The Unthinkable An ancient city plunges into darkness as a war on civilians rages

[riversedge]

Wonderful photo but so sad --slide show


http://apps.npr.org/lookatthis/posts/yemen/

Look At This
The Unthinkable
An ancient city plunges into darkness as a war on civilians rages
Photography By Alex Potter
Aug. 21, 2015

[Fred Sanders]

1. What Saudi is doing to Yemen is a criminal act of mass murder and genocide...America looks away as it's supplied weaponry

destroys an ancient land and people who only want out from under the historical jackboot of the vile and evil House of Saud.

With American supplied weapons. Expensive weapons and munitions now needing replacing....by America! Jobs!

But in America there is an election 410 days away.

It is urgent that the American mass media focus exclusively on the imminent election by focusing as much as possible "campaign" so voters can be "informed". It is never too early to start campaign season and start the flow of ad money, is there?

"Idiot America, one nation controlled by the media" - GreenDay.

[a la izquierda]

2. Thank you for posting

Stories like this make my heart hurt.

[brer cat]

4. Well said.

My heart hurts also.

[seveneyes]

3. Yeah, the Houthis, al-Qaida and ISIS are running the town just fine and dandy

Rebels from the Houthi minority group took control of Sanaa and other parts of the country six months ago. Saudi Arabia backs the government that was forced out and has launched airstrikes against the Houthis. Other actors — al-Qaida and ISIS — make it even more complicated.

[6chars]

5. if the people want those groups

who are the Saudis to deprive them of that right?

[truebluegreen]

7. I haven't been following what is happening in Yemen

but you know democracy only matters to anybody when one's own side / interests / allies win.

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. kick. important story

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. I can already picture a Republican offering up a bill to rebuild at top dollar....

While refusing to spend a nickle on infrastructure spending here.