Category Archives: Yemen

Yemen Situation Report

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Decameron

by Willy B President Trump’s April 17 veto of the Congressional resolution calling for the ending of US support to the Saudi war in Yemen, it seems, won‛t end the conflict in that country, regardless of what side you’re on. … Continue reading →

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Should the resolution on Yemen under section 1544(c) of the War Powers law be faithfully executed by the president rather than be subject to a veto?

Posted on April 18, 2019 by willmann

By Robert Willmann On 4 April 2019, Congress passed a resolution under the War Powers Act, officially known as the War Powers Resolution, Public Law 93-148, to stop most operations by U.S. Armed Forces in Yemen.  This was noted here … Continue reading →

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Congress finally uses the War Powers law to try to stop involvement in Yemen

Posted on April 5, 2019 by willmann

By Robert Willmann While the mass media tries to distract and influence the people by using topics on the federal income tax returns of Donald Trump's numerous limited liability companies and corporations, and what the Robert Mueller group might have … Continue reading →

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“Who needs Saudi Arabia?” Washpost editorial

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Pat Lang

  "As for arms sales, someone needs to brief Mr. Trump on the actual results of the promises made to him when he visited Riyadh last year. As Bruce Riedel of the Brookings Institution sums it up, “The Saudis have not … Continue reading →

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A “Tour d’horizon” of the ME – Lang’s opinion

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Pat Lang

1.  Saudi Arabia has expelled Canada's ambassador and recalled its own for consultations.  It has halted any new business with Canada and stopped giving any new Saudi scholarships to its nationals for study in Canada.  'Adil Jubair (aka The Chihuaha, … Continue reading →

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What is John Bolton’s role in Trump’s ME drama?

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Pat Lang

(editorial) On a gestalt basis it seems to me from all the bits and pieces of information and rumor that DJT is attempting "The Deal of the Century!" (an episode or two of his soon to be award winning series, … Continue reading →

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Battle for Hodeidah – Part 2

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Pat Lang

  "A military operation of the Saudi-UAE-led coalition and its proxies to capture the Yemeni port city of al-Hudaydah from the Houthis is crumbling. The coalition’s forces have failed to establish full control of the al-Hudaydah airport south of the port … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Hodeidah – part 1

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Pat Lang

  "On June 17 and 18, the Saudi-led coalition and its proxies, backed up by French special operations forces, continued their military operation in order to capture the port city of al-Hudayadh in western Yemen from the Houthis and their … Continue reading →

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The Turks are playing us …

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Pat Lang

  "Turkey has offered Russia to jointly produce advanced S-500 air defense systems, President Recep Tayyip said on June 13 in an interview with broadcaster 24 TV. “Russia has given us a loan for the S-400 on very reasonable terms. In the … Continue reading →

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Yemen as exemplar – Re-published 7 June 2018

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Pat Lang

"Yemeni Shi'ite Muslim Houthi fighters backed by government forces drove the local wing of al Qaeda from one of its last strongholds in central Yemen on Friday in intense fighting that killed at least 35 people, tribal sources said. The … Continue reading →

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