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Oil Jumps As Houthis Enter El-Mandeb Strait Military Base
Houthi rebels have reportedly entered the military base at the stratgeic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to Reuters. This is the 4th largest oil-shipping chokepoint in the world...
Oil has pushed modestly higher on the news but remains driven more by the headlines from Switzerland...
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Almost green on "market" indices.
Another "market" break should do it.
Headlines about Yemen are helping. Go Algobots, go!
(Another Phoenix Capital article being posted will turbocharge things green)
It's interesting that the "market" only breaks when it is going down and when it comes back up it mysteriously begins to rise...hmmmm
Russia should recognize the Houthi and start arms shipments.
Whothis?
Programs! Get your program here. It's the 1000 year war between the shiites and sunni. You can't tell your muslim killers without your program.
Cut the Stratfor regurgitation. This is about pre-empting installation of another puppet regime.
Russia ships to Iran and Iran ships to Houthi.
Puutie gets Profit.
I doubt 'Puutie' gets much profit, except geopolitically... but yes, the Russia -> Iran -> Houthi chain is probably spot on.
Well, I'll be damned - you get a green from me!
Putin has agreed to extend Ukraine’s gas discount until the end of June - from RT
Yes, Putin is extending the discounted price to the folks who aided twice by forcing the EUke to accept a cease fire and allow large numbers of trapped WUke toops to safely withdraw to fignt another day. The same WUke that is murdering the people of EUke.
Russia is not to be trusted and Russia's actions in Iraq, Libya, Iran, Syria, Serbia are not those of an ally but of an opportunist (at best).
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What a bunch of extra fucking bullshit. All the Houthis wanted from the world was to be left the fuck alone in their own country. I hope they overrun Arabia and chop off the head of every Saudi princeling.
Saudis can't back off now. They are fully committed. For them to stop before the Houthis leave would cause them to lose honor. No can do.
This will be a fight to the bitter end. Unless the Houthis get backs topped by Iran they will be crushed . Yemen will look like a nuke went off by the time the Saudis are done with it.
It will be on par with northern Iraq. Mid evil really.
moshe did you say saudi and honour
kleinfelt you are talking shite are dumb or cannot handle the truth.
honour
amongst the saudi,the cut throat turk,pimp egyptian ideas man gay child rape mi6 and the demonic state of israheil.
the rabbi runs the perverted house of saud they are after all is said and done not only brit annointed royals but very old oriental jews.
donte mess with my hoot2 donte mess wid my hoot2
as the song goes
as the man above says
leave the hoot 2s the fuck alone
moses already kapische
None of this would have happened if they had kept Saddam and his sons in power.
Blowback is a bitch.
Which is exactly why they removed him.,
moshe did you say saudi and honour
kleinfelt you are talking shite are dumb or cannot handle the truth.
You right, it's absurd to talk about Saudi Arabian 'honor' in this context
What they'd lose is 'face'.
The end result is the same, though - just as the mafia can't be seen to lose face (except against a bigger mafia, the US government), neither can the Saudis
hahahaha love it moshe !
Your post is the bullshit.
The Houthi religious nutters could not leave others alone. That is why they attacked the eisting government and did some head chopping of their own. Now that they are in control, they will probably be exporting ecess heads.
Mr.BS : http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-30/what%E2%80%99s-really-going-yemen
Hi WB,
Wonderful article by David Rothkpof at FP on Yemen.
Operation Charlie FoxtrotThe entire Middle East is at war right now, and the Obama administration's strategic incoherence is aiding and abetting the chaos.
The situation in the region is unprecedented. For the first time since the World Wars, virtually every country from Libya to Afghanistan is involved in a military conflict. (Oman seems to be the exception.) The degree of chaos, uncertainty, and complexity among the twisted and often contradictory alliances and enmities is mind-boggling. America and its allies are fighting alongside Iran to combat the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria but in Yemen, the United States and many of those same regional partners are collaborating to push back Iranian-backed Houthi forces. Israel and Saudi Arabia are closely aligned in their concerns about Iran while historical divisions between the two remain great. Iran supports Bashar al-Assad in Syria; the United States and Western allies deplore his policies but tolerate his presence while some of the rebel forces we are supporting in the fight against the Islamic State in that country seek his (long overdue) removal. The United States wants the states of the region to stand up for their own interests — just not in Libya or when they don’t get America’s permission first.
The technical foreign-policy term for this is giant cluster-fuck. (In the military’s shorthand, using its own phonetic alphabet, the expression is charlie foxtrot.) It is no wonder that the response of so many Americans is to want to back away from the region as quickly as possible. They argue that its problems are beyond our control, that the animosities fueling the fires of the current Middle East hellscape are ancient, and that many of the festering conflicts have little relevance to the daily lives of the American people.
Another brilliant one:
The fight for primacy in West Asia The Saudi Arabian offensive in Yemen is a proxy for a larger fight with Iran
Read more at: http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/VL58PLr8xkEWyqPRrFgwjI/Fight-for-supremacy-in-the-Middle-East.html?ref=newsletter&utm_source=copy
(assad) 'the United States and Western allies deplore his policies but tolerate his presence while some of the rebel forces we are supporting in the fight against the Islamic State in that country seek his (long overdue) removal. The United States wants the states of the region to stand up for their own interests — just not in Libya or when they don’t get America’s permission first.'
