Editor2 (2022-03-08). Tears for Ukraine, Sanctions for Russia, Yawns for Yemen, Arms for Saudis: The West's Grotesque Double Standard. orinocotribune.com By Ahmed Abdulkareem — Mar 2, 2022 | The speed of Western retaliation over Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised eyebrows among Yemenis who have endured a relentless bombing campaign and deadly air, land, and sea blockade for 2,520 consecutive days. | HAJJAH, YEMEN — "We're brutally bombed every day. So why doesn't the Western world care like it does about Ukraine?!!… Is it because we don't have blonde hair and blue eyes like Ukrainians?" Ahmed Tamri, a Yemeni father of four, asked with furrowed brows about the outpouring of international support and media coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine a…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-03-07). Yemenis Protest Continuing U.S. Supplied Saudi – UAE Air War. indybay.org Massive U.S. and European support to besieged Ukrainians in sharp contrast to U.S. participation in Saudi – UAE air war against Yemen…

_____ (2022-03-07). Worthy And Unworthy Victims. popularresistance.org Rulers divide the world into worthy and unworthy victims, those we are allowed to pity, such as Ukrainians enduring the hell of modern warfare, and those whose suffering is minimized, dismissed, or ignored. The terror we and our allies carry out against Iraqi, Palestinian, Syrian, Libyan, Somali and Yemeni civilians is part of the regrettable cost of war. We, echoing the empty promises from Moscow, claim we do not target civilians. Rulers always paint their militaries as humane, there to serve and protect. Collateral damage happens, but it is regrettable. | This lie can only be sustained among those who are unfam…

Editor (2022-03-07). Chris Hedges: Worthy and Unworthy Victims. scheerpost.com "Suicide Kings." [Illustration by Mr. Fish] | By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | Rulers divide the world into worthy and unworthy victims, those we are allowed to pity, such as Ukrainians enduring the hell of modern warfare, and those whose suffering is minimized, dismissed, or ignored. The terror we and our allies carry out against Iraqi, Palestinian, Syrian, Libyan, Somali and Yemeni civilians is part of the regrettable cost of war. We, echoing the empty promises from Moscow, claim we do not target civilians. Rulers always paint their militaries as humane, there to serve and protect. Collateral damag…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-03-07). Yemenis Protest Continuing U.S. Supplied Saudi – UAE Air War. indybay.org Massive U.S. and European support to besieged Ukrainians in sharp contrast to U.S. participation in Saudi – UAE air war against Yemen…

Staff (2022-03-06). Saudi-led coalition launches air raids on Yemen. en.mehrnews.com News sources reported Sunday morning that Saudi-led coalition fighter jets have bombarded some areas in Yemen in the past few hours…

Anonymous669 (2022-03-06). From Offense To Defense: Saudi-Backed Forces Repel Houthi Attack In Yemen's Hajjah (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: fb.com/mediac5z | On March 5, the 5th Military District of the pro-Saudi Yemeni Armed Forces repelled a new attack by the Houthis (Ansar Allah) in the northwestern Yemeni province of Hajjah. | In a statement, the force said that the Houthis' attack targeted positions near the district center of Harad and the town of Bani Hassan in the district of Abs. The attack was repelled after heavy clashes with Houthi fighters. | Saudi-led coalition warpl…

Staff (2022-03-06). Yemenis take control of areas in Saudi Arabia's Jazan. en.mehrnews.com Yemeni army forces and popular committees have taken control of an area on the Saudi border.

_____ (2022-03-06). Putin, Lenin, Imperialism And The (Real) History Of Ukraine. popularresistance.org The people of this country suffer, I've always thought, from a general ignorance of history. This is because with vast oceans for borders, and ever-friendly neighbors, and no experience of being invaded, living in a country that has always urged assimilation including the acceptance of "American exceptionalism," schooled through an educational system that avoids teaching U.S. history with any degree of credibility so as not to upset anybody, they've never been encouraged to think critically about the past. To ask questions. To raise objections—not necessarily about what happened, but about how to interpret…

Staff (2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…