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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    All Balfour did was put the lines on a bit of paper.
    "Dear Lord Rothschild"


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    UN humanitarian office puts Yemen war dead at 233,000, mostly from ‘indirect causes'

    1 December 2020

    Peace and Security

    "Almost a quarter of a million people have died in Yemen’s war, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on its website on Tuesday, confirming the huge toll from a conflict that has ravaged Yemen’s economy and created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

    OCHA included the figure in an update within its latest Global Humanitarian Overview, where it gave a description of the context, crisis and humanitarian needs in Yemen. It said the conflict had intensified this year, with 47 identifiable front lines by the end of October, up from 33 at the start of this year.

    “The war had already caused an estimated 233,000 deaths, including 131,000 from indirect causes such as lack of food, health services and infrastructure”, it said.

    More than 3,000 child deaths

    “Hostilities have directly caused tens of thousands of civilian casualties; 3,153 child deaths and 5,660 children were verified in the first five years of the conflict, and 1,500 civilian casualties were reported in the first nine months of 2020.”

    The chief UN humanitarian official in Yemen, Altaf Musani, the acting Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said in a statement on Tuesday that there had been artillery shelling of residential areas in the city of Taizz, a violation of international law. Preliminary reports indicated that two children had been killed, with a further three children and four women injured.

    “These senseless attacks, with so many children and women casualties, are horrific and inexcusable,” Mr. Musani said. “Today, more families are grieving for children who died needlessly.”

    UNICEF said 11 children, including a one-month old baby, had been killed in the past three days, in separate attacks in Taizz and Al Hudaydah govenorate.

    “Verification is still ongoing, and the actual number of casualties may be higher”, Philippe Duamelle, UNICEF Representative to Yemen, said in a statement.

    “The killing of children is appalling. Children should be protected at all times.”

    Yemen’s complex civil war began in earnest in 2015, foisting disease, hunger and economic collapse on an already impoverished population. In 2020 the violence escalated and the hardship deepened with torrential rains, a fuel crisis, COVID-19 and desert locust infestations that are expected to cause damage and loss worth $222 million to staple crops, animals and livestock.

    ‘Imminent catastrophe’

    Last month UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that Yemen was in “imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades” and Henrietta Fore, head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) , said the country was facing “an imminent catastrophe”.

    UNICEF’s humanitarian appeal for Yemen for 2020, requiring $535 million, has received just $237 million – a funding gap of almost $300 million.
    OCHA said it was very difficult to bring aid into Yemen, citing an extremely restricted operating environment and a huge funding shortfall that had crippled the humanitarian response.

    “By mid-2020, Yemen had returned to alarming levels of food insecurity and acute malnutrition. All indications suggest that the severity of needs for large sections of the population is increasing. COVID-19 has compounded food insecurity, mainly due to limited work opportunities, lower incomes and reduced remittances”, OCHA said.

    $3.4 billion appeal

    OCHA is appealing for $3.4 billion for Yemen, part of an overall $35 billion humanitarian appeal that it launched on Tuesday.

    UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths has been mediating between the warring sides and called last month for the parties to the conflict to “take the final decisions required” to implement a pact that aims to bring a nationwide ceasefire, specific measures to improve the lives of Yemenis, and the resumption of the political process to reach a lasting peace.

    https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/12/1078972

    "However, given the US and UK are direct participants on executing the war in Yemen alongside the Saudis and the UAE (including US and UK advanced weaponry being used), the tragedy of Yemen has been glaringly absent from the talking points of the Western political class"

    Saving xxx from yyy will surely mean that some will "consider it worth it".

    Why the hell is the US helping Saudi Arabia bomb Yemen? A brief guide.



    By Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchampzack@vox.com Oct 14, 2016, 9:50am EDT

    https://www.vox.com/world/2016/10/14...-yemen-houthis
    Last edited by OhOh; 03-12-2020 at 11:12 PM.
    A tray full of GOLD is not worth a moment in time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    the tragedy of Yemen has been glaringly absent from the talking points of the Western political class
    Yes

    And still several TD members go there and supports the baby killing regimes, while banging on about China and Russia.

    Or are we about to see them leading Baby Lives Matter demonstrations in the Emirates shortly ?


    Na; probably too busy counting their 30 pieces of silver





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    Only Anglo-American existence matters and valued...
    Seems to be the stirring theme here.
    As are the conditioned ideals of the old traditional and invented foe.

