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2015-05-11 Arabia

Famine threatens up to 25 million in Yemen as Saudis block fuel supply making food delivery impossible

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Posted by anon1 2015-05-11 09:54|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 open letter by 22 aid professionals who work in Yemen or who have contacts there. Shortened version was printed in the Times (London) on Saturday. The UN has tweeted that one ship has been allowed through but don't think that will be enough.

And the Saudis have the hide to talk about Gaza...

Posted by anon1 2015-05-11 09:57|| 2015-05-11 09:57|| Front Page Top

#2 It's all different when the intruder is in YOUR back yard.

Posted by tipover 2015-05-11 12:28|| 2015-05-11 12:28|| Front Page Top

Posted by 2015-05-11 12:59|| 2015-05-11 12:59|| Front Page Top

#4 biting hand?

Posted by 3dc 2015-05-11 16:58|| 2015-05-11 16:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Again: Yemen has a population of 26 million. Now 25 million of them are threatened with starvation? How did Yemen feed itself before the civil war? Import food? How did they pay for it?

I'm wondering if this (another) UN con job...

Posted by Steve White 2015-05-11 17:31|| 2015-05-11 17:31|| Front Page Top

#6 The SAUDIS are repor still having buku troubles wid their ground campaign for Yemen, mainly ...

* BHARAT RAKSHAK > [Al-Manar] KSA LACKS REAL ARMY TO INVADE YEMEN, 10,000 SAUDI TROOPS FLEE BASES.

As a reminder, CHINA may experience similar initial "rust" wid its PLA iff any shooting war breaks out in ECS, SCS, andor IOR agz US-Allies, BUT IMO CHINA + PLA WILL ULTIMATELY RECOVER + "SHAKE IT OFF".

* FARSNEWS > ANSARULLAH CAPTURES AL-QAEDA, SAUDI MERCS [Takfiris] ACROSS YEMEN.

The above + other MSM-Net Artics hence poten leading or inducing the Saudis to ...

VERSUS

* SKY NEWS [Al-Arabiya TV] > SAUDIS END TANK "STRIKE FORCE" TO [but NOT across] YEMEN BORDER.

MBTS by rail, Mech Troops reinforcements.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-05-11 21:16|| 2015-05-11 21:16|| Front Page Top

How did Yemen feed itself before the civil war?

Cannibalism?

Posted by Rob Crawford 2015-05-11 23:13|| 2015-05-11 23:13|| Front Page Top

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