This writer is inhabiting a pretend universe where the total breakdown in the middle east is not the fault of US policymakers.
^ Nailed it. It's high time that Establishment writers cut through their own bullshit.
Djibouti has to be involved at some point - it covers so many bases!
when I google images for "Sanaa" or "Sanaa Jordan" all I get is pics of black women
Yeah, that's how I do it, too.
that's all Americans need to know when they look for "Sanaa"
could be Obama's sister-in-law?
please fax to Hannity ASAP,
The Stratfor map is pretty funny - kind of a neocon/Saudi wishful thinking map.
There are no 'Hadi loyalists'. He's a corrupt U.S./Saudi puppet. There are only areas of Yemen that are so sparsely populated that there isn't armed opposition to him. Most Yemen Sunnis hate both al-Qaeda and Hadi and are OK with the Houthis.
A large part of the current Yemen army (supposedly Hadi-loyalists by the map) are also rebelling against the corrupt Hadi and are fighting side-by-side with the Houthis. The cities they supposedly 'take over' involve almost no fighting and no civilian casualties. The people support them and they protect the people. Hadi's mercenaries are the only ones shooting back at the Houthis and Yemen army before they run away.
The so-called Southern Movement is non-military and mostly another contrived U.S./Saudi Yemen Spring III (the other two failed). It's the old South Yemen border that was drawn to exclude the Houthis. Which is fine by the Houthis, but it was also drawn to include all oil and gas bearing lands in the East and all ports on both coasts. In other words, the borders were drawn to create a land-locked Gaza concentration camp for the Houthis and is being used as a template for a new Western-approved version of North/South Yemen.
The Houthis don't want to run Yemen at all, nor do they want more/different territory. They just want to get rid of al Qaeda, get rid of the corrupt Hadi and his U.S./Saudi cronies and create a workable Yemen. Which is exactly the same reason most of the Yemen army has joined them in a rebellion - they hate al Qaeda and Hadi, too. Most other Yemenis are too poor to give a fuck either way. The supposed U.S.-run drone campaign against al Qaeda is a joke - they've kept expanding ever since the U.S. started bombing them. The U.S. is probably supplying them, too.
Hey, Bath House looks all scary an' shit with that gear on!
did they fly in on Goldman jets...as Goldman was buying oil?
Headlines from Switzerland? Those silly "negotiations" in posh digs with John Kerry in charge? Now there's a tragicomedy of the world stage for you!
Those Houthis know where the money is, OIL! Odd how the Middle East was a lot more stable before the U.S. arrived, eh?
Odd how the Middle East was a lot more stable before the U.S. arrived, eh?
There has been a temporary period of seeming quiet in the region. End of colonialism started moving toward more violence. that has gained speed. Now the players are doing what muslims gave always doen, kill each other.
Utter bollocks, as usual. After the locals helped kick out the Ottomans, the English & French went back on their word and carved up the region between them, put in place and maintained corrupt post-colonial governments in ethnically and religiously divided countries, and then installed a European colony of religious fundamentalists - Israel - surrounding one of the Muslims' most sacred sites - Jerusalem.
But well done for not mentioning 'Nukie Puutie'. That must have taken real effort.
The US / Israel removed Saddam. He kept the "peace" in Mesoptamia, in Babylon. The nation states don't exist. It's all fractured and run by tribes or religious zealots.
Most scholars of the region's history and culture WARNED the US to NOT go in.
Send in the clowns.... us military.
Send in the MK Ultra Cross Dresser Brigade.
Did the Blowfish go along with Houthis?
Nice +1
Just the beginning folks......global mafia gonna make you pay
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The timing of all of this really is interesting. Cough (#IranTalks) cough.
What are the news from Switzerland?
just in time for the massive API inventory build after the close. yawn.
If it WAS true algos would take price stright up $3....
Some Israeli war pig on Faux News last night claimed Iranian troops are already in Yemen, FYI/LOL
The proper response to such a statement is firstly, prove it, and secondly, so what?
#NotOurProblem
Oman 's Sultan will be dead soon. He has no heirs. As soon as he dies Oman will be the next target for Team America.
Middle East US foreign policy is same as Comedy Central Jon Stewart replacement policy. Bring in some half breed race baiter who doesn't know shit about the neighborhood he lives in now and who thinks he is back in the 'hood' and his shit jokes are still funny.
"He's passed out again with a dick up his ass."
"Well, wake the fucker up! He has to give a speech."
"He's out of it, man!"
"Shoot him up with this meth. I'll get the teleprompter fired up!"
Isn't Oman already Angloquisling territory?
Anyone notice anything interesting about that map?
It doesn't say who is on the other side of the straight/chokepoint from Yemen.
It is actually 2 countries, Eritrea and Djibouti.
The important one is Djibouti.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti
...Djibouti is a multi-ethnic nation with a population of over 810,000 inhabitants. The Somali and Afar make up the two largest ethnic groups...
...About 94% of residents adhere to Islam, a religion that has been predominant in the region for more than 1,000 years...
...Djibouti is strategically located near the world's busiest shipping lanes, controlling access to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. It serves as a key refueling and transshipment center, and is the principal maritime