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‘Irrelevant whether Houthis are designated’ as terrorists, Biden says, dampening speculation he’ll take step
[IsraelTimes] US President Joe The Big GuyBiden  ...46th president of the U.S. ‘This Is A Man ThatDoes Not Seem Demented’...appears to dampen expectations that he will designate the 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 as a terror organization two days after calling the Iran-backed rebel group ruling 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... a terror group. "It’s irrelevant whether they’re designated," Biden tells news hounds at an event in Pennsylvania in response to a question regarding whether he would take that step after intensifying his rhetoric against the Houthis. During his first year in office, Biden removed the Houthis’ terror listing amid pressure from progressives who argued that it was harming efforts to deliver humanitarian aid  in Yemen.The administration said it decided to review that decision in November against the backdrop of repeated attacks by Houthis on international vessels in the Red Sea, which the rebel group claims are taken in solidarity with Paleostinians after October 7. No update has been offered since then, but Biden’s affirmation to a question regarding whether he considers the Houthis a terror group led many to assume the administration was leaning toward slapping the terror label back on. The president’s remarks came hours after the US led ... KABOOM!... s against Houthi targets in Yemen for the first time in years. Posted by: trailing wife 2024-01-15 |
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