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2016-07-11 Arabia

Houthis Spent $1 Billion on Recruitment in 2015

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Posted by badanov 2016-07-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [15 views ] Top

#1 ....however, because Houthis control the Central Bank in Sana’a, militias will continue to commit crimes against national economy.

Sounds somewhat familiar. Can't they just print more money ?

Posted by Besoeker 2016-07-11 02:33|| 2016-07-11 02:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Houthis had decided to remove many beneficiary payments usually offered to more than 10 million public workers

According to Wiki, total population of Yemen is 24 million.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-07-11 03:12|| 2016-07-11 03:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Betcha a high percentage of the natives on that payroll are "supervisors" and most of the people actually doing work are foreigners.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2016-07-11 08:10|| 2016-07-11 08:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Yemen has little oil, Rob.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-07-11 09:11|| 2016-07-11 09:11|| Front Page Top

#5 The whole misbegotten country isn't worth a billion dollars.

Posted by Ulusoque Speaking for Boskone3139 2016-07-11 10:03|| 2016-07-11 10:03|| Front Page Top

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