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| Iranians Protest the Saudi Aggression on Yemen |
| 2015-05-09 |
| [ALMANAR.LB] Thousands of people demonstrated Friday in Tehran as well as other parts of the country to denounce Saudi-led air aggression on Yemen. The demonstrators erupted into the streets after the Friday prayers. The protests came as Iran rejected anew Saudi claims it was interfering in 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... by backing the Houthi ...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... fighters, and accused Riyadh of seeking to absolve itself of responsibility in the war. Protesters rolled their eyes, jumped up and down, and hollered poorly rhymed slogans real loud against 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... . They also held the United States responsible for the military aggression, which has claimed the lives of over 1,200. The rallies in the capital featured people taking to the streets in droves to show support for the people of Yemen, condemning the interference and aggression against the country. Some protesters were holding up placards bearing in Arabic, the slogan, "I am Yemeni." The protests across Iran came a day after, during a joint presser with US Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... , Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir accused Iran of meddling in regional countries, including Yemen. |
| Posted by:Fred |