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| 2024-07-05 | |
[Breitbart] The head of the Yemeni Ansarallah terrorist organization, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, boasted in a national address on Thursday that his jihadists had turned American aircraft carriers into “obsolete weapons.”
The Houthis have also done significant damage to trust in global shipping, prompting the international shipping community to issue an outraged letter in June demanding state governments act more decisively to protect civilian ships in the Red Sea. President Joe Biden responded to the threat by announcing the creation of an international coalition, “Operation Prosperity Guardian,” in December. The operation inspired doubt from the start, as the Pentagon refused to reveal all the countries that had committed to joining it or what exactly it was planning to do in the Red Sea to protect ships. “Operation Prosperity Guardian” remains officially active at press time, but the Biden administration has offered little information on any actions taken within the scope of the operation or how it is preventing Houthi attacks. Al-Houthi, the leader of the terrorist group, mocked American attempts to protect global shipping in his address on Thursday, which coincided with American Independence Day. “Battle in the Red Sea has attested the fact that US aircraft carriers are an obsolete weapons system, and are not worth spending money on,” al-Houthi declared, according to a translation of his remarks by the Iranian state propaganda outlet PressTV. “US attempts to Yemeni maritime operations are ineffective, and have so far failed to produce any promising results,” the Houthi leader claimed. “Americans have come to realize the extent of the Yemeni Armed Forces’ military might.” Abdul-Malik al-Houthi claimed that his terrorists had committed 12 “operations” against allegedly Israeli-linked forces in the past week, according to coverage of his remarks by the Hezbollah-affiliated al-Mayadeen press network, using 20 ballistic and cruise missiles and a drone in addition to a maritime vessel. Houthi also boasted that Washington had allegedly “retreated” from the Red Sea and “the Americans are re-evaluating their capabilities, tactics, and methods.” “American warships in the Red Sea are being chased by missiles and drones, and they are fleeing at the highest speed they can muster,” he claimed. Houthi terrorists claim they have attacked 162 “Israeli-linked” ships since the barbaric October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, which killed an estimated 1,200 people and featured widespread instances of torture, gang rape, and other atrocities. The Houthis have not consistently offered accurate information on their activities, however. Independent reports suggest the Houthis launched over 70 attacks between November and June. Those attacks have featured the sinking of two ships – the Belize-flagged MV Rubymar in February and the Greek-owned MV Tutor – and attacks on several ships with ties to Houthi allies. Ansarallah claims that it only attacks ships affiliated with Israel, America, and Britain, the latter two in response to airstrikes in Yemen meant to degrade Houthi capabilities to target ships in the Red Sea. In reality, however, Houthi attacks often appear to be targeting random commercial ships. An assessment by the American Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) this week indicated that Houthi attacks have affected 65 different countries, including Houthi-friendly nations such as Russia, China, and top patron Iran. Some of those attacks have targeted ships previously owned by American or British entities, suggesting the Houthis are using outdated information to choose targets. | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #6 [orcas make sport with porppoise] Yuck. Almost rhymes, though. |
| Posted by: Pancho Poodle8452 2024-07-05 21:13 |
| #5 they're just big targets for submarines. Oh my — I needed that laugh after a couple of exhausting weeks. Thank you for being too cute for words, Vortigern Borgia1150. But the Royal Canadian Navy doesn’t have such things, so there’s no way you’d know what carrier groups do to submarines. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-07-05 19:41 |
| #4 This of course is why the Chinese are trying to build them. They're a particular tool for a particular job in a particular environment. The strait off Yemen isn't a good place for them. It's a good place for carpet bombing. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-07-05 17:37 |
| #3 Yeah, they're just big targets for submarines. The houthis already chased one CG out of the Gulf. Too risky to get anywhere near those launchers. |
| Posted by: Vortigern Borgia1150 2024-07-05 16:11 |
| #2 Don't confuse the sword with the hand that currently holds it. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2024-07-05 14:30 |
| #1 You are welcome to test that assumption at your earliest convenience. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2024-07-05 14:02 |