Yemen’s Houthis responded to the US launching a new military operation in the Red Sea by vowing attacks on commercial shipping in the region will continue even if the US “mobilizes the entire world.”
The US launched a 10-nation naval task force, dubbed Operation Prosperity Guardian, after major shipping companies began pausing Red Sea transits due to the Houthi attacks. Bahrain is the only Arab country to participate in the coalition, and no nations with coasts on the Red Sea have joined.
“Even if America succeeds in mobilizing the entire world, our military operations will not stop … no matter the sacrifices it costs us,” Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior member of the Houthis’ political bureau, wrote on X.
In another post, al-Bukhaiti said, “America’s announcement of the establishment of the Coalition of Shame will not prevent us from continuing our military operations until the crimes of genocide in Gaza are stopped and food, medicine and fuel are allowed to enter its besieged population.”
The Houthis have vowed to target all commercial vessels heading to or from Israeli ports and have also fired missiles and drones at Israeli territory. In some cases, US warships have intervened and intercepted Houthi attacks.
The Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah, have controlled the Yemeni capital of Sanaa since 2014 and govern the area of Yemen where 70-80% of Yemen’s population lives. The US is considering taking direct military action against the Houthis, which would mean bombing Yemen, a step that could shatter the fragile truce between the Saudis and Houthis that has held relatively well since April 2022.
The US is also threatening to kill a Saudi-Houthi peace deal by redesignating the Houthis as a “foreign terrorist organization,” which would make the implementation of the agreement impossible. For their part, Riyadh is asking the US not to strike the Houthis directly over concerns that it would provoke more attacks.
Houthis are nut jobs. They seem to want to be attacked. I wonder if Mohammed al-Bukhaiti will feel the same if Houthis leadership, including him become the target.
Perhaps they could target the Israeli leaders, or the Americans. Goes both ways. That is why nations don’t do that.
Yes they can. They can have their little Oct 7 moment too then face the consequences.
They’ll have to coordinate with Mossad and IDF before they do that!
Mossad and IDF will coordinate with them later… with a sh!tload of bombs.
“That is why nations don’t do that” Since when?
Nut jobs? maybe you would do the same thing if your sorry ass was constantly violated!
Yes, nut jobs. How does attacking international shipping help them?
I would guess, Timothy, that the Houthinese (like a good many other countries) have been taking notes about what hurts the USA most for the least $$$ invested.
What hurts the USA most, is damage to its economy.
9/11 certainly demonstrated that. If we accept the Al Qaeda narrative for sake of argument, estimates put OBL’s “return on investment” (the $$$ the USA wasted on invasions and occupations after vs. what Al Q spent to achieve 9/11) at literally 1,000,000:1. It started a Big Bang expansion of the national debt that continues to snowball.
To an extent, the Panickdemic demonstrated how major disruptions in the vaunted Supply Chain (like commercial shipping…) seriously punched many Western economies in the wallet-d**k.
America has no greater enemy than America. Its knee-jerk reactionary nature is pretty easily exploited (see how “9/11”, “Pearl Harbour”, “Gulf of Tonkin”, “Oklahoma City” are familiar catchphrases) and its economy and dollar hegemony have decidedly limited shelf-lives ($33 trillion debt & counting ?).
One doesn’t need to invade the USA to defeat it. Just get them to spend more $$$ they don’t have, commit more resources they can’t afford, and damage consumer confidence and supply/demand mechanics.
Houthis have been in the crosshairs for a decade and they could do another decade standing on their head. They’re not afraid to die.
What’s nuts is America going back for seconds after being humiliated in Afghanistan and Iraq.
That would be thirds.
will we involve ourselves in yet another elective war in the Middle East …?
pray for peace
Amen
“pray for peace”
Sure, but to which gods ?
Seems Erythnul is in charge at the moment.
And this attack on international shipping will help how?
Hits the Zios in the pocket book.. The only thing that really hurts them.
The houthis are in a good strategic position,but they are not good people.
They’re poor people but pure people
They’re nowhere near as bad as the U.S. lackeys from whom they took over.
In another post, al-Bukhaiti said, “America’s announcement of the establishment of the Coalition of Shame will not prevent us from continuing our military operations until the crimes of genocide in Gaza are stopped and food, medicine and fuel are allowed to enter its besieged population.”
Nut jobs? I guess those perpetrating the genocide are the sane ones to you.
You seem to think they fear death in carrying out their cause.
