Earlier this month, the UN announced that it had made a deal with Yemen’s Houthis and the Saudi-backed former Hadi government for a week-long humanitarian ceasefire, meant to last through the end of Ramadan. That lasted only about a half hour before, backed by Saudi airstrikes, the Hadi faction launched a massive offensive against the Houthis in Aden.
So on Saturday, when the Saudis announced another week-long ceasefire, the Houthis were quick to reject the idea, saying they believe the announcement is just meant to strengthen the position of the Hadi forces. That’s likely true, as the talk from the moment it was announced was of ferrying more arms and equipment into Aden.
Fighting raged throughout the day today, right up to the time the ceasefire was scheduled to begin, and all indications are that it continued apace beyond the supposed start, meaning it didn’t even last the half hour that the last failed ceasefire did.
The Saudi announcement of the latest ceasefire came after Friday airstrikes against Mocha killed 120 civilians, and were likely meant to forestall any international criticism of the growing civilian toll in the war. Since the war began in March thousands of civilians have been slain.
Why should members of the Houthi faction in Yemen believe any thing said by UNA “Swords into plowshares hides a bunch of greedy scychophants who do as the US tells tjem.Where was.the UN when US was.illegally flying its drones and military aircraft along with Spec Ops on the gound for the last 35 yearsWhen Madrline Albright and then then Condi and anothrr Rice anf after them yhe blpodiest bitch in US history, _Hillary Clinton_walked the Sands of Africa, and middle east; their menstral fluids turned t he sands and children nloody red.
All this while UN hot paid to “Administrr”oil for food skimming millions into unknown third wotrlds leaders pockets.
In BalkanUN revieved s tarrif upon every ecport and import wjilebthey watvhef the death and destruction.
In Haitti the peace keepers are.worse.thsn when the old Voodo Leadrrs.held sway ;Children as young as 7&8 used as sex toys by blue helmets.
Cowards and do gooders for pay who HIDE their complicity of blood letting gor economicsBEHIND the pomp and ceremonys of fancy meetings and words that do nothing of relief except to clean their hands.
They are the same as the specialist who go into houses to clean up home ,street anf mass murder scenes NGO’s paid for by Euro and US. Stock holders and owners by corpate “DONATIONS”
The UN leadership number within the same damned.Univerity Systems and just as Hillary Clinton is extreme friend of Kofi Anins wife Kofe and her went to same halls of grooming.
The Saudis like the Israelis are out of hand with their bullying and slaughter of weaker people standing up against their oppression.
So…where is the interventionist "Responsibility to Protect" when it's Saudi oil moguls slaughtering helpless civilians. Where's that passionate American repudiation of violent aggression? Ha. Yemen gives the whole damn show away.