{"id":146653,"date":"2015-04-22T10:56:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T10:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?guid=05a7e089f0462c31bfddc982858c57f8"},"modified":"2015-04-22T10:56:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T10:56:00","slug":"saudis-end-operation-decisive-storm-war-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/editorials\/saudis-end-operation-decisive-storm-war-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudis End Operation Decisive Storm: War Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"
Saudis End Operation Decisive Storm: War Continues<\/b><\/div>\n
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by Stephen Lendman<\/div>\n
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On Wednesday, things in Yemen changed but stayed the same. Saudi rhetoric belies its policy.<\/div>\n
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It announced Operation Restoring Hope replacing Decisive Storm. US-planned and orchestrated\/Saudi-led terror bombing offered Yemenis none. Nor does continued US-ordered war.<\/div>\n
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Washington’s policy remains hardline. It’s unchanged. It includes:<\/div>\n
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  • regaining unchallenged control over its former client state; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • crushing Houthi resistance;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • restoring US-installed\/Houthi ousted illegitimate president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to power serving Western interests at the expense of his people; or<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • another puppet leader operating the same way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          Saudi claims of aggression ending against Yemenis rings hollow. Conflict continues. Maybe in different form alone – not objectives. <\/div>\n
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          Houthis won’t surrender to US\/Saudi rule. Washington settles for nothing less. <\/div>\n
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          Expect no peace in Yemen ahead. Expect more pain and suffering than already.<\/div>\n
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          Saudi\/US air and naval blockade remains in place. Houthi Ansarullah fighters are still attacked.<\/div>\n
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          Civilians face more Saudi state terror at its discretion. Humanitarian crisis conditions remain woefully under-addressed. <\/div>\n
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          Aid able to get in is far too little. Much more is needed. Blockade prevents it.<\/div>\n
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          A meaningless Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman statement claimed its terror-bombing campaign “successfully managed to thwart the threat on the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries.”<\/div>\n
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          He said Renewal of Hope aims to protect civilians and combat “terrorism.” It will combine “political, diplomatic and military action.”<\/div>\n
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          At the same time, he said “(w)e are not talking about a ceasefire.” The next so-called phase of Saudi state terror “has a military component.” <\/div>\n
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          It remains to be seen in what form and how intense. It’s clear the overwhelming ordeal of millions of Yemenis continues without end.<\/div>\n
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          Saudi-led terror-bombing began on March 26. It lasted 27 days. It’s temporarily halted Saudis claim – to resume any time at Washington’s discretion.<\/div>\n
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          Obama’s latest atrocity adds more criminality to his rap sheet. His war on humanity continues without end.<\/div>\n
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          US planned and orchestrated\/Saudi-led terror bombing accomplished nothing strategically. It enraged 25 million Yemenis and millions more worldwide.<\/div>\n
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          It created a devastating humanitarian crisis worsening daily – in a country suffering from extreme poverty and deprivation in normal times.<\/div>\n
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          War continues against Houthi Ansarullah fighters – including resumption of terror-bombing at Obama’s discretion.<\/div>\n
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          Saudi announced diplomacy is code language for demanding unconditional Houthi surrender – returning Yemen to US-controlled despotic rule.<\/div>\n
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          The devastating toll after nearly a month of conflict includes thousands killed or wounded, mostly civilians, well over 150,000 displaced, and a deepening humanitarian disaster. <\/div>\n
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          Before Saudi’s Wednesday announcement, Houthi leader Abdel-Malek al-Houthi vowed to resist its aggression “by all means and options.” <\/div>\n
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          “It is the right of our people to resist aggression by any means,” he said.<\/div>\n
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          Saudi’s goal is “plac(ing) (Yemen) again under its feet and hegemony. Our Yemeni people will never give in. (They’ll) resist in the face of the savage aggression.”<\/div>\n
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          Obama’s war on Yemen is part of Washington’s aim for unchallenged regional control.<\/div>\n
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          War is America’s strategy of choice – dirty, merciless, brutal mass slaughter and destruction harming defenseless civilians most.<\/div>\n
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          No end of regional conflicts appear likely. Expect more war ahead, not less.<\/div>\n
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          Washington bears full responsibility. Rogue NATO partners, Israel and regional despotic regimes share it. Humanity’s fate hangs in the balance.<\/div>\n
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          Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. <\/div>\n
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          His new book as editor and contributor is titled “Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III.”<\/div>\n
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          http:\/\/www.claritypress.com\/LendmanIII.html<\/div>\n
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          Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. <\/div>\n
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          Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.<\/div>\n
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