As they say in the Wheel of Time books, “death is lighter than a feather; duty heavier than a mountain.” These people have embraced death and are not afraid.
They don’t look at things the same way you think that they should be looked at. They have been resisting the US fully supported Saudi military and have under constant attacks for years and their leaders have been targeted as well not much different as Afghanistan.
If the US or this doomed ragtag alliance are stupid enough to take on Yemen, they will have their asses handed back to them in decisive fashion. Guaranteed.
So do you think the houthis are good human beings?
Laughable comment.
Reality? The Houthi military leaders are more intelligent, strategic and experienced in real warfare than any US or western military leader.
In addition, their soldiers are miles ahead of any western soldier and certainly American soldiers.
The West is weak these days and so is America. They are the hunted and the targets.
Not as laughable as your comment. Tell me how many Houthis missiles and drones has a single US warship destroyed so far? If their military leadership is so much more intelligent and experienced, why has none of those missiles/drones scored a hit on a US ship?
“I wonder if Mohammed al-Bukhaiti will feel the same if Houthis leadership, including him become the target.”
You really do not understand, do you? Al-Bukhaiti would almost certainly be undeterred and his successor, if the attacks you envision killed al-Bukhaiti, would almost certainly be every bit as resolute.
Those moral giants in the region’s “only democracy,” of whom you are a devoted fanboy, have utterly failed to cow the Palestinians, the rest of populations of the Middle East, or decent people around the world, despite decades of brutality and oppression and the uncritical support of Very Big Uncle. What part of It Isn’t Working! are you and your killer idols unable to grasp?
I understand that it is easy for a guy like Al-Bukhaiti to get his own people killed. He could care less. If military action occurs he will be hiding in a cave like all the other terrorists’ leaders do. Just like Hamas got 20,000 Palestinians killed. by their foolish Oct 7 attack, while Hamas leaders hide in tunnels or in Qatar. And for what?
You continue to confirm for us that you don’t get it. The Houthis have been fighting, big, powerful, heavily-armed opponents for a long time. They are very unlikely to be intimidated or beaten into submission.
It’s also not very likely that a US-led Coalition of the Killing can make the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait safe enough for most shippers and insurers to feel comfortable. And a lot of expensive missiles would probably be wasted if they try.
“. . . he will be hiding in a cave like all the other terrorists’ leaders do.”
As would Bibi Netanyahu and Herzi Halevi do, if they didn’t have comfy homes and headquarters. Certainly, neither of those genocidaires are on the ground in Gaza, now are they?
Ok Houthis… When you get your a$$ handed to you, just remember, YOU asked for it.
But just like Donna V. says in the name of peace:
Way to go Houthis!!!!
The Houthis can take it… Can the Royals of Saudi Arabia?
Clearly not.
Yeah, this could be like Russia trying to take Ukraine.
Ukrainians can take it. Can the mighty red?
Clearly not.
Say it with him, all ! Sing it !
Russssssssia, Puuuttttiinnnnn…
Verb !
Noun !
(Grammy for Best Unoriginal Song or Score to arrive at Donald’s house by March 1, 2024 at the latest)
I commend the Royals of Saudi Arabia. They’ve had quite enough trouble in their conflict with the Houthis over the last few years. Having learned their lesson, they are very happy to have that come to an end. And now chastened, they want nothing to do with the developing shitstorm. They have everything to lose and nothing to gain so they are going to stay as far away from any kind of involvement as they can.
Kudos to this tiniest little bit of good judgment in the Middle Eastern Hellhole.
I think that’s right. The war in Yemen has been a a serious mistake for the Saudis and they clearly know it. And they’ve never been so reckless as to openly assist, militarily, in what is effectively a campaign in support of Israel in opposition to the Palestinians.
There’s a limit to the royals’ ability to suppress the expression of pro-Palestinian sentiment among the Saudi public.
Who exactly are you expecting to do said @ss kicking??
The House of Saud has repeatedly failed in all military engagements with Houthis & everyone else
Maybe Russia can.
They have a wonderful Army that can invade and annex any country within 3 days 🤷🏽♂️
Well, now, hold up, the KSA had their “Grenada Moment” in Bahrain in 2011. That was a win, right ?
Repeating a lie, Donald.
