A Swedish call at the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire in Yemen’s port of Hodeidah was derailed during a closed session Friday. The US and Britain both expressed opposition to the measure, designed to prevent Saudi-led forces attacking a port responsible for feeding 8.4 million civilians.
Britain insisted on the meeting being a closed session, meaning specific comments during the hearing, and the reiteration from UN officials of the humanitarian crisis threatening to kill millions, would not be done for the public to see.
US officials did not publicly comment on why they’re opposed to the ceasefire, but likely is a reflection of the Saudis really wanting to attack the city. British Ambassador Karen Pierce said their opposition was made purely based on “the British national interest.”
It’s not clear exactly how preventing food being delivered to Yemeni civilians is in the British national interest. This is likely a shorthand way of saying they too are backing the Saudi interest in seizing the city, and that the interest is to keep selling weapons to the Saudis to keep bombing the Yemenis with.
Hindsight being 20/20, those who support human rights and preventing famine should have fought tooth and nail to keep the session public… let the murderous conspirators speak up in support of the arab regimes and against self-determination in Yemen in front of the lights and cameras. Such a spotlight can do wonders to reform the moral fortitude of the aggressors.
Haley must be having orgiastic dreams at the prospect of so much more killing.
Many things leak out, like Romney’s 47% comment. So how about it, media?
Or do relevant media outlets share the interest in starving out the people of Yemen?
East Timor 2 is looking suspiciously similar to the original. Not so much a sequel as a line for line plagiarism. Then again genocides aren’t exactly known for their originality. The first German death camps existed in Namibia during the 19th century. Trump is clearly taking notes from Gerald Ford.
The stage was set long ago. The actors know their roles. Death is the days drama. And so begins the show.