False Stories of Iran Arming the Houthis Used to Justify War in Yemen

[Tehon]

The US government has known since at least 2009 that the Yemen government's claims about Iranians arming Houthis have been without merit. This article does a pretty good job of laying out some of the specifics.

How False Stories of Iran Arming the Houthis Were Used to Justify War in Yemen
The allegation of Iranian arms shipments to the Houthis - an allegation that has often been mentioned in press coverage of the conflict but never proven - was reinforced by a report released last June by a panel of experts created by the UN Security Council: The report concluded that Iran had been shipping arms to the Houthi rebels in Yemen by sea since at least 2009. But an investigation of the two main allegations of such arms shipments made by the Yemeni government and cited by the expert panel shows that they were both crudely constructed ruses.

On October 27, 2009, the US Embassy sent a cable to the State Department noting that the Embassy of Yemen in Washington had issued a press statement announcing the seizure of a "foreign vessel carrying a quantity of arms and other goods...." But another cable dated November 11, 2009, reported that the government had "failed to substantiate its extravagant public claims that an Iranian ship seized off its coast on October 25 was carrying military trainers, weapons and explosives destined for the Houthis."

Furthermore, the cable continued, "sensitive reporting" - an obvious reference to US intelligence reports on the issue - "suggests that the ship was carrying no weapons at all."

 

[Stratford57]

Just another example of manipulation of taxpayers' minds. We've seen so many tricks like that recently (one of them was with Malaysian Boeing): you accuse somebody for something and you claim you have evidence; Media does all the work for you and later the taxpayers remember your accusations but don't really remember if they've seen any evidence of it or not. It's pretty primitive, but unfortunately it works pretty darn good.

 

[Tehon]

Just another example of manipulation of taxpayers' minds. We've seen so many tricks like that recently (one of them was with Malaysian Boeing): you accuse somebody for something and you claim you have evidence; Media does all the work for you and later the taxpayers remember your accusations but don't really remember if they've seen any evidence of it or not. It's pretty primitive, but unfortunately it works pretty darn good.

Unfortunately most people do not require evidence to believe the accusations that they are hearing. Often times the accusation fits neatly into beliefs that they have been programmed with, sometimes from birth. No evidence is required for those who already "know" on an emotional level. And evidence that is contrary to what they already "know" is often met with hostility.

 

[Tehon]

And here is another cable that was not included in the article How False Stories of Iran Arming the Houthis Were Used to Justify War in Yemen but reaffirms the contents of the article.

Cable: 09SANAA1662_a
COMMENT ------- 12. (S/NF) Yemen's formal relationship with Iran is by all accounts relatively fragile, and has continued to deteriorate in recent months. Since the start of the Sa'ada conflict in 2004, Yemen has looked to pin the Houthis' strength and resilience in fighting the ROYG on the Iranians. Despite Yemen's seemingly heartfelt concerns that Iran is backing the Houthi rebels and the ROYG's desire to convince its powerful friends (the U.S. and Saudi Arabia) of Iran's nefarious intentions in Yemen, it has to date been unable to produce any concrete evidence of what it says is wide-scale meddling. It is post's firm belief that if Yemen had any concrete evidence that the Houthis had connections to either Hizballah or Iran, it would have produced it immediately; the lack of such evidence likely indicates that the ROYG lacks any real proof of such links. On the other hand, Iran has clear strategic interests in gaining a foothold in Yemen (Sa'ada) and developing a proxy ally in the Houthis similar to Hizballah in Lebanon. Post believes that, while it is worth keeping an eye on Iranian activities in Yemen, Tehran's reach to date is limited. END COMMENT. SECHE

The media's government sanctioned portrayal of the conflicts in Syria and Yemen are quite the contrast. In Syria, the conflict is sold as a civil war, which clearly it never was. Yet in Yemen, by our government's own admissions the conflict is a civil war, yet it is portrayed in the media as a proxy battle undermined by Iran.

