Saudi Arabian officials today expressed anger at regional ally Iran for urging a ceasefire in their ongoing war on Yemen, with Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal marveling that Iran would dare to call for an end to the fighting.
“We came to Yemen to help the legitimate authority,” insisted Faisal, adding that the Iranian government is “not in charge of Yemen” and thus has no say over whether or not the invasion continues.
Iran isn’t alone in urging the ceasefire, as the Red Cross, UN aid groups, and Russia are all also urging humanitarian pauses as the war takes a growing toll on the civilian population.
The Saudis insist they intend to reinstall former President Hadi, who resigned back in January but has since had a change of heart. Though Hadi was “elected” in a single-candidate vote with no opposition allowed, Saudi officials are presenting him as the unquestionable legitimate ruler.
Saudi officials also issued a statement demanding Iran stop supporting the Houthis, though they offered no real evidence that such support is ongoing in the first place. The Saudis are keen at presenting the war as sectarian in nature, to ensure the support of Sunni Arab allies.
When people of any country wants to be free from terrorism as Al-Queada, ISIS and all others that are supported by Saudis family owned, illegitimate government with no credibility, what Saudis asking and doing is interference with a nation freedom. This is not about Iran nor who the Iranians are or what religioun they present, is about the people and humans life where Saudis have no respect for, they rather create and support a modernized terrorists orgonaizations then having any understanding of people's freedom or humans life.
Our local corporate news outlet appears to be suppressing certain aspects of the Yemen war. No coverage has appeared in the Star Tribune concerning a law suit by 41 American citizens against the State Department over the U.S. government and the on going refusal to evacuate U.S. citizens from the heavy fighting and bombing in Yemen. Even as the U.S. retrieved a Saudi pilots from the Red Sea, and continued to give intelligence and in flight refueling to the Saudis for their massive daily carpet bombing on the people of Yemen.
In the Ukraine, a democratically elected president flees for his life, but is not permitted to return because of the forceful replacement of his position, something defended by all western nations as being politically and morally correct.
In Yemen, an undemocratically elected president takes the time to resign and then flee the country, but now the western, and some Middle Eastern, countries insist he is still the legitimate president.
Aren´t these the policies of the Nazi regime, or the Soviet Union? Once again, our total disregard for law and ethics is painting a picture to the world of who or what we´ve become as a nation.
Indeed…quite the role model, isn't it?
The Law is for you and me. All actions of Our Dear Leaders, having been endorsed by God Itself, are, by definition, Just and Righteous. Any actions that appear to be wrong or hypocritical are simply part of a Mysterious Plan that can only be comprehended by Dear Leaders and God.
And I've got a book that proves it, somehow.
Changing a few words in the Saudi statement would read like this pertaining to what Russia might say regarding Ukraine, should they decide to pull a Saudi-like invasion to restore the legitimate government in Kiev.
“We came to Ukraine to help the legitimate authority,” insisted Putin, adding that the US government is “not in charge of Ukraine” and thus has no say over whether or not the invasion continues.
What do the Saudi's know about legitimacy? Who knows if the House of Saud are the rightful rulers of what is today Saudi Arabia. They were set up by the Brits. The Hashemite dynasty got shoved out (ok they got Jordan and I believe the original king of Iraq was a Hashemite. Not that the mullahs are darlings–they're a bunch of pricks. But I really want to see the Saudis get a beat down. They are the ones causing all the grief as they spread their form of Islam (Wahhabism) throughout the world. They are the reason why about 75% of mosques in America have Wahhabist imams. Iran, as far as I know, isn't spreading Shiism all over the place.