Sana'a - (Saba):
America has not realized that its heinous crimes, which it has been committing and continues to commit against the Yemeni people, including the massacres at Ras Isa Port in Hodeida Governorate and the Farwa neighborhood and market in the capital, Sana'a, last night, will bring to mind the criminal, fascist record of the United States, which was established on the ruins of the Native Americans, and its crimes in Vietnam, South Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere.
The crimes at Ras Isa Port and the Farwa neighborhood and market, in their heinousness, are not the first committed by Washington.
Rather, they are an extension of the crimes of successive American administrations, from supporting the racist regime of South Africa to supplying the Zionist enemy with weapons to commit a war of genocide in Palestine for nearly eight decades, through the occupation of Lebanon in the 1980s, to the bloody Israeli massacres in Gaza with American support and partnership.
Ras Isa Port has never been a military site, as America claims, but rather a civilian facility in every sense of the word, used for purely civilian purposes. It is limited to receiving and unloading oil and gas derivatives, storing them before transporting and distributing them to the capital, Sana'a, and the Yemeni governorates to meet citizens' needs for vital commodities related to daily life.
The US administration's failure to achieve any of its goals of forcing Yemen and its armed forces to cease their support for the Palestinian people in Gaza has led it to persist in its crimes and become more reckless than ever in targeting civilians and destroying infrastructure, particularly the destruction of what remains of the economic capabilities. This includes targeting Ras Isa Port and the airport and port of Hodeida with successive airstrikes, described as the most violent since mid-March.
The US has always boasted of sponsoring and protecting human rights and has trumpeted international humanitarian law. However, it is the only major country that has shown hesitation and did not ratify major human rights treaties until the late 1980s, when it became the 98th country to ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
In a previous statement, Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth attributed the US position on international human rights law to "fear and arrogance." This fear is based on the belief that international standards might restrict the absolute freedom of the global superpower. This arrogance is manifested in a deep-seated belief that America, with its long and proud history of protecting domestic rights, suffices to say nothing of any lessons or standards from other countries.
In light of this, Washington has shown no concern for international human rights standards and laws, and has continued to perpetrate attacks on anyone who opposes its policies or disobeys its orders. Its massacres in Yemen are but an example of America's criminal record, which contradicts international and humanitarian laws and regulations, including respect for state sovereignty and the criminalization of attacks on residential neighborhoods and civilian facilities.
The Ras Issa Port and Farwa neighborhood and market massacres were met with widespread condemnation from constitutional institutions, local and international civil society organizations, political parties, and organizations. These two crimes were considered a new milestone in a series of American crimes in the region, part of an escalating campaign to destabilize the region, fuel wars, and support the genocide project against the peoples of the region. At the same time, they exposed the ugly criminal face of America and its practice of terrorism against Yemenis in support of and service to the Zionist entity.
It is worth noting that America—with its horrific crimes in Yemen—has failed miserably to achieve its stated goals. The million-strong popular demonstration in the capital, Sana'a, and various governorates on Friday, coinciding with the announcement by the Armed Forces Spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, of military operations, including the downing of two American MQ-9 drones in the skies over Sana'a Governorate, is a direct response to American crimes and a clear message. The implication is that the Yemeni people will not budge an inch from their support for Palestine and their backing of the mujahideen in Gaza, no matter how great the sacrifices.
Today, America is no longer the same America that was given the opportunity to flex its muscles. The US administration, promoted by Trump during his second presidential run, no longer has any real acceptance of reality. Trump's promises to end wars are nothing but illusions, through which the White House has delved into endless labyrinths, igniting crises here and there. The most prominent of these is the aggression against Yemen, the perpetration of brutal crimes, and the support of the Zionist enemy to resume the genocide and displacement of the population of Gaza.
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