"But being dependent, every day of the year and for year after year, upon certain politicians for news, the newspaper reporters are obliged to work in harmony with their news sources.”
Edward L Bernays-Propaganda

 

[irosie91]

The US government has known since at least 2009 that the Yemen government's claims about Iranians arming Houthis have been without merit. This article does a pretty good job of laying out some of the specifics.

How False Stories of Iran Arming the Houthis Were Used to Justify War in Yemen
The allegation of Iranian arms shipments to the Houthis - an allegation that has often been mentioned in press coverage of the conflict but never proven - was reinforced by a report released last June by a panel of experts created by the UN Security Council: The report concluded that Iran had been shipping arms to the Houthi rebels in Yemen by sea since at least 2009. But an investigation of the two main allegations of such arms shipments made by the Yemeni government and cited by the expert panel shows that they were both crudely constructed ruses.

On October 27, 2009, the US Embassy sent a cable to the State Department noting that the Embassy of Yemen in Washington had issued a press statement announcing the seizure of a "foreign vessel carrying a quantity of arms and other goods...." But another cable dated November 11, 2009, reported that the government had "failed to substantiate its extravagant public claims that an Iranian ship seized off its coast on October 25 was carrying military trainers, weapons and explosives destined for the Houthis."

Furthermore, the cable continued, "sensitive reporting" - an obvious reference to US intelligence reports on the issue - "suggests that the ship was carrying no weapons at all."

I get my information about Yemen ----from a Yemeni who spends hours each day
talking to members of his family who live in Yemen

 

[Tehon]

The US government has known since at least 2009 that the Yemen government's claims about Iranians arming Houthis have been without merit. This article does a pretty good job of laying out some of the specifics.

How False Stories of Iran Arming the Houthis Were Used to Justify War in Yemen
The allegation of Iranian arms shipments to the Houthis - an allegation that has often been mentioned in press coverage of the conflict but never proven - was reinforced by a report released last June by a panel of experts created by the UN Security Council: The report concluded that Iran had been shipping arms to the Houthi rebels in Yemen by sea since at least 2009. But an investigation of the two main allegations of such arms shipments made by the Yemeni government and cited by the expert panel shows that they were both crudely constructed ruses.

On October 27, 2009, the US Embassy sent a cable to the State Department noting that the Embassy of Yemen in Washington had issued a press statement announcing the seizure of a "foreign vessel carrying a quantity of arms and other goods...." But another cable dated November 11, 2009, reported that the government had "failed to substantiate its extravagant public claims that an Iranian ship seized off its coast on October 25 was carrying military trainers, weapons and explosives destined for the Houthis."

Furthermore, the cable continued, "sensitive reporting" - an obvious reference to US intelligence reports on the issue - "suggests that the ship was carrying no weapons at all."

I get my information about Yemen ----from a Yemeni who spends hours each day
talking to members of his family who live in Yemen

Uhm........ok.............. that means nothing............thanks?

 

[irosie91]

The US government has known since at least 2009 that the Yemen government's claims about Iranians arming Houthis have been without merit. This article does a pretty good job of laying out some of the specifics.

How False Stories of Iran Arming the Houthis Were Used to Justify War in Yemen
The allegation of Iranian arms shipments to the Houthis - an allegation that has often been mentioned in press coverage of the conflict but never proven - was reinforced by a report released last June by a panel of experts created by the UN Security Council: The report concluded that Iran had been shipping arms to the Houthi rebels in Yemen by sea since at least 2009. But an investigation of the two main allegations of such arms shipments made by the Yemeni government and cited by the expert panel shows that they were both crudely constructed ruses.

On October 27, 2009, the US Embassy sent a cable to the State Department noting that the Embassy of Yemen in Washington had issued a press statement announcing the seizure of a "foreign vessel carrying a quantity of arms and other goods...." But another cable dated November 11, 2009, reported that the government had "failed to substantiate its extravagant public claims that an Iranian ship seized off its coast on October 25 was carrying military trainers, weapons and explosives destined for the Houthis."

Furthermore, the cable continued, "sensitive reporting" - an obvious reference to US intelligence reports on the issue - "suggests that the ship was carrying no weapons at all."

