The U.S. has transferred to #Ukraine thousands of infantry weapons and more than 500,000 rounds of ammunition that were seized more than a year ago as they were being shipped by #Iran to #Houthi forces in #Yemen, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
🔴 The #SuezCanal, the primary maritime route between #Asia and #Europe, experienced a 50 percent year-over-year decrease in trade volume in the first two months of 2024 due to #Houthi attacks in the #RedSea area, according to the #IMF
"Why the US Continues to Fail in the Arab World" - Latest article by Dr. James J. Zogby, director of the #ArabAmericanInstitute, #MiddleEast scholar, researcher, and author.⬇️
Kudos to the interviewer for asking hard questions, and repeating them when he waffles, and for asking about a proxy war with Iran. Nonetheless, much political BS, and so many empty words.
“United States and Britain struck at least 30 #Houthi targets in #Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable #Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the #Israel-#Hamas war, U.S. officials told The Associated Press.” https://apnews.com/article/2f235ac0d00edc266576ef0d76fa33e4
A cruise missile launched by the #Houthis into the Red Sea on Tuesday night came within a mile of a US destroyer before it was shot down, four US officials told CNN, the closest a Houthi attack has come to a US warship.
How the observer regards the #Houthi's current actions in the #RedSea hinges on whether or not they've resulted in spilling the contents of an Exxon Valdez into those waters. Disruptions to trade have adverse effects on everyone from the oligarch bastards who profit from it to the desperate poor who depend upon it for shipments of medicine and food. It's complicated, but spill two or three million barrels of oil into the drink, and shit gets a lot more so.
"Israel and the ‘crime of crimes’
The International Court of Justice says Israel might be committing genocide in Gaza. Scholar of genocide A. Dirk Moses explains to Coda how we got here"
Suppose you have a satellite phone and excellent GPS— is it reasonable to avoid large bad storms and big ships in a sailboat? Let’s say you are pretty good at sailing. Would you need something bigger than 20’ to confidently avoid danger beyond your keel dappling around on the open ocean. (and you can provision and stay out of port for a month no problem.) No time tables but several places you want to get to eventually.
(it seems possible to me but ima harbor and sound baby)