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| UNSC calls on Saudi Arabia to lift Yemen blockade |
| 2015-06-26 |
| [Iran Press TV] The United Nations ...boodling on the grand scale... Security Council (UNSC) has urged Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... to lift its blockade on Yemen. The UNSC released a unanimous statement on Thursday, stressing that ships carrying food, fuel and other vital supplies must be permitted to enter ports in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... which is on the brink of famine. The 15-member council said in its statement that there is "an urgent need for ongoing commercial supplies to enter Yemen as a humanitarian imperative." Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN envoy for Yemen, had earlier called for an immediate ceasefire in Yemen, saying that some 21 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and one million people have been displaced in the fighting in the country. "We are one step away from famine," the UN envoy said, adding, "We want to really find a way to lessen the suffering of the population." Saudi Arabia has imposed an aerial and naval blockade on Yemen amid its deadly |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 'splains why it does so well in sub-Saharan Africa... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-06-26 16:06 |
| #3 Pestilence tends to do well on a short track, but burns itself out after the mile post. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-06-26 10:36 |
| #2 I always favored Pestilence myself, but the tout sheets never give it good odds. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-06-26 08:20 |
| #1 Famine? Someone say Famine? 2-1 shot on the boards, but Famine loves the high heat and a dusty track. Serious punters need to look closely at this skinny steed. Stay away from long-shot Disease unless the monsoon is heavy. Crowd favorite War is always a safe wager but return is small. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-06-26 07:21 |