I get my information about Yemen ----from a Yemeni who spends hours each day
talking to members of his family who live in Yemen

Uhm........ok.............. that means nothing............thanks?

what is "this"? ------the Yemeni has lost relatives to HOUTHI FILTH----he might
be a bit overwhelmed-------lots of family in SANAA -----there has been lots of Iranian galvanized filth in Sanaa for YEARS. --------I heard about it from him---via
hubby------ long before this stuff hit USA news. The Iranians are desperate to
hold Sanaa and the sea ports of Yemen-------aden, taiz----etc They are imperialist maniacs

 

[Tehon]

The US government has known since at least 2009 that the Yemen government's claims about Iranians arming Houthis have been without merit. This article does a pretty good job of laying out some of the specifics.

How False Stories of Iran Arming the Houthis Were Used to Justify War in Yemen
The allegation of Iranian arms shipments to the Houthis - an allegation that has often been mentioned in press coverage of the conflict but never proven - was reinforced by a report released last June by a panel of experts created by the UN Security Council: The report concluded that Iran had been shipping arms to the Houthi rebels in Yemen by sea since at least 2009. But an investigation of the two main allegations of such arms shipments made by the Yemeni government and cited by the expert panel shows that they were both crudely constructed ruses.

On October 27, 2009, the US Embassy sent a cable to the State Department noting that the Embassy of Yemen in Washington had issued a press statement announcing the seizure of a "foreign vessel carrying a quantity of arms and other goods...." But another cable dated November 11, 2009, reported that the government had "failed to substantiate its extravagant public claims that an Iranian ship seized off its coast on October 25 was carrying military trainers, weapons and explosives destined for the Houthis."

Furthermore, the cable continued, "sensitive reporting" - an obvious reference to US intelligence reports on the issue - "suggests that the ship was carrying no weapons at all."

I get my information about Yemen ----from a Yemeni who spends hours each day
talking to members of his family who live in Yemen

Uhm........ok.............. that means nothing............thanks?

what is "this"? ------the Yemeni has lost relatives to HOUTHI FILTH----he might
be a bit overwhelmed-------lots of family in SANAA -----there has been lots of Iranian galvanized filth in Sanaa for YEARS. --------I heard about it from him---via
hubby------ long before this stuff hit USA news. The Iranians are desperate to
hold Sanaa and the sea ports of Yemen-------aden, taiz----etc They are imperialist maniacs

"A friend of a friend told me" doesn't mean shit. You think your anecdotes make you sound more credible........ they don't.

 

[irosie91]

The US government has known since at least 2009 that the Yemen government's claims about Iranians arming Houthis have been without merit. This article does a pretty good job of laying out some of the specifics.

How False Stories of Iran Arming the Houthis Were Used to Justify War in Yemen
The allegation of Iranian arms shipments to the Houthis - an allegation that has often been mentioned in press coverage of the conflict but never proven - was reinforced by a report released last June by a panel of experts created by the UN Security Council: The report concluded that Iran had been shipping arms to the Houthi rebels in Yemen by sea since at least 2009. But an investigation of the two main allegations of such arms shipments made by the Yemeni government and cited by the expert panel shows that they were both crudely constructed ruses.

On October 27, 2009, the US Embassy sent a cable to the State Department noting that the Embassy of Yemen in Washington had issued a press statement announcing the seizure of a "foreign vessel carrying a quantity of arms and other goods...." But another cable dated November 11, 2009, reported that the government had "failed to substantiate its extravagant public claims that an Iranian ship seized off its coast on October 25 was carrying military trainers, weapons and explosives destined for the Houthis."

Furthermore, the cable continued, "sensitive reporting" - an obvious reference to US intelligence reports on the issue - "suggests that the ship was carrying no weapons at all."

