Thomas Wictor

Posts Tagged ‘Saudi-led Coalition’

Yemen: Tyler Hicks up to his old tricks

In Gaza, New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks was deeply involved in the Hamas military deception operation that claimed the lives of Ismail Bakr, Mohammed Bakr, Ahed Bakr, and Zakaria Bakr. Now Hicks and writer Kareem Fahim have teamed up for the New York Times’ misleading and utterly nonfactual piece “Airstrikes Take Toll on Civilians…

 

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The BBC, a propaganda arm of Iran

A few days ago, a Yemeni wrote to me and asked for help in debunking the lies that Ansar Allah—the Houthis—are telling in Yemen as part of their effort to discredit both non-Shi’ite Yemenis and the Saudi-led Coalition that has intervened in order to restore the government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. Now I’m…

 

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Yemen, where journalism killed itself

There’s no question anymore: Yemenis are the victims of one of history’s greatest injustices. Yemen is where journalism killed itself. The press committed suicide in exchange for rooms in five-star hotels and sex. I’m now convinced that nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) use sex the way political lobbyists do. It’s the only possible explanation for the almost…

 

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Weapons of truth for Yemenis

Last night I posted a letter from a Yemeni about the current war. To be clear: I oppose Ansar Allah—the Houthis—because they’re proxies of the Iranian mullahs. I support the Coalition fighting the Houthis because I want to see the Iranian mullahs overthrown. The mullahs cause all the wars in the Middle East. They arm…

 

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