US fighter planes kill 120+ in Yemen (ALLEGEDLY)

[Epic]

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=113854&sectionid=351020206

At least 120 Houthis have lost lives and 44 others sustained injuries as US fighter jets took part in air strikes in the northwestern Yemeni province of Sa'ada.

"The US air force perpetrated an appalling massacre against citizens in the north of Yemen as it launched air raids on various populated areas, markets, refugee camps and villages along with Saudi warplanes," the northern Yemen-based Houthi Shia fighters said.

They added, "The savage crime committed by the US air force shows the real face of the United States. It cancels out much touted American claims of human rights protection, promotion of freedoms of citizens as well as democracy."

The US military continues its air raids on Yemen's northern beleaguered regions of Amran, Hajjah and Sa'ada which have already been the target of joint Saudi-Yemen offensive against the Houthi fighters.

The conflict in northern Yemen began in 2004 between Sana'a and Houthi fighters. The conflict intensified in August 2009 when the Yemeni army launched Operation Scorched Earth in an attempt to crush the fighters in the northern province of Sa'ada.

The Houthis accuse the Yemeni government of violation of their civil rights, political, economic and religious marginalization as well as large-scale corruption.

 

[Elwar]

I don't recall Yemen attacking us. Perhaps I'm out of the loop because I'm on the Gulf side of Florida, but I haven't seen one Yemen ship or airplane yet.

 

[Ethek]

This is unbelievable

 

[Bruno]

I see another Nobel Peace in someone's future

 

[Old Ducker]

The Houthis are Iran-backed Shias, I believe.

 

[Elwar]

The Houthis are Iran-backed Shias, I believe.

I don't recall seeing their planes or ships entering our borders either.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

look's like it's been going on for awhile

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-yemen6-2009nov06,0,6092713.story


Saudi fighter jets reportedly strike rebel targets in Yemen
A Saudi government advisor says the airstrikes, which began Wednesday, have been numerous and heavy. The attack follows the slaying of a Saudi official by insurgents

By Jeffrey Fleishman

November 6, 2009


Reporting from Cairo - Saudi Arabian warplanes attacked Shiite rebel strongholds in northern Yemen on Thursday in a surge of fighting along the border that followed the death of a Saudi security official at the hands of insurgents, according to news reports.

Saudi fighter jets targeted as many as six rebel positions in Yemen and along the mountainous border. Saudi troops reportedly were heading toward the region to secure villages and prevent further cross-border incursions by Houthi rebel forces, which have been sporadically battling the Yemeni government since 2004.

Saudi airstrikes "began on their [rebel] positions in northern Yemen" late Wednesday afternoon, an advisor to the Saudi government told Reuters. The advisor asked not to be named because operations were still underway. "There have been successive airstrikes, very heavy bombardment of their positions, not just on the border but on" rebel camps around the northern city of Saada.

The Yemeni government has not released a statement on the Saudi offensive, but Al Jazeera news channel quoted a Yemeni Defense Ministry official as saying, "Saudi Arabia did not hit targets in Yemen."

The prospect of violence spilling over from its southern neighbor has troubled the Saudi kingdom for years. Yemen, the poorest country in the Arab world, is attracting militants from Al Qaeda who seek to overthrow the government and launch attacks across the Middle East, U.S. officials say. The Saudis fear that Al Qaeda elements will exploit Yemen's instability to infiltrate the kingdom and attack government targets and oil installations.

In August, a Saudi militant living in Yemen entered the kingdom and, armed with hidden explosives, blew himself up at a palace reception. The attack lightly wounded Muhammad bin Nayef, a member of the Saudi royal family and the country's top counter-terrorism official. On Tuesday, militants believed to be linked to Al Qaeda ambushed and killed two Yemeni police chiefs and three guards.

At least 40 rebels are reported to have been killed in the Saudi airstrikes, which were launched after insurgents crossed into the kingdom Tuesday and killed a Saudi security officer and wounded 11 others in a raid near Jebel Dukhan. Yemen's rugged northern region along the Saudi border is home to tribes and clans that largely live beyond the reach of the government.

The Houthi insurgents belong to the Shiite Muslim Zaidi sect, which ruled Yemen for centuries until the 1962 national revolution.

The Yemeni government began the Operation Scorched Earth offensive against the rebels in August. Fighting has been steady for months, and tens of thousands have fled their homes for displacement camps. The government has blocked most news agencies from reaching the areas of heaviest bloodshed.

The insurgency has broader regional implications. The Yemeni government asserts that Shiite Iran is aiding the Houthis as a means of broadening its influence. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is an ally of Sunni Muslim-controlled Saudi Arabia, which has criticized Iran's support for the Islamic militant groups Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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[pcosmar]

look's like it's been going on for awhile

Yup,
Wasn't it Saudis that were involved in the 9/11 attacks?

They seem to be a "Clear and Present" danger.

 

[Bucjason]

i see another nobel peace in someone's future

hahahahahahhaaha! :d

 

[Naraku]

Yup,
Wasn't it Saudis that were involved in the 9/11 attacks?

They seem to be a "Clear and Present" danger.

The Saudis are defending their national security. Unless you think any country that is allied to the U.S. should just let hostile forces take anything they want. These rebels were attacking Saudi posts and even invaded Saudi territory.

 

[Elwar]

The Saudis are defending their national security. Unless you think any country that is allied to the U.S. should just let hostile forces take anything they want. These rebels were attacking Saudi posts and even invaded Saudi territory.

Are the Saudis using US fighter jets these days?

 

[pcosmar]

The Saudis are defending their national security. Unless you think any country that is allied to the U.S. should just let hostile forces take anything they want. These rebels were attacking Saudi posts and even invaded Saudi territory.