    All the while, the associated war crimes continue on [as they have decades upon decades] the world over - promoted/carried out in their name.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HuangLao View Post
    Only Anglo-American existence matters and valued...
    Seems to be the stirring theme here.
    You have to admit, that it is a simpler approach and doesn't confuse and complicate a narrowminded outlook such as Harry's

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    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    You have to admit, that it is a simpler approach and doesn't confuse and complicate a narrowminded outlook such as Harry's

    ...and a few others, who share a kinship of ignorance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HuangLao View Post
    who share a kinship of ignorance.
    Ignorance ain't all bad


    Convenient at times

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    Are there really members here who think it's ok for Saudi to kill thousands in Yemen? Deliver weapons to Saudi for this purpose?


    Fact is that people tend to comment more on matters they have a connection to; Thailand/Asia, UK/Aus/Europe/US - there are also very few discussions on Uruguay or Benin.
    Last edited by panama hat; 04-12-2020 at 02:47 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    Are there really members here who think it's ok for Saudi to kill thousands in Yemen? Deliver weapons to Saudi for this purpose?


    Fact is that people tend to comment more on matters they have a connection to; Thailand/Asia, UK/Aus/Europe/US - there are also very few discussions on Uruguay or Benin.
    Every one of the idiots whinging about Saudi Arabia have absolutely no understanding of the Yemeni Civil war. They think it's a Yemen/Saudi conflict because they're fucking stupid.

    And let's not forget the slimebags the other side of the Gulf who are stoking this war up for all they are worth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    They think it's a Yemen/Saudi conflict because they're fucking stupid.
    No, Harry

    Ignorance is your thing

    Saudi is not alone ón the Baby Killer side, and I'm sure you'll tell us who is supporting Yemen



    Aiding and abetting - Wikipedia


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    And right on cue here is a babbling fucking idiot.

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    So tell me,Harry

    Do you work in the Emirates?

    Helping make the wheels go round, taking money from war-criminals ?


    Nah, you would have left a long time ago in disgust, cause money isn't everything and you have a conscience



    Have a good night, Harry

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    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    blah blah blah blah
    Wittering like a fucking moron.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Wittering like a fucking moron.
    That's your retort ?

    Ignoring the issue ?

    Ignorance really is your thing


    Sleep well

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    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    That's your retort ?

    Ignoring the issue ?

    Ignorance really is your thing


    Sleep well
    That's the extent of his argument on most issues

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    Quote Originally Posted by HuangLao View Post
    He doesn't reason very well.....like many here.
    What might one expect from a blind flag waving, cultural-centric who pretends to be worldly and knowledgeable.

    Pathetic.
    Well said Jeff

    As usual

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    Quote Originally Posted by SKkin View Post
    "Dear Lord Rothschild"
    I have a cunning plan on how to get rid of 'em from our shores.
    Last edited by lom; 04-12-2020 at 08:07 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    very few discussions on Uruguay or Benin
    Take a shot at those that are not covered.

    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    other side of the Gulf
    The topic under discussion in this thread is Yemen.

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    ^ and he ignores posts directed at him again . . .

    Ok:

    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    The topic under discussion in this thread is Yemen.
    Like you give a flying fuck about the thread title or topic, fuckwit - why are you constantly such an outrageously large arsehole.

    You're a mainlander - we get it. Though 'outrageously huge arsehole' and 'mainlander' often go together you needn't prove it with every post


    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    Take a shot at those that are not covered.
    English, arsehole - try it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    Take a shot at those that are not covered.


    The topic under discussion in this thread is Yemen.
    Yes, and since Iran are funnelling weapons and money to one side of the Yemeni civil war, they very much count in proceedings, you blithering fool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    That's your retort ?

    Ignoring the issue ?

    Ignorance really is your thing


    Sleep well
    You babbling incoherently about something you don't understand is not an "issue", I can assure you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Yes, and since Iran are funnelling weapons and money to one side of the Yemeni civil war, they very much count in proceedings, you blithering fool.
    The Houthis arent total Iran cutouts but there is a connection between the 2 yes.

    But Iran doesn't make bold claims that they are defenders of human rights. Only one side does that. The one that is using its navy to blockade the Yemeni port to starve out the country.

    The onus is on the alleged defender of human rights to just change the policy since it is obvious that the Houthis are not going to capitulate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HypOhOhcrisy View Post
    Good Syria war using good Ruskie weapons against bad terrorists is okay.

    Bad SA war using bad weapons brought from bad America against good terrorist using good weapon from good Iran is bad.


    Note to self: must increase % of share portfolio in weapons companies.

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    Experts.....of course.
    Plenty of those types around, aren't there.

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