Bombing Yemeni School Children for Profit

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Bombing Yemeni School Children for Profit
Unfortunately, killing and maiming civilians with US weapons is a regular occurrence

As if the horrific Saudi bombing of a Yemeni school bus that killed 44 children on August 9, 2018 wasn’t bad enough, CNN reported that the bomb used in the attack was manufactured by Lockheed Martin, one of the major U.S. defense contractors. Nima Elbagir, reporting for CNN’s Situation Room, showed a map of Yemen pinpointing several other attacks where large numbers of civilians have been killed by bombs from not only Lockheed Martin, but also General Dynamics and Raytheon. It was a rare moment when a mainstream US media outlet made the connection between U.S. weapons and the devastation they wreak.

It was a rare moment when a mainstream US media outlet made the connection between U.S. weapons and the devastation they wreak.

The footage of the Yemen attack is heartbreaking, showing bloodied and screaming children (the ‘fortunate’ survivors) still wearing their blue backpacks. A global outcry for the Saudis to stop bombing civilians and for the US to stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia arose immediately.

" All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force. " — George Orwell.

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" All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force. " — George Orwell.

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UK weapons companies have made £6bn from Saudi Arabia since it started bombing Yemen

British arms companies have earned more than £6bn from their trade with Saudi Arabia during the ongoing war in Yemen, new research has found.

War Child UK claimed the true revenue from dealings with the Gulf state are almost double previous estimates, despite only around £30m going to the public through corporation tax receipts.

The charity accused private manufacturers including BAE Systems and Raytheon of “profiteering from the deaths of innocent children” by selling missiles and equipment to the Saudi-led coalition.

 

" All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force. " — George Orwell.

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It’s beyond disgusting when arms manufacturers in the U.S. and U.K. make so much profit off of dead women and children, male non combatants too.

". . . those who claim to know the Mind of God, who will tell you what God thinks and how He will judge and condemn others—those people are the greatest of all blasphemers." Aloysius Xingu Leng Pendergast

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Bruce Riedel of the Brookings Institute: “if the United States of America and the United Kingdom tonight told King Salman that this war [on Yemen] has to end, it would end tomorrow because the Royal Saudi Air force cannot operate without American & British Support". pic.twitter.com/XQTcLlNKJn

— Louis Allday (@Louis_Allday) August 12, 2018

" All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force. " — George Orwell.

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The role of the U.S. federal government is to defend America's borders.

It's role is NOT to maintain a worldwide military empire with over 1,000 bases peppered all over the planet.

Bring ALL the troops home, follow the U.S. Constitution, and defend America ONLY! pic.twitter.com/Pft4yH5miS

— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) September 14, 2018

" All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force. " — George Orwell.

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But Capi, the USA cant bring all those soldiers home………what would they do in the USA, they cant murder citizens on US soil…………all they would be doing is running around “playing soldiers”, yes SIR, no SIR all day long

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Regrettably, the voters in the USA and Britain do not give damn about the people in Yemen. Nothing will change.

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Thats true, when they here the word YEMEN……..to them it sounds like YEH MAN…..so what!!!!!!

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