I exposed how “Way to go Houthis!!!!” does not appear in any of Donatella’s Comments in the time-frame you claimed. (https://news.antiwar.com/2023/12/15/us-pushing-hezbollah-to-withdraw-from-lebanon-israel-border/ Comment section)
Nor did she even use the word “Houthi(s)”.
Amusing how you whine and crow about others’ dishonesty, yet you are caught, with evidence, in a slanderous, preposterous lie of your own. You were exposed for it (four days ago) then you repeated it AGAIN, here.
It’s clown-shoes nonsense like this, Donald, that make others’ claims you’re a troll start to sound all too plausible.
Why do so few people find righteous guts?
Reminds me of the most profound clip from Billions. Chuck Rhoades: The only enemy more dangerous than a man with unlimited resources is one with nothing to lose.
“‘Even if America succeeds in mobilizing the entire world, our military operations will not stop … no matter the sacrifices it costs us,’ Mohammed al-Bukhaiti” Actually, this applies both ways. Replace “America” with “Yemen,” and Biden could have said the exact same thing.
Please try not to use America as it refers to three continents…!
LOL
Albert Einstein and Hannag Arendt warned Jews that the Likud was bad news in their famous 1948 open letter ;
(Excerpt) …..The discrepancies between the bold claims now being made by Begin and his party, and their record of past performance in Palestine bear the imprint of no ordinary political party. This is the unmistakable stamp of a Fascist party for whom terrorism (against Jews, Arabs, and British alike), and misrepresentation are means, and a “Leader State” is the goal.
In the light of the foregoing considerations, it is imperative that the truth about Mr. Begin and his movement be made known in this country. It is all the more tragic that the top leadership of American Zionism has refused to campaign against Begin’s efforts, or even to expose to its own constituents the dangers to Israel from support to Begin.
https://archive.org/details/AlbertEinsteinLetterToTheNewYorkTimes.December41948
Wonderful! thanks much.
Very interesting … of course, Israel was ruled not by Begin’s Likud but by the “left” Labor party for its first several decades including the beginning of the occupation in 1967.
Ethnic cleansing of Palestinians out of Palestine has been a cross-party effort and indeed an inevitable part of attempting to construct an ethnic state in a multi-ethnic land.
The USA, Europe, UK, etc., all use blockades/sanctions to stop trade in the name of so called “peace”, so why can’t the Houthis do the same thing? The Houthis have made clear what they want, STOP the Genocide and we will stop blocking trade on the Red Sea. Who is blocking food, water, medicine, gasoline, internet, going into Gaza? Israel, USA, Europe, etc. and so they have no right to criticize the Houthis, in fact they are worse, because they claim to be Democracies.
Good to see there are some folks in the region who aren’t cowed or bought off
Yeah, where’s Nasser when you need him?
he died from a CIA cocktail
Coalition of shame is perfect phrasing … a coalition whose purpose it is to extend the period for genocide and ethnic cleansing.
Who are you going to call to police the whole world?
Who is going to pay?
Lloyd’s Adds Guyana Offshore Sector to War Risk List
“ Amidst heightened border tensions between Venezuela and the small nation of Guyana, Lloyd’s Joint War Committee has added the booming Guyanese offshore sector to its list of areas of elevated risk, alongside notable hot spots like the southern Red Sea and the Black Sea.”
https://maritime-executive.com/article/lloyd-s-adds-guyana-offshore-sector-to-war-risk-list
Brazil has a huge military and may come to the support of Guyana.
Number one rule, in any war, anywhere is: The best way to avert war is by utilizing peace.
Yeah,
Wait to go, Houthis !!!!
Wait for what ?
The Houthis have serious Mach 4-8 missiles modified from Iranian designs. They can take down a US ship if they use enough of them to overwhelm the defenses. The US Navy has never fought an enemy with that capability.
Personally I can’t wait for a US, British or French ship to go to the bottom.
Yemenis are very strategic when it comes to real warfare.
They already have very precise, clearly defined objectives – a blockade until the Gaza genocide stops. It’s working.
They will also have very precise objectives for this farcical, doomed ‘alliance’. If the alliance threatens the Yemeni blockade, I’ve no doubt Yemen will target naval assets as you say.
However I think they will start by targeting smaller fish (eg Netherlands) and then escalate up the ladder, if necessary targeting US naval assets.
Americans should be in no doubt – if needed, the Yemenis can and will destroy US Navy vessels. I hope that the hubristic fools at the Pentagon aren’t assuming that the Yemenis ‘wouldn’t dare’ to attack US assets – the reality is that in less than 3 years, Biden & Co have destroyed US power projection and its ability to deter. No one is afraid of the US military anymore, and certainly not the Yemenis.