I get my information about Yemen ----from a Yemeni who spends hours each day
talking to members of his family who live in Yemen

Uhm........ok.............. that means nothing............thanks?

what is "this"? ------the Yemeni has lost relatives to HOUTHI FILTH----he might
be a bit overwhelmed-------lots of family in SANAA -----there has been lots of Iranian galvanized filth in Sanaa for YEARS. --------I heard about it from him---via
hubby------ long before this stuff hit USA news. The Iranians are desperate to
hold Sanaa and the sea ports of Yemen-------aden, taiz----etc They are imperialist maniacs

"A friend of a friend told me" doesn't mean shit. You think your anecdotes make you sound more credible........ they don't.

no-----my hubby was born in Yemen-----a business associate of his has been
telling him for years--------very good source----smart guy from Sanaa. He
has lots of relatives there. He is very close to the situation

 

[montelatici]

The US government has known since at least 2009 that the Yemen government's claims about Iranians arming Houthis have been without merit. This article does a pretty good job of laying out some of the specifics.

How False Stories of Iran Arming the Houthis Were Used to Justify War in Yemen
The allegation of Iranian arms shipments to the Houthis - an allegation that has often been mentioned in press coverage of the conflict but never proven - was reinforced by a report released last June by a panel of experts created by the UN Security Council: The report concluded that Iran had been shipping arms to the Houthi rebels in Yemen by sea since at least 2009. But an investigation of the two main allegations of such arms shipments made by the Yemeni government and cited by the expert panel shows that they were both crudely constructed ruses.

On October 27, 2009, the US Embassy sent a cable to the State Department noting that the Embassy of Yemen in Washington had issued a press statement announcing the seizure of a "foreign vessel carrying a quantity of arms and other goods...." But another cable dated November 11, 2009, reported that the government had "failed to substantiate its extravagant public claims that an Iranian ship seized off its coast on October 25 was carrying military trainers, weapons and explosives destined for the Houthis."

Furthermore, the cable continued, "sensitive reporting" - an obvious reference to US intelligence reports on the issue - "suggests that the ship was carrying no weapons at all."

I get my information about Yemen ----from a Yemeni who spends hours each day
talking to members of his family who live in Yemen

Uhm........ok.............. that means nothing............thanks?

what is "this"? ------the Yemeni has lost relatives to HOUTHI FILTH----he might
be a bit overwhelmed-------lots of family in SANAA -----there has been lots of Iranian galvanized filth in Sanaa for YEARS. --------I heard about it from him---via
hubby------ long before this stuff hit USA news. The Iranians are desperate to
hold Sanaa and the sea ports of Yemen-------aden, taiz----etc They are imperialist maniacs

"A friend of a friend told me" doesn't mean shit. You think your anecdotes make you sound more credible........ they don't.

no-----my hubby was born in Yemen-----a business associate of his has been
telling him for years--------very good source----smart guy from Sanaa. He
has lots of relatives there. He is very close to the situation

No one believes your BS rosie. Give it up.

 

[irosie91]

I get my information about Yemen ----from a Yemeni who spends hours each day
talking to members of his family who live in Yemen

Uhm........ok.............. that means nothing............thanks?

what is "this"? ------the Yemeni has lost relatives to HOUTHI FILTH----he might
be a bit overwhelmed-------lots of family in SANAA -----there has been lots of Iranian galvanized filth in Sanaa for YEARS. --------I heard about it from him---via
hubby------ long before this stuff hit USA news. The Iranians are desperate to
hold Sanaa and the sea ports of Yemen-------aden, taiz----etc They are imperialist maniacs

"A friend of a friend told me" doesn't mean shit. You think your anecdotes make you sound more credible........ they don't.

no-----my hubby was born in Yemen-----a business associate of his has been
telling him for years--------very good source----smart guy from Sanaa. He
has lots of relatives there. He is very close to the situation

No one believes your BS rosie. Give it up.

fine with me-----no one believes. The scum have already breached into Saudi arabia at the direction of your Iranian pals ------so who is fighting there----nobody??? the houthis of Yemen were a very impoverished minority------suddenly THEY IS ARMED-------one of them must have found a MAGIC LAMP

 

[montelatici]

Uhm........ok.............. that means nothing............thanks?

