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UK willing to take 'direct action' against Yemen's Houthis
[GEO.TV] British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said that the United Kingdom was willing to take "direct action" against Yemen...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... 's Iran's Houthi sock puppets  ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s, Al Jazeera reported. "We are willing to take direct action, and we won’t hesitate to take further action to deter threats to freedom of navigation in the Red Sea," wrote Shapps in The Daily Telegraph newspaper. "The Houthis should be under no misunderstanding: we are committed to holding malign actors accountable for unlawful seizures and attacks," he said. On Sunday, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron ...Empty suit Brit pol, former PM, has stated that he is certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel... said that he sought Iran's help in stopping the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. Related: Grant Shapps: 2023-12-30 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: December 29, 2023 Grant Shapps: 2023-12-27 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: December 26, 2023 Grant Shapps: 2023-12-17 15 attack drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen shot down by US, UK warships: officials Related: Houthis: 2023-12-31 Biden Sanctions Alleged Houthi Financiers ‐ but Keeps Houthis Off Terrorist List Houthis: 2023-12-31 US Navy helicopters destroy Houthi boats in Red Sea after attempted hijack UPDATE: 10 turbans toes up Houthis: 2023-12-31 Container ship hit by Houthi missile, US warship shoots down others Related: David Cameron: 2023-12-22 How to manufacture a case of ‘settler violence’ David Cameron: 2023-12-14 US, Britain impose more sanctions on Hamas officials David Cameron: 2023-12-12 'Russia will definitely attack NATO': Biden’s team is playing a dangerous game Posted by: Fred 2024-01-02 |
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