The Saudi led invasion of Yemen, along with a handful of
other gulf monarchies like Qatar and Jordan, is genocide against the Yemeni
people. It is genocide by the U.N. General Assembly's definition found in
Articles II of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide.
Article II: In the present Convention, genocide means
any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in
part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the
group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life
calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the
group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another
group.
The Saudi war against the Houthi rebels in Yemen is
undoubtedly genocide because their actions fulfill at least 5 of 6 criteria for
genocide.
The Saudi-led airstrike coalition bombed 100 hospitals from
March 2015, when the invasion was launched, until November 2015.
https://www.icrc.org/en/document/yemen-attacks-health-care-facilities-must-stop
In the most recent attack, the Wahhabi Terrorist State
bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital killing 11 people and wounding 19
others. They did this despite the fact that MSF (French name for the
organization) shared the precise GPS coordinates of their hospital with the
RSAF hours before the air raid.
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/article/yemen-airstrike-msf-supported-hospital-kills-least-11-wounds-least-19
In fact this is not a first. The Saudi coalition has bombed
4 MSF hospitals in less than a year. It's pretty obvious criminal intent is
involved.
And hospitals aren't the only targets of Saudi airstrikes,
schools, like one in Saada, are also considered fair game
http://en.alalam.ir/news/1850001
as well as business. Just recently, on August 11th, the coalition bombed a Potato chip factory killing 14 workers.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-coalition-market-yemen-war-crisis-a6932771.html
as well as business. Just recently, on August 11th, the coalition bombed a Potato chip factory killing 14 workers.
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Saudi-Led-Coalition-Bombs-Food-Factory-in-Yemen-Kills-14-20160809-0007.html
In March, an RSAF led coalition airstrike on a marketplace in the Hajjah province killed 41 civilians and critically wounded 35 others
The Saudis have not only murdered thousands of Yemeni
civilians, they have also destroyed bridges that connect supply routes from
ports to the Capital of Sanaa. Yemen imports 90% of food; without these supply
routes they are susceptible to deprivation.
https://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/yemeni-peoples-ability-to-access-food-threatened-as-main-supply-route-to-sanaa-targeted-by-airstrikes/
Bombing bridges to Sanaa is not the only way that the Saudis
have imposed starvation on the Yemenis. Coincident with the destruction of
hospitals, schools, businesses and supply routes, the Saudis have imposed a naval
blockade on the coast keeping the majority of commercial ships to Yemen from reaching
the ports and leaving 80% of Yemenis in desperate need of food and medical aid.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/05/saudi-led-naval-blockade-worsens-yemen-humanitarian-disaster
The indiscriminate bombing of thousands of non-combatant civilians constitutes (a), killing members of the group, and (b), causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group.
The intentional bombing of hospitals, especially those run by humanitarian groups like MSF and Red Cross, constitutes (d), imposing measures intended to prevent births within a group, and preventing the shipment of food and medical supplies through the naval blockade and bombing supply routes constitutes (c): deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.
The Saudi invasion of Yemen constitutes a genocide by 5 of 6 counts, and the U.S. defense industry is funding it through the Pentagon.
The Saudis have purchased $641,000,000 worth of cluster munitions from U.S. defense contractors, particularly Textron Systems, since the beginning of the war.
http://harpers.org/archive/2016/09/acceptable-losses/?single=1
In the first year of the war, 91% of cluster bomb casualties were civilians of whom 22% were children.
http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/-28-bln-invested-in-cluster-weapon-producers-in-4-years/590785
The Saudis have purchased $641,000,000 worth of cluster munitions from U.S. defense contractors, particularly Textron Systems, since the beginning of the war.
http://harpers.org/archive/2016/09/acceptable-losses/?single=1
In the first year of the war, 91% of cluster bomb casualties were civilians of whom 22% were children.
http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/-28-bln-invested-in-cluster-weapon-producers-in-4-years/590785
Even though cluster bombs are prohibited by International law, by a UN convention ratified by 119 countries, Congress and the Pentagon continue to approve the sale of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia. This is evident by a recent vote in congress which blocked an amendment that would have prohibited the transfer of U.S. manufactured cluster munitions to Saudi Arabia.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/house-oks-ongoing-cluster-bomb-sales-saudi-arabia/story?id=39931315
The Pentagon currently has an agreement to sell $60,000,000,000 worth of aircraft and naval ships to Riyadh, which was negotiated in part by then secretary of state Hillary Clinton in 2010.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8000747/US-secures-record-60-billion-arms-sale-to-Saudi-Arabia.html
In the latest sale of military equipment to the Riyadh, on August 9th, the State Department and Pentagon approved a $1,150,000,000 purchase of 130 tanks and armored vehicles, manufactured mostly by General Dynamics.
http://www.independent.co.uk/us/saudi-arabia-us-arms-deal-weapons-sale-tanks-guns-barack-obama-a7182186.html
The USG not only provides billions in weapons, munitions, aircraft, tanks and ships to the Wahhabi Terrorist State, they also provide logistical support, military training and weapon servicing: tasks carried out by thousands of U.S. civilian and military personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia.
https://shadowproof.com/2016/08/15/us-defense-firms-profit-by-saudi-arabias-slaughter-of-yemen/
The true motive for the war should be obvious to anyone who has been paying attention for the past few months. For the U.S., this is a proxy war against Iran who sides with the Houthi rebels and former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. For Saudi Arabia, it is an attempt to access to Yemen oil reserves by overthrowing the Supreme Political Council, which is supported by the Yemen Parliament, and reinstall Hadi's puppet regime.
Side Note: remember that when you vote in the up coming presidential election, you are voting for the figure head of a criminal syndicate who will ultimately be a corporate puppet swaying to the pull of her (I highly doubt Trump will win) financial strings.
The Pentagon currently has an agreement to sell $60,000,000,000 worth of aircraft and naval ships to Riyadh, which was negotiated in part by then secretary of state Hillary Clinton in 2010.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8000747/US-secures-record-60-billion-arms-sale-to-Saudi-Arabia.html
In the latest sale of military equipment to the Riyadh, on August 9th, the State Department and Pentagon approved a $1,150,000,000 purchase of 130 tanks and armored vehicles, manufactured mostly by General Dynamics.
http://www.independent.co.uk/us/saudi-arabia-us-arms-deal-weapons-sale-tanks-guns-barack-obama-a7182186.html
The USG not only provides billions in weapons, munitions, aircraft, tanks and ships to the Wahhabi Terrorist State, they also provide logistical support, military training and weapon servicing: tasks carried out by thousands of U.S. civilian and military personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia.
https://shadowproof.com/2016/08/15/us-defense-firms-profit-by-saudi-arabias-slaughter-of-yemen/
The true motive for the war should be obvious to anyone who has been paying attention for the past few months. For the U.S., this is a proxy war against Iran who sides with the Houthi rebels and former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. For Saudi Arabia, it is an attempt to access to Yemen oil reserves by overthrowing the Supreme Political Council, which is supported by the Yemen Parliament, and reinstall Hadi's puppet regime.
Side Note: remember that when you vote in the up coming presidential election, you are voting for the figure head of a criminal syndicate who will ultimately be a corporate puppet swaying to the pull of her (I highly doubt Trump will win) financial strings.
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