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Interesting analysis. Especially medical supplies were a funny one.
in late January, the Saudi-United Arab Emirates (UAE) coalition carried out an airstrike on a prison in Yemen, killing more than 90 detainees and injuring many more. Among the rubble was a fragment of the weapon used to do it. On it was a Raytheon Technologies manufacturer code. A few days later, the CEO of Raytheon, Greg Hayes, was discussing the escalation of the war in Yemen and Ukraine when he said, “I fully expect we’re going to see some benefit from it.”
The Biden administration, ignoring its promises about Yemen from a year ago, is embracing the escalation of the war as they refuse to suspend any support to Saudi Arabia. Raytheon, a company that sees profits from the war in Yemen, gave President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign over half a million dollars in 2020.
In early November of 2021, the Biden administration announced a massive arms sale of $650 million worth of medium-range missiles and missile rail launchers to Saudi Arabia. The primary contractor for these weapons is Raytheon.
Aisha Jumaan, the Yemeni founder of Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation, called out the responsibility of arms supplying companies like Raytheon, saying, “I would like to ask Greg Hayes, what would you say to the family members of those who were killed by your weapons? How would you feel if your family was targeted by these arsenals?”
Finding United States-manufactured weapons in Yemen is nothing new. In 2018, a bomb later identified as a Lockheed Martin product was dropped on a Yemeni school bus, killing more than 40 children.
When people discuss who is winning the war in Yemen, the answer will never be the Houthis, Saudi Arabia, or the UAE. Weapons companies funded by the U.S. taxpayer through Pentagon contracts are who’s winning the war. Weapons manufacturers that reinvest their money into political campaigns like President Biden’s are who’s winning the war.
With Saudi Arabia remaining the number one buyer of weapons from the U.S, these companies make millions — sometimes billions — of dollars arming the Saudi-UAE led coalition, and Biden took campaign donations from all of them. According to OpenSecrets, Biden’s campaign took $527,010 from Raytheon, $447,047 from Lockheed Martin, $726,873 from Boeing, $416,276 from Northrop Grumman, and $237,104 from General Dynamics.
U.S. companies are coming out on top at the expense of 30 million Yemenis, and the president’s political campaigns benefit from the companies’ ability to make so much money off conflict.
On February 4 of last year, President Biden announced to the world that the U.S. would be ending “offensive” support for the war in Yemen. Peace activists rejoiced for a moment but were quick to ask Biden what “offensive” really meant. What wasn’t “offensive” about Saudi Arabia and the UAE waging war and maintaining a blockade on a sovereign country like Yemen? Activists asked him what the announcement meant. Members of Congress asked for clarification as well. They never got answers. A year later, bombs are raining down on Yemen’s main cities while the flow of weapons from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia remains unimpeded, and manufacturing codes of Biden’s campaign donors are still found in the rubble left behind by war crimes.
Raytheon, a company that sees profits from the war in Yemen, gave President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign over half a million dollars in 2020.
On the anniversary of Biden’s announcement promising to end offensive support to Saudi Arabia, the situation on the ground is worse than ever. Airstrikes have gone up in the first year of Biden’s presidency, compared to former President Donald Trump’s last year in office. Fuel and food are still not allowed to flow freely into Yemen because of the Saudi blockade. Fuel shortages are causing hospitals to risk losing power as they try to treat the countless children who are malnourished. Worst-case estimates say that a child dies every 75 seconds in Yemen.
Blaming Biden for his refusal to act isn’t enough now. His campaign donors like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin benefit from the carnage. Their executives feel comfortable enough with that fact to admit it openly in their meetings.
In 2018 and 2019, when President Trump refused to act, Democrats and some Republicans in Congress made it a point to pass a War Powers Resolution to signal to the White House that Congress does not consent to the U.S.’s role in Yemen. Lawmakers in Congress must introduce and pass a new War Powers Resolution for Yemen soon if they are serious about ending U.S. complicity in the war.
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This is not good news for the region's businesses. Much of the UAE relies on transshipment trade and tax-free business investor money. Even if no missiles are able to penetrate Emirati air defenses, they will still be categorized as a "high-risk" conflict zone, evaporating all their funds.
I wonder if that were to happen, which country would benefit the most from the fleeing investors. Oman? Bahrain? Kuwait? Qatar?
I wonder if that were to happen, which country would benefit the most from the fleeing investors. Oman? Bahrain? Kuwait? Qatar?
I thought the UAE was under "modern israeli protection". whats the problem?
the benefits of the Israeli alliance should start to kick in any minute now.. Just wait for it.... The tree will soon be bearing fruit. Right after expo 2020, borj khailfa are hit. UAE becomes a middle east warzone, they lose hundreds of billions in economic damage..
Thats the decisive moment the zionist security alliance will finally bear its fruit... The UAE is definitly on the right geopolitical path. Wise leadership.
the benefits of the Israeli alliance should start to kick in any minute now.. Just wait for it.... The tree will soon be bearing fruit. Right after expo 2020, borj khailfa are hit. UAE becomes a middle east warzone, they lose hundreds of billions in economic damage..
Thats the decisive moment the zionist security alliance will finally bear its fruit... The UAE is definitly on the right geopolitical path. Wise leadership.
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It seems the whole Western world is coming to UAE's defense. But for Yemenis, they have no one on their side. We live in a bizarre era where the lives of some are being valued over others. The Western hegemonic elites can't stand with any nation whose people are struggling for freedom.
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UAE and KSA should reconsider their Yemen policy, Whole world is milking them. ME is now full of small groups with sophisticated technology from Yemen to Iraq. These small groups can be damaged for while, but they keep on creating economic chaos in the region. Imagine to counter Houthi 300 dollar drone, UAE or KSA has to lunch 8 million a piece THAAD/ missile. Their defense bill is increasing day by day. I think Saudi should go back to Late King Abdullah pact with Yemen. Late king was such a wise man.
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Israeli media is panicking and is all over the Houthi/Yemeni media releases. It looks to me many powers are panicking from the words of the Yemeni resistance.
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They will only harm themselves further
.. They are just pets in comparison to what others consider threat.. The only existential threat to the coalition is NATO everything is playground.. As far as ground realities go
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The Israeli media is all over again over the words of the Yemeni resistance. It seems to me all of the countries who are waging the war on Muslim Yemen are doing it on behalf of Israel. Otherwise, why would the Israeli media be all over the words of resistance leaders in Yemen and their media? When the UAE was hit by the Yemeni resistance, the first leader who visited Abu Dhabi was the Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Was that a coincidence?
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Israel couldn't give two shxts about them and launched airstrikes on Damascus same night against hezbullah targets and where was the so-called anti-israel reponse they are nothing but hypocrites.. hyping them will make you disappointed as the so-called resistance has capitulated against israel So the question is why talk so much about them.. Fuking cowards thats what they are in truth if they thought Israel was bad meet my fury they will wish for Israel as there solo enemy.. cockroaches
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Israeli media again are all over the words of the Yemeni resistance. The question is, why does the Israeli media have a sudden obsession with the words of the Yemeni resistance?
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