The war in Yemen – and it’s accompanying humanitarian catastrophe – has been going on a very long time now; and it shows no signs of abating any time soon. I talked about the humanitarian side of it here recently. And about the seeming apathy of Western media and politicians and the hypocrisy in terms […]
Alright, so I’ve neglected to touch on this subject for a very long time. I did cover it in March 2015 when the catastrophe started (and sporadically since then), but I’ve generally neglected it. Not because I don’t care: but because I find this subject so upsetting, so dispiriting, that I can’t bring myself to […]
The murder of former Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh by Houthi rebels will simply guarantee continued and intensified attacks by the Saudi-led coalition that has been bombing Yemen since March 2015. By Sunday, Houthi fighters had taken control of most of the capital, Sanaa, with intense battles going on in the city. Saudi airstrikes didn’t […]
