Worse than the Russians
The West is abetting vast loss of life
NINETY years ago Britain’s planes bombed unruly tribes in the Arabian peninsula to firm up the rule of Abdel Aziz ibn Saud, the founder of the Saudi state. Times have changed but little since then. Together with America and France, Britain is now supplying, arming and servicing hundreds of Saudi planes engaged in the aerial bombardment of Yemen.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Worse than the Russians”
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