...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 Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. 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 Jews...
holy warriors in Yemen, ousted President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh
... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it...
and other Houthi leaders. The sanctions include imposing travel bans and assets freeze, as well as prohibiting the sale of arms to three Houthi leaders, former president Saleh, and his son Ahmed Ali Saleh.
The resolution, which passed by 14 votes with one abstention from Russia, is being hailed as a victory for the policies of Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
and the coalition as the beginning to the resolution of the crisis to restore legitimacy in Yemen.
Military specialist and expert in the field of counterterrorism, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Rajaei, valued the position of the Gulf States, particularly Saudi Arabia, in supporting the stability of 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. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...
and its territorial integrity. He described the resolution as a "wise" affirmation of the Security Council's support for the unity and stability of Yemen, and its recognition of Houthi rebels as a threat to the country and the Arab region.
Military expert Hossam Suweilam said the decision would have a positive effect in Yemen, as it would place ousted President-for-Life Saleh
... exemplifying the Arab's propensity to combine brutality with incompetence...
and head of the Houthi Militias Abdulmalik Al-Houthi on the blacklist, as well as try them before the
International Criminal Court... where Milosevich died of old age before being convicted ...
for crimes of violence against the Yemeni people.