„[…] The Houthis demands are clear and precise: Stop the attacks on Palestinians, and the threats to Israeli shipping will cease. Escalate, and the Houthi response will be asymmetrical and world-changing. To any who might scoff at the idea of a rebel army in an impoverished 3rd world country being able to take on the US military, I would simply remind them of the fact that the US has failed to achieve any meaningful victory in any of the wars it has started over the last 30 years.
The choice is clear – either end the Palestinian tragedy, or unleash a global catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. The US government has announced its ill-advised decision to choose the latter option. It is up to all good people in the world, and US citizens in particular, to prevent this global and suicidal miscalculation from taking place, or suffer the consequences.“
US Escalation in the Red Sea – A Lose/Lose Proposition
By Russell Bentley
December 19, 2023
The latest escalation in world military affairs, the situation in the Red Sea and Yemen, has the real potential to eclipse both the war in Ukraine and the invasion of Gaza, both in terms of military and economic impact, on a global scale.
The hubris and abject idiocy of US plans to open yet another conflict that they cannot hope to win, and that cannot lead to anything but the destruction of the world economy can only be described as criminally insane.
In a recent letter to „Dear America“, the Houthi leaders wrote, „A desperate plea for reflection. The consequences are dire, and the responsibility lies with the guardians of the American dream. Beware, for the path you tread upon carries weighty consequences, reverberating across oceans and continents. Choose wisely…“ The choice is between demanding an end to the Gaza humanitarian tragedy or escalating the conflict into a war that will have global consequences. The US has already announced its intention to choose the latter. It is a choice for which the American people, if they allow it to happen, will suffer gravely.
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Ships captured in Yemen to only leave on Palestine’s terms: Exclusive
By Al Mayadeen English
December 19, 2023
Yemeni Ansar Allah spokesperson Mohammad Abdel Salam tells Al Mayadeen in an exclusive interview that Yemen would not release any captured ships but on the terms set by the Palestinian people.
The criminal onslaught being waged on Palestine forces every free man to take action and underline that they stand against the Zionist arrogance and criminality, Yemeni Ansar Allah spokesperson Mohammad Abdel Salam said on Tuesday. […]
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From the River to the (Red) Sea: Why the US is forming a new naval task force
Yemen has shaken the trajectory of Israel’s Gaza war by attacking ships en route to the occupation state. The US and its allies now threaten to establish a naval task force in response, a move that is likely to backfire and stoke even more conflict.
By Khalil Harb
December 18, 2023
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Red Sea’s Gateway of Tears… As Usual, Uncle Sam’s Euro Vassals Pay the Price
The major European states are finally making some noises calling for a ceasefire to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. What’s taken them so long?
By Finian Cunningham
December 19, 2023
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Despite Biden’s claims, Gaza health ministry death toll is accurate, say peer-reviewed scientific studies
US President Biden criticized Gaza’s health ministry, but its statistics on Israel’s killings of Palestinians are accurate, according to peer-reviewed articles in top medical journal The Lancet.
By Ben Norton
December 19, 2023
https://afsaneyebahar.com/2023/12/19/20697579/
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Hamas ‘mass rape’ claim lacks evidence. But it’s being used to justify genocide
Claims of systematic rape on October 7 appeal to a racist trope of the savage, predatory Arab. Which is why western politicians and media are so unconcerned by the dearth of evidence
By Jonathan Cook
December 18, 2023
https://afsaneyebahar.com/2023/12/19/20697575/
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Amir Mortasawi (alias Afsane Bahar) (امیر مرتضوی (افسانه بهار 