An estimated 85,000 children under the age of five have starved to death over the last three years as a result of Yemen’s civil war, a report from Save the Children has found, as the charity urged an immediate ceasefire to prevent more loss of life.
The figure is a conservative estimate based on UN data on severe acute malnutrition, which the international body says has afflicted more than 1.3 million children since the conflict between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition that seeks to restore Yemen’s exiled government began in 2015.
The figure is a conservative estimate based on UN data on severe acute malnutrition, which the international body says has afflicted more than 1.3 million children since the conflict between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition that seeks to restore Yemen’s exiled government began in 2015.
We are the storm troopers. We are aimless conquerors, whose ceaseless greed will rightly doom us. Holy hell... picturing 85,000 children dead from starvation isn't a fun thought exercise.
Just to keep it focused, let me ask a simple question: "in the current political climate, would you support a candidate that makes a case for ending the wars, adopting anti-interventionist policies, and shaving 20-40% of the defense budget to pay for a green new deal?" There MUST be a ton of waste in that $907 Bn budget. If you connect "green new deal" with "military austerity", I think it's a work-around for "not supporting the military"... if you further talk about the financial hardships undergone by the majority of military service members making less than a living wage, and raising their pay... I think it hits even harder, as you're fighting on behalf of the service members, against the military industrial complex.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...e-the-children
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