“No one is afraid of the US military anymore, and certainly not the Yemenis.” They should be.
“Personally I can’t wait for a US, British or French ship to go to the bottom.”
I’m guessing you’re an avid S.C.U.B.A diver interested in wrecks ! Tho be aware, “The Red Sea proper is up to 350 km wide and has a maximum depth of 2,800 m, but its average depth is only ∼450 m, since around 40% of the Red Sea is shallower than 100 m” and the “Arabian Sea (has) an average depth of 8,970 feet (2,734 m).”
So little chance any ship will be within reach for a watery tour…!
“Personally I can’t wait for a US, British or French ship to go to the bottom” That is “nice”, that you want to see our sailors and or allies sailors die. Disgusting beyond belief. If you feel that way it time for you to move to Yemen and help them out.
In other words, do you really want death and destruction.No doubt I will again be cursed and reviled at this site,but……Take a look at the Wikipedia article on the fate of the Jews of Yemen-all gone due to Yemen’s “love”.
Menachem Begin aims of Political Movement Discussed:
December 4, 1948: letter to the editor of the New YorkTimes,
Among the most disturbing political phenomena of our time is the emergence in the newly created state of Israel of the “Freedom Party” (Tnuat Haherut), a political party closely akin in its organization, methods, political philosophy and social appeal to the Nazi and Fascist parties. It was formed out of the membership and for lowing of the former Irgun Zval Leumi, a terrorist, right-wing chauvinist organizatiion in Palestine.
The current visit of Menachem Begin, leader of this party, to the United States is obviously calculated to give the impression of America support for his party in the coming Israeli elections, and to cement political with conservative Zionist elements in the United States… (Global Research CA. October 30, 2019)
Andrei Martyanov on this today:
Excellent Piece of Naval Analysis From Larry.
http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2023/12/excellent-piece-of-naval-analysis-from.html#disqus_thread
Larry Johnson’s article referenced by Andrei:
The U.S. Navy is Unprepared for a Prolonged war With Yemen
https://sonar21.com/the-u-s-navy-is-unprepared-for-a-prolonged-war-with-yemen/
Bahrain is the only Arab country to participate in the coalition
Bahrain is a puppet state of Saudi Arabia. Their participation is to give the Kingdom cover so the Royals don’t get murdered in their beds by the Wahabist clerics that allow them to rule.
The Houthis will not be fooled by this trickery. It’ll be open season on KSA’s oil infrastructure.
Operation Prosperity Guardian will go down as the worst idea the incompetent Biden Regime has had yet, and that’s saying something.
You can already see what’s likely to happen.
It’s going to end up being a(nother) colossal embarrassment and defeat for the US. Why?
Yemen’s military leaders are miles ahead of anyone the West has, esp the imbeciles running the US military. The Yemenis are extremely smart, strategic and highly experienced in real warfare.
So, they will pick off destroyers and naval vessels from the minor nations of this ragtag alliance, first. Say sink a destroyer or frigate, sending it to the bottom of the Rec Sea. This will create pressure on those nations (eg Netherlands) to withdraw (which will embarrass the US), and also place pressure on the US to retaliate (it won’t, making it looking weak).
The Yemenis will then escalate to bigger fish, eg a UK or French naval asset. This will probably force the US to retaliate militarily against Yemen. BIG mistake.
Yemen’s military is very powerful, far more so than many realise. They have more experience in real warfare than any western nation. Also, Biden & Co’s stupidity have unified Yemen’s factions in this cause, bringing millions of devout Shia Muslim men together to fight.
And of course the war will be on Yemen’s turf. Expect a US carrier sunk and if there’s a land invasion, thousands of US/western soldiers KIA in just the first few days.
A wise (and legitimate) US administration would never have deployed to the Middle East in the first place. A legitimate, wise POTUS would have called Bibi the Butcher weeks ago and ordered all IDF military ops to cease, a ceasefire and negotiations for a 2 state solution.
Instead, the Biden regime has given us Afghanistan, Ukraine and Gaza debacles – in less than 3 years. Everything they touch turns to sh&t, because they are the biggest bunch of imbeciles to have ever graces American politics (as well as being an organised crime gang).
Now, their Yemen debacle awaits. It may well end up being their worst failure, by far.