The Saudis have been at the root of much trouble in the area. I vote we support the rebels.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/02/06/saudi.htm

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia acknowledged for the first time that 15 of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackers were Saudi citizens, but said Wednesday that the oil-rich kingdom bears no responsibility for their actions.

Are the Saudis using US fighter jets these days?

Saudi F15s

http://yemenherald.com/?p=1217

 

[Elwar]

The US military continues its air raids on Yemen's northern beleaguered regions

There is no justification for our military raiding anyone who has not attacked us, nor have threatened to attack us.

 

[TinCanToNA]

There is no justification for our military raiding anyone who has not attacked us, nor have threatened to attack us.

You are what could be described as an ignoramus. You are one of the primary reasons why Ron Paul cannot be taken seriously. Do you really instantly believe anything you read that claims the US has done this or that, or do you pretend to be so extraordinarily blind?

The Saudi Air Force is responsible for this attack. Although I'm sure you and Epic and all the other ignorami here will continue to blindly believe things without even checking, and form opinions devoid of facts, and continue to discredit the cause of liberty. If, however, you choose to learn from this incident and decide that you should probably check your facts before making such claims, perhaps you might start a positive trend.

 

[Old Ducker]

You are what could be described as an ignoramus. You are one of the primary reasons why Ron Paul cannot be taken seriously. Do you really instantly believe anything you read that claims the US has done this or that, or do you pretend to be so extraordinarily blind?

The Saudi Air Force is responsible for this attack. Although I'm sure you and Epic and all the other ignorami here will continue to blindly believe things without even checking, and form opinions devoid of facts, and continue to discredit the cause of liberty. If, however, you choose to learn from this incident and decide that you should probably check your facts before making such claims, perhaps you might start a positive trend.

So you are denying the claims in the OP that the US Air Force participated in this attack? If so, based on what?

 

[awake]

No one of the relatives will be upset. Bombing civilians does not create hate and terrorism.War is peace, the mourners should be at peace with this.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

Here's a good article: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=113854&sectionid=351020206

It's a scrimage game for the USAF... This is the R&D final cycle for the F22 testing and mission effectiveness. Screw anyone who dies... Love, DOD

US fighters pound Sa'ada, kill 120
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:46:08 GMT

At least 120 Houthis have lost lives and 44 others sustained injuries as US fighter jets took part in air strikes in the northwestern Yemeni province of Sa'ada.

"The US air force perpetrated an appalling massacre against citizens in the north of Yemen as it launched air raids on various populated areas, markets, refugee camps and villages along with Saudi warplanes," the northern Yemen-based Houthi Shia fighters said.

They added, "The savage crime committed by the US air force shows the real face of the United States. It cancels out much touted American claims of human rights protection, promotion of freedoms of citizens as well as democracy."

The US military continues its air raids on Yemen's northern beleaguered regions of Amran, Hajjah and Sa'ada which have already been the target of joint Saudi-Yemen offensive against the Houthi fighters.

The conflict in northern Yemen began in 2004 between Sana'a and Houthi fighters. The conflict intensified in August 2009 when the Yemeni army launched Operation Scorched Earth in an attempt to crush the fighters in the northern province of Sa'ada.

The Houthis accuse the Yemeni government of violation of their civil rights, political, economic and religious marginalization as well as large-scale corruption.

The Saudi air force has further complicated the conflict by launching its own operations against Shia resistance fighters.

Houthi fighters say that Riyadh pounds their positions and that Saudi forces strike Yemeni villages and indiscriminately target civilians. According to the fighters, Saudis use toxic materials, including white phosphorous bombs, against civilians in northern Yemen.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that since 2004, up to 175,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in Sa'ada and take refuge at overcrowded camps set up by the United Nations.

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[MN Patriot]

You are what could be described as an ignoramus. You are one of the primary reasons why Ron Paul cannot be taken seriously. Do you really instantly believe anything you read that claims the US has done this or that, or do you pretend to be so extraordinarily blind?

The Saudi Air Force is responsible for this attack. Although I'm sure you and Epic and all the other ignorami here will continue to blindly believe things without even checking, and form opinions devoid of facts, and continue to discredit the cause of liberty. If, however, you choose to learn from this incident and decide that you should probably check your facts before making such claims, perhaps you might start a positive trend.

This event is a perfect example why Ron Paul is right about our blundering interventionist foreign policy.

I don't know if our military is involved or not. The people making the claims could very well be lying to drum up even more anti-American sentiment. Having our military get involved in yet another war is entirely plausible.

Right now this news is buried, not even on Drudge. Had to search for it, so perhaps the Establishment mainstream media is hiding it as much as possible, since their savior just got the Nobel Peace Prize.

 

[Reason]

YouTube - Full video of alleged air strike aftermath in Yemen

 

[Reason]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Washington denied its military forces were involved in the Yemeni conflict with al-Houthi rebel fighters in the north of the country.
Al-Jazeera and other regional news outlets reported this week that U.S. military jets launched air raids on al-Houthi outposts near the border with Saudi Arabia.
Al-Houthi statements said Tuesday marked the third day of U.S. military strikes in the region, blaming American forces for striking two mosques in their air raids. Additional statements from al-Houthi groups point to U.S. involvement in the deaths of more than 120 people in recent attacks.
P.J. Crowley, a spokesman for the U.S. State Department, rejected the allegations outright.
"We do not have a military role in this conflict," he said.
Yemen launched a scorched-earth campaign against the rebel group in August. U.S. ally Saudi Arabia entered the fight recently, launching its own military and aerial strikes on border security concerns.
Iran, meanwhile, is blamed for supporting the Shiite al-Houthi group, something Tehran denies.
U.S. forces have acted in a training capacity for the Yemeni military. Six Yemeni military officials trained in South Carolina in November with the U.S. Marine Corps.