US support gives Saudis impunity in Yemen war: Analyst
Press TV has conducted an interview with Mark Weber, the director of the Institute for Historical Review from California, to ask for his insight on the silence of the international community over the Saudis’ crimes against the people of Yemen.
The following is a rough transcription of the interview.
Press TV: Saudi Arabia continues to commit crimes against the Yemeni people, so far with complete impunity. Why is it every single Western country is seemingly silent on these crimes?
Weber: The main reason is that Saudi Arabia is a very important ally of the United States. What Saudi Arabia does, it does with backing of the United States, it does with the massive military equipment and airplanes and so forth, the United States has given to Saudi Arabia over the years. And also because very little attention has been given to the conflict in Yemen. In much of the world media, particularly here in the United States, there have been calls by various governments China and so forth and by non-governmental humanitarian agencies for Saudi Arabia to stay out of the conflict. But Saudi Arabia has ignored those pleas and it felt free to be able to ignore those pleads precisely because it has the backing of the United States and has continued to do it for that reason.
Press TV: It was not until a couple of days ago when world bodies, including the Red Cross, the World Food Program, and the United Nations warned of a humanitarian disaster in Yemen. But they have not gone beyond mere words in addressing the worsening situation in Yemen. What are the obstacles in the way of helping the Yemeni people?
Weber: Well, that’s a very difficult situation of course. Yemen is impoverished and struck hard. The situation is very difficult. The Red Cross of course cannot do anything other really than words and pleas to various governments for aid. The main point, I think, is to give a maximum international attention to the conflict, because, as I said, it really hasn’t figured very largely on the ... so to speak of the word, and tell and less it does get more attention. It would be ignored with impunity the way has been, I’m afraid.
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