what is "this"? ------the Yemeni has lost relatives to HOUTHI FILTH----he might
be a bit overwhelmed-------lots of family in SANAA -----there has been lots of Iranian galvanized filth in Sanaa for YEARS. --------I heard about it from him---via
hubby------ long before this stuff hit USA news. The Iranians are desperate to
hold Sanaa and the sea ports of Yemen-------aden, taiz----etc They are imperialist maniacs

"A friend of a friend told me" doesn't mean shit. You think your anecdotes make you sound more credible........ they don't.

no-----my hubby was born in Yemen-----a business associate of his has been
telling him for years--------very good source----smart guy from Sanaa. He
has lots of relatives there. He is very close to the situation

No one believes your BS rosie. Give it up.

fine with me-----no one believes. The scum have already breached into Saudi arabia at the direction of your Iranian pals ------so who is fighting there----nobody??? the houthis of Yemen were a very impoverished minority------suddenly THEY IS ARMED-------one of them must have found a MAGIC LAMP

The more harm they can do to the Wahabis, the happier I am. I prefer Iranians to the Wahabi filth.

 

[Tehon]

Uhm........ok.............. that means nothing............thanks?

what is "this"? ------the Yemeni has lost relatives to HOUTHI FILTH----he might
be a bit overwhelmed-------lots of family in SANAA -----there has been lots of Iranian galvanized filth in Sanaa for YEARS. --------I heard about it from him---via
hubby------ long before this stuff hit USA news. The Iranians are desperate to
hold Sanaa and the sea ports of Yemen-------aden, taiz----etc They are imperialist maniacs

"A friend of a friend told me" doesn't mean shit. You think your anecdotes make you sound more credible........ they don't.

no-----my hubby was born in Yemen-----a business associate of his has been
telling him for years--------very good source----smart guy from Sanaa. He
has lots of relatives there. He is very close to the situation

No one believes your BS rosie. Give it up.

fine with me-----no one believes. The scum have already breached into Saudi arabia at the direction of your Iranian pals ------so who is fighting there----nobody??? the houthis of Yemen were a very impoverished minority------suddenly THEY IS ARMED-------one of them must have found a MAGIC LAMP

suddenly THEY IS ARMED-------one of them must have found a MAGIC LAMP

Bullshit. The Houthis have been arming themselves against the government since 2004, in a country that is awash in cheap weapons. They didn't just rise up out of the desert sands, seemingly overnight, like your brethren in ISIS.

 

[Sally]

I get my information about Yemen ----from a Yemeni who spends hours each day
talking to members of his family who live in Yemen

Uhm........ok.............. that means nothing............thanks?

what is "this"? ------the Yemeni has lost relatives to HOUTHI FILTH----he might
be a bit overwhelmed-------lots of family in SANAA -----there has been lots of Iranian galvanized filth in Sanaa for YEARS. --------I heard about it from him---via
hubby------ long before this stuff hit USA news. The Iranians are desperate to
hold Sanaa and the sea ports of Yemen-------aden, taiz----etc They are imperialist maniacs

"A friend of a friend told me" doesn't mean shit. You think your anecdotes make you sound more credible........ they don't.

no-----my hubby was born in Yemen-----a business associate of his has been
telling him for years--------very good source----smart guy from Sanaa. He
has lots of relatives there. He is very close to the situation

No one believes your BS rosie. Give it up.

Oh, Rosie, Ahab the Arab thinks everyone falls for his b.s. However, there are many people in the U.S. with relatives still living in foreign countries who give the scoop on what is happening. My Iranian Muslim neighbors are in touch with relatives in Bahrain and Iran, my French neighbor is in touch with her family and friends in France, and my own daughter-in-law from Hong Kong is always showing me videos of her little nephews that she has on her cell phone. I know two Armenian brothers born in Turkey who keep in touch with relatives there. In fact, one went to a wedding there just the other year. I bet you that I could go into any ethnic market and find that the customers are in touch with those in their home country. I am sure your husband's Yemini friend is keeping in close contact with the relatives given what is happening there.