The regime of Saudi Arabia is rightly and understandably receiving worldwide condemnation for its pre-meditated butchering of a Saudis journalist in a Turkish embassy. A cursory review of the details outlines the level of ugliness and criminality the Saudis will resort to in silencing critical dissent. However this tale of evil is nothing but a nursery rhyme when contrasted with what the Saudis — and, yes, the United States — are doing to the country of Yemen. Yemen, a small country of 29 million is facing what can only be called a genocidal starvation orchestrated by the Saudis with full support and complicity from the United States.
Approximately 13 million people are facing starvation in Yemen. This is one of the greatest human rights crimes in world history and it has scarcely drawn any attention at all.
We need to as a nation come to terms with what our endless arm sales and give a-ays to the Saudis means in terms of human suffering, terrorism, torture and murder. The evidence and brutality of the Saudis human rights record is there on full display if one simply looks.
This is a nation that our political leadership respects and reveres and honors without hesitation. The Saudis could not lay ruin to surrounding lands and engage in unspeakable human rights atrocities without our tacit approval and endless military aid.
We owe it to ourselves and the world and yes the people of Yemen to say enough is enough. We need to make our voices heard.
Jim Sawyer
Edmonds
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