Why is the Yemen War not a major news story?

Its possible that a lot of people haven't heard of this because it's hardly been in the news but it's a brutal human catastrophe that rivals the Syria War in terms of its brutality and loss of life. Saudi Arabia is doing a lot of killing and they are armed with British and American weapons. Why is this not a major international news story?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29319423

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/01/disaster-texas-america-britain-yemen

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Cierzo · M

[quote] and they are armed with British and American weapons [/quote]

This is why it does not appear in the media. Our friends' dirty business must remain hidden.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@Cierzo I agree.

thatscottishguy · 26-30, M

When some Yemeni children throw some stones at a Saudi soldier, then our papers will put it as headline news calling the kids scum. You've said it all really. Nothing left but to say fuck this world.

SW-User

Convicting a war, lead by "bad guys" you just sold $350 millions of weapons at, is a bit hard to explain to the public, I guess, so better keep it silent 😐

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

Because we don't want to upset the Saudis ..... that really wouldn't do.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@RodionRomanovitch I thought Western foreign policy was about spreading freedom and democracy? 😀

WalksWith · 51-55, F

Good, God! I think we are on the brink of a world war. NK and this administration just threatened Sweden, Sweden of all places. Now I read this?????

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@WalksWith I think the US is currently involved in lots of wars but many don't get media attention. The Yemen thing has been going for a couple of years and I think Saudi Arabia started bombing sometime last year. Its news you have to dig to find though,

WalksWith · 51-55, F

@Burnley123 Very true...sigh...honestly, it takes a lot of work to keep up. I don't watch TV and just read the news. It's sad.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@WalksWith Yes it is hard to keep up, very true.

HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M

Western media doesn't care about Muslim killing Muslims

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@HoraceGreenley Not when they are 'our Muslims'. I.e Saudi Arabia.

BTW factions within Saudi are the number one source of funding for ISIS and Islamic terrorism but they are somehow a political ally.

HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M

@Burnley123 Saudis pay blackmail to terrorist organizations so they won't do anything in Saudi Arabia

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@HoraceGreenley Its much more than that.

[quote]Perhaps the most powerful indication of Saudi’s financial links with ISIS can be seen in the cache of emails leaked from the office of Hillary Clinton, who was US Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013.

The messages, published by Wikileaks, contain an unambiguous statement by her campaign chairman, [b]John Podesta[/b]:

“We need to use our diplomatic and more traditional intelligence assets to bring pressure on the governments of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which are providing clandestine financial and logistic support to ISIL and other radical Sunni groups in the region.”[/quote]

Maybe you will believe this actually, though US foreign policy alliances are generally bi-partisan, very much including this one.

https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-qa-is-saudi-arabia-funding-isis

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