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Congress, Not Trump, Has the Authority Over War
YemenExtra
America’s representatives can, and should, end the country’s participation in the horrific onslaught on Yemen.
By: Bernie Sanders
On March 20, by a vote of 55-44, the U.S. Senate tabled a resolution that I…
Secret Saudi-Houthi Talks Improve the Prospects for Peace
YemenExtra
By Abdel Bari Atwan
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia seems to have come to the conclusion that it can never win the war in Yemen. It has begun to seek a political solution that can extricate it from an imbroglio that has…
Yemen’s lifeline Hodeida port stifled under ‘de facto’ blockade
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BY: ALISON TAHMIZIAN
Yemen's port of Hodeida, a lifeline for a war-battered country dependent on food imports, remains "a wasteland" three months after a Saudi-led coalition said it lifted a blockade.
The…
Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis Could Be the Worst in 50 Years
YemenExtra
By DANIEL LARISON
The head of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) describes the horrific conditions in Yemen:
People in war-torn Yemen are facing a situation that “looks like the…
It’s Time to Stop US Involvement in Yemen War
YemenExtra
By: Kelly Choate
Now entering its fourth year, Yemen’s horrific war has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis – and the United States is actively helping to fuel the fire. But legislation put forth by a…
End the Crazy War on Yemen
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SH.A
By: Human rights activists
On March 26, 215, a coalition of Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, launched a military air campaign against the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Exactly seven days from now marks three years since…
The Lesson the Trump Admin Has Failed to Learn about Yemen
YemenExtra
By: Eric Eikenberry and Kate Kizer
Both the Trump and Obama administrations have advanced two fictions over the last three years to obscure US complicity in Yemen’s humanitarian catastrophe. From former Secretary…
When Congress Tests Authority, Military Brings Out Big Guns
YemenExtra
By : Bruce Fein
Now that key senators have introduced measures that would end U.S.-aided hostilities in Yemen, we can expect that a coordinated backlash from the military establishment is imminent.
The…
Saudis Starving Yemen to Install a Puppet Regime in Sana’a
YemenExtra
Riaz Karim
Political analyst Riaz Karim says the main objective of Saudi Arabia and its allies is to bomb and starve the Yemeni population, to force them into submission and finally install a puppet government in Yemen to…
The Congressional Battle Over Ending the War in Yemen
YemenExtra
By: Curt Mills
A new effort is underway on the Hill to end U.S. involvement in Yemen. There’s a verve and kick to this campaign, and a robust rolodex of Congressional sponsors and media backers.
When I asked,…