Middle East Wars
Manufacturing Dissent: Opposition to the war in Yemen in the face of Media Silence
By Brian Garvey The US-Saudi war in Yemen entered its 8th year this past March. Despite the United Nations declaring it the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis” and some 400,000 civilians killed in the conflict, its victims and its perpetrators have remained largely absent from the […]
Middle East Wars
President Biden announced an end to US support for offensive operations in Yemen. He needs to go further.
by Brian Garvey During his first major foreign policy address, President Joe Biden announced that he is ending U.S. support for the Saudi/UAE-led war on Yemen and cancelling relevant arms sales of offensive weapons used by the Saudi-led coalition. “It is welcome news that the […]
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Why Should We Care About Yemen?
By Wade Dunham Wade Dunham is an independent progressive activist, Somerville resident, escapee from coastal Maine, and an alumnus of Tufts University. Yemen. A country in the throes of a savage sectarian civil war. Twenty million people at risk of starvation. A massive cholera outbreak […]