Kerry condemned Russia’s attack on the aid convoy, and was reported by most major media outlets, the US-led attack against civilians in Yemen went widely unnoticed

Where US Secretary of State John Kerry condemned Russia’s attack on the aid convoy, calling for an immediate grounding of all Russian warplanes so that aid deliveries could continue, which was reported by most major media outlets, the US-led attack against civilians in Yemen went widely unnoticed.

Sorry – my bad – the US government did make an announcement on Yemen that very same day: “Senate clears way for $1.5 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia.” Which now means Obama has shipped more weapons to Saudi Arabia than any previous US president, taking the kingdom’s haul to an eye-popping $115 billion since 2009.

Human catastrophe

These weapons have inflicted an almost unimaginable human catastrophe on the people of Yemen. That is, unimaginable only if you hadn’t heard of the parallel catastrophe in Syria. Since the start of 2015, the Saudi-US intervention in Yemen has resulted in the deaths of more than 10,000 people, most of them civilians, alongside another three million who have been displaced from their homes, and another 21 million in urgent need of humanitarian aid.

It’s also interesting to note that, at the same time senior US officials call for the enforcement of a no-fly zone in Syria in order to protect civilians, the US-Saudi coalition is also carrying out air strikes in Yemen that are killing civilians.

If Saudi Arabia’s relentless attack on Yemen was underwritten by Russia, instead of the US, it’s likely Americans would know more about the human suffering taking place in this country. But it’s not, and thus they know less, not more.

At the same time senior US officials call for the enforcement of a no-fly zone in Syria in order to protect civilians, the US-Saudi coalition is also carrying out air strikes in Yemen that are killing civilians

In September, a report compiled by theYemen Data Project found that more than third of US-Saudi airstrikes have struck civilian sites – including hospitals, schools, mosques, and government buildings.

The report noted that of 8,600 air strikes carried out between March 2015 and August 2016, 3,577 hit military sites, while 3,158 struck non-military targets. While the report says some of these attacks on civilian targets can be attributed to “mistakes,” the fact repeated air strikes have struck schools, hospitals and mosques points to a more sinister conclusion.

Media silence on arms bonanza

Where US complicity in alleged war crimes have been met with total media silence in the United States, there is growing pressure on the European Union and the United Nations, led by The Netherlands, to investigate Britain’s contribution in the conflict.

Britain has sold nearly $5bn worth of arms to Saudi Arabia since the conflict began, and in the meantime the UK government has blocked a UN inquiry into the claim of war crimes in Yemen.

A number of human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, recently penned an open letter to the UN Commissioner on Human Rights that demands an international inquiry to “establish facts, collect and preserve information related to violations and abuses with a view to ensuring that those responsible for crimes are brought to justice in fair trials".

Britain has sold nearly $5bn worth of arms to Saudi Arabia since the conflict began, and in the meantime the UK government has blocked a UN inquiry into the claim of war crimes in Yemen

The UK government’s attempt to block an international inquiry into Saudi-US coalition war crimes in Yemen has been derided by human rights groups. “It’s shocking. The UK ought to be standing up for justice and accountability, not acting as a cheerleader for arms companies,” said Polly Truscott of Amnesty International. While Andrew Smith of Campaign Against Arms Trade observes: “For 18 months now, UK arms have been central to the destruction of Yemen.”

Dog days of the Obama doctrine

Muted criticism of the United States’ role in Yemen, however, is centred less on the plight of Yemen’s internationally forsaken citizens, and fixated more on what Yemen means for the endurance of the Obama Doctrine. In other words, Yemen is seen merely through the prism of a political football, and not a moral balance.

Where the Bush Doctrine urged preemption and direct military involvement, the Obama Doctrine favours the outsourcing of war to regional allies, but outsourcing to Saudi in Yemen has left many US administration officials wondering whether a lack of US due diligence in mitigating against civilian casualties is exacerbating casualties in a conflict already mired in a stalemate. 

“Obama has said little about the war in Yemen. With mere months left in his presidency, there is scarce indication that he will,” notes The Atlantic. “Increasingly skeptical of America’s ability to shape events on the ground in the Middle East, Obama sees little incentive to overturn the status quo, even if that means supporting the apparently reckless military forays of a government he disdains.”

It's disturbing to learn that Obama has determined Yemen to be a problem unworthy of a solution, dismissing the country as a 'complete shit show'

Not only is it extraordinary that Obama has been forced to say very little about a conflict in which US involvement has led to an almost unrivalled human catastrophe, but it’s equally disturbing to learn that Obama has determined Yemen to be a problem unworthy of a solution, dismissing the country as a “complete shit show,” according to one US official who briefs the president on national security matters.

Yes, Yemen is a “shit show” but it is a “shit show” that is exacerbated by a US-backed coalition, and it’s a only a US-backed coalition that can bring an end to a “shit show” that has led to the deaths of 10,000 Yemenis and the pending doom of tens of millions more.

- CJ Werleman is the author of Crucifying America, God Hates You. Hate Him Back, Koran Curious, and is the host of Foreign Object. Follow him on twitter: @cjwerleman

 

 

Edited October 9, 2016 by slow

[Anduril]

Jeste ovo sramota i za UK i za SAD vlade sto uglavnom cute kada je Jemen u pitanju koji je onako generalno zaboravljen od svih.

[namenski]

Ne mogu da dodju sebi od zapreascenja i zgrozenosti zlocinima Asadovog rezima, a i traume koje su im navukli Sadam i Gadafi su jos sveze za tankocutne demokratiji posvecene duse u vladama koje si pomenuo... ;)

[Prospero]

Smradovi iz KSA su izgleda naucili lekciju iz Sirije - Samo negiraj. Kazu nisu oni kombardovali.

 

Ni Federika Mogerini ne zna ko je bombardovao  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

 

 

Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on the attack in Yemen

Bruxelles, 08/10/2016 - 23:27 - UNIQUE ID: 161008_1

 

"The cost of the continued war in Yemen is becoming more and more unbearable. The horrific attack on a funeral gathering in Sanaa today has provoked a terrible loss of life among mourners and family members and left many injured.  

 

The EU extends its condolences to the families of the victims.

Those responsible for the attack must be identified  and held accountable. But it's not enough. The parties, the regional and international actors should engage without any further delays to put an end to the war. 

 

All parties should return to the negotiating table. The European Union offers its full support to the efforts of UN Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed to find a political solution.The people of Yemen deserve a return to peace."

 

[bigvlada]

Inace razne organizacije za ljudska prava pricaju o greskama koalicije. Vijest u Le Monde-u jedva moze da se nadje. Ustvari USA su najzustrije reagovale, razmisljaju da preispitaju podrsku koaliciji.

 

 Da, odustaće od nekoliko desetina milijardi vojnih ugovora o isporuci džebane i ostale gvožđurije, održavanju opreme i obuci ljudstva. Osoba koja je to izjavila je jak kandidat za titulu šarlatana godine.