After Attacking Yemen’s Houthis, US Admits They Don’t Know Who Fired Missiles

[Brian4Liberty]

After Attacking Yemen’s Houthis, US Admits They Don’t Know Who Fired Missiles

After Attacking Yemen’s Houthis, US Admits They Don’t Know Who Fired Missiles
Pentagon Threatens More Retaliation, Despite Confusion
by Jason Ditz, October 13, 2016

Last night, the United States attacked and destroyed a series of radar stations belonging to the Shi’ite Houthis in Yemen, along the Red Sea coast. This was described as retaliation for the missiles fired sort of near a US destroyer off shore, and presented as preventing future such strikes.

Yet today, Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook admitted that the US still hasn’t actually made any determination who fired those missiles in the first place. It is unclear why they retaliated against the Houthis, who denied involvement, apart from Cook saying that the US believes Iran has “been supportive of the Houthi rebels.”

Still, this act in haste and repent at leisure attitude doesn’t appear to be changing, with Cook vowing the US would “be prepared to respond again” if they think ships off the Yemeni coast are threatened, with the implied threat that they’ll attack the Houthis some more, whether or not they ever determine if the Houthis did anything.

Pentagon officials are also trying to insist that their attacks on the Houthis are totally distinct from the ongoing Saudi war against the Houthis, which the US is already heavily involved in, meaning this amounts to a second, separate war against the Houthis, with even less of a pretext.
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The Houthis reiterated today that they had nothing to do with the missiles fired near the US ship, and insisted they consider the US attacks “unacceptable.”
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More: http://news.antiwar.com/2016/10/13/...-us-admits-they-dont-know-who-fired-missiles/

 

[charrob]

The Story Changes: The Pentagon Is No Longer Sure Yemen's Houthis Fired Missiles At A US Ship

The Story Changes: The Pentagon Is No Longer Sure Yemen's Houthis Fired Missiles At A US Ship

After once again attacking Houthi targets along the coast, in spite of any evidence that the Houthis fired the missiles at them, officials are now saying they’re not even sure about the missiles, and are looking into the possibility that the USS Mason, which has claimed all the attacks, has a radar malfunction which is generating ghost signals.

http://news.antiwar.com/2016/10/16/us-again-attacks-yemen-coast-despite-growing-doubts-over-missiles/

[...] That said, as we highlighted, the U.S. said while there growing indications, there was no official proof that Houthi fighters, or forces aligned with them, were responsible for the attempted strikes which targeted US ships. Still, the lack of concrete proof did not bother the US which, cavalier as usual, unleashed the missile assault on Yemeni territory, breaching the country's sovereignty and potentially killing an unknown number of people.

However, today - four days after the US "counterattack" - the story changes. According to Reuters earlier today the Pentagon declined to say whether the USS Mason destroyer was targeted by multiple inbound missiles fired from Yemen on Saturday, as initially thought, saying a review was underway to determine what happened. [...] And yet, the US had no problem with "clarifying" the source of the threat on Thursday when it fired American cruise missiles at Yemeni targets.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-17/story-changes-pentagon-no-longer-sure-yemen-fired-missiles-us-ship

 

[asurfaholic]

Oops. Oh well.

 

[DamianTV]

Must have been Russia too!

Is there ANY country on this planet we have NOT pissed off?

 

[Zippyjuan]

Geographically they know where they came from- and it wasn't Cuba.

U.S. officials had said earlier Sunday that the Mason had come under attack from two inbound missiles that originated in Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen.

"We are aware of the reports and we are assessing the situation," a U.S. defense official had said earlier. "All of our ships and crews are safe and unharmed."

According to one U.S. official, an initial report indicated that the destroyer had deployed defensive missiles, which resulted in the interception of one of the missiles, and that the other may have fallen into the sea. It now appears the destroyer fired missiles at what may have been incoming missiles.

The "post-event assessment" will determine what actually occurred Saturday, the official said.

Another U.S. official said of Saturday's incident, "We will continue to defend freedom of navigation in this critical waterway, and we will take all necessary steps to respond to threats and defend our personnel and ships."

The latest incident comes just days after the United States military launched a retaliatory missile attack that destroyed three Houthi radar sites used in the previous attacks.

In the earlier attacks, three missiles fired at the USS Mason from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen all fell into the sea. It remained unclear whether two of them fell on their own into the sea or because of the defensive countermeasures used by the destroyer's crew.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Geographically they know where they came from- and it wasn't Cuba.

Conveniently ignoring this:

After once again attacking Houthi targets along the coast, in spite of any evidence that the Houthis fired the missiles at them, officials are now saying they’re not even sure about the missiles, and are looking into the possibility that the USS Mason, which has claimed all the attacks, has a radar malfunction which is generating ghost signals.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Must have been Russia too!

Is there ANY country on this planet we have NOT pissed off?

They essentially said for days that it was really Iran, because the Houthis could never fire a missile on their own, even if Hillary delivered it to them in person and trained them how to fire it.

 

[bunklocoempire]

Escalate and flinch.

Money for college -accomplished! Way to follow orders!

 

[Zippyjuan]

Conveniently ignoring this:

I did miss that- thanks.

 

[Origanalist]

I did miss that- thanks.

Well, it was in the headline, so I can see how you missed it.

 

[DamianTV]

They essentially said for days that it was really Iran, because the Houthis could never fire a missile on their own, even if Hillary delivered it to them in person and trained them how to fire it.

Makes me wonder how long the sheeple will continue to fall for False Flags?

 

[AZJoe]

"the USS Mason, which has claimed all the attacks, has a radar malfunction which is generating ghost signals. This raises the possibility that the US warships are not only retaliating against the wrong people, but that there was nothing to retaliate against in the first place. "
http://news.antiwar.com/2016/10/16/...n-coast-despite-growing-doubts-over-missiles/

 

[UWDude]

After hacking's Russia's internet, US admits they don't know who hacked the DNC.

 

[enhanced_deficit]

Leading from behind can result in confusions.

 

[osan]

After Attacking Yemen’s Houthis, US Admits They Don’t Know Who Fired Missiles
Pentagon Threatens More Retaliation, Despite Confusion
by Jason Ditz, October 13, 2016

I love the smell of bullshit in the morning.

It smell like... government!

 

[Spikender]

Well, it was in the headline, so I can see how you missed it.

Brutal.

 

[bunklocoempire]

Conveniently ignoring this:

lol

I tuned out CNN, but it still comes through on the RPFs! WTF?