US, UK ATTACK YEMEN. WORLD ON THE BRINK OF OVERT WWIII

On Thursday evening, European time, a combined force of US and UK military planes and warships bombed 60 sites inside Yemen, killing 5 Yemeni citizens. The US and UK claimed that they were punishing Yemen as a retaliation for Houthi military blockades and strikes in the Red Sea. The Houthi military force is based in Yemen.^[1]https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/12/us-and-uk-launch-strikes-against-houthi-rebels-in-yemen

The US said that they would continue their attacks on Yemen if the Houthis did not stop harassing and attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea. It further stated that it will continue to defend the freedom of navigation of commercial ships.

The Houthis, however, were not intimidated by the US attacks. They viewed the attacks as ‘barbaric’ and an “aggression against the Republic of Yemen.” The Houthis also vowed to retaliate against the US and the UK. The Houthis emphasized that they will only stop their blockade and strikes in the Red Sea if Israel stops their genocidal attacks in Gaza. In addition, they warned that “all US and British assets have now become ‘legitimate targets.”

Note by Nicanor Perlas. Previously, I had written that the war in Gaza was going to be a powder keg that would ignite regional conflicts and ultimately lead to nuclear war.^[2] … Continue reading Although I mentioned that the Houthis have declared war on Israel, my focus in that article was on the confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. Nonetheless, the general theme of a Middle East conflagration that would ultimately involve the great powers of the world is starting to unfold and flare up at an accelerated pace.

A significant amount of what I wrote there is unraveling in real-time. Hezbollah’s attacks on Israeli military forces have intensified.^[3]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOVYugaMhdw Israel, meanwhile, has killed several top Hezbollah^[4]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67914727 and Hamas leaders.^[5]https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-01-02-2024-08e0eeee96bfc559a2390c60c7db351b The Israelis have launched military strikes in Lebanon, Syria, and Iran, in effect expanding its war beyond Gaza.^[6]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=761-xXuZr-8; https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-hints-at-israeli-involvement-in-recent-alleged-attacks-on-iran/ Israel is doing this at a time when they are suffering serious military setbacks in the war in Gaza.^[7]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF8v2JVfob4

The US does not seem to be worried about the havoc they are creating in the Middle East. They do not seem to care about the condemnation of their attacks from important countries including Russia, Iran, Turkey, and Jordan.^[8]https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/12/world-reacts-to-us-uk-attacks-on-houthi-targets-in-yemen They are ignoring that hundreds of thousands of citizens in Yemen have staged massive protests against the attack.^[9]https://apnews.com/video/yemen-rebellions-and-uprisings-yemen-government-protests-and-demonstrations-gaza-strip-299d9a1b7155414889343c470e6fab3f They have responded to these protests with a second attack on Yemen.^[10]https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-67964913

The US seems to be hell-bent on worsening an already rocky and contentious relationship with Iran into an actual military conflict in the Middle East.^[11]https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-relations-iran-1953-2023 https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/10/9/netanyahu-is-drawing-the-us-into-war-with-iran When that happens, all bets are off as Iran, as already explained, is connected to all the key military groups in the Middle East resisting the genocide in Gaza.^[12] … Continue reading The world will be well on its way to global conflict. This world war has been happening covertly all this time, unnoticed by most people. Now the march to explicit and overt global conflict has begun. One can only hope that cooler heads will prevail and prevent an all-out nuclear Armageddon.