The Biden administration is expected to soon announce plans to redesignate Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as specially designated global terrorists, according to two people familiar with the White House decision and a U.S. official.
The move comes as the Houthis have launched dozens of attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The group says it has attacked the ships in response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
The three people familiar with the decision were not authorized to comment and requested anonymity to discuss the matter ahead of the expected formal announcement.
Considering that they are now bombing civilians and attacking boats it seems like a reasonable move
Agreed!
Now do Israel too!
I’m checking my notebook on descriptors for military targets and I can’t find “civilians” anywhere in here. Its just “enemy combatants”, “human shields”, and “collateral damage”.
Not trying to sealing, but when have they bombed civilians?
Am I the only one that dislikes them being called “the houthis”? The group is called “Ansar allah” the housis are an ethnic tribe in Yemen. The two are not interchangeable.
Wouldn’t be the first time Americans racialized a policy of warfare and mass extermination.
