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2024-01-02 Britain
UK willing to take 'direct action' against Yemen's Houthis
[GEO.TV] British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said that the United Kingdom was willing to take "direct action" against 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...
's Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
s, Al Jazeera reported.

"We are willing to take direct action, and we won’t hesitate to take further action to deter threats to freedom of navigation in the Red Sea," wrote Shapps in The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

"The Houthis should be under no misunderstanding: we are committed to holding malign actors accountable for unlawful seizures and attacks," he said.

On Sunday, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron
...Empty suit Brit pol, former PM, has stated that he is certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite, which means he's not. Since he is not deeply ideological he lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger, but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel...
said that he sought Iran's help in stopping the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
Posted by Fred 2024-01-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top
 File under: Houthis 

#1 Will the direct action be a die in or will they be gluing themselves to whatever passes for great art in Yemen?
Posted by Super Hose 2024-01-02 05:49||   2024-01-02 05:49|| Front Page Top

#2 ^ Me, I'd plaster meself to a gingermud house. Always loved those things.
Posted by Dino Snotle1770 2024-01-02 07:49||   2024-01-02 07:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Though the idea of seventy-two gingerbread virgins is suddenly kinda appealing.
Posted by Dino Snotle1770 2024-01-02 07:51||   2024-01-02 07:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah...

No.
Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-02 08:10||   2024-01-02 08:10|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ "Eat me, Kaffir!"
Posted by Frank G 2024-01-02 09:02||   2024-01-02 09:02|| Front Page Top

#6 The Brits are just trying to embarrass the Puppet People in the US.
Posted by Bobby 2024-01-02 11:47||   2024-01-02 11:47|| Front Page Top

#7 The British of all people understand he imperative of keeping sea lanes open.
Posted by EMSArtifact  2024-01-02 12:23||   2024-01-02 12:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Chuckie makes his mark on the world stage.
Like Falklands, but closer to home.
Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-02 15:00||   2024-01-02 15:00|| Front Page Top

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