Friday, March 20, 2020

JOHN CHUCKMAN COMMENT - A PLAGUE OF CHOLERA AND THE BLOCKADE OF YEMEN - BLOCKADES SHOULD RIGHTLY BE COMPARED TO MASSIVE BOMBING OF URBAN AREAS

John Chuckman

COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE BY DAVE DECAMP IN ANTI-EMPIRE

"Speaking of Contagions: US-Saudi Blockade Causes 750,000 Cholera (!) Cases in Yemen Per Annum? 

“2.25 million since 2017 after Saudis dropped US bombs on water treatment infrastructure”

Excellent point to remind people about.

Of course, sanctions and blockades - measures so enthusiastically embraced by Trump's ugly mob - always and everywhere hurt the weakest and poorest in society.

They are barbaric measures and should always be compared to bombing densely-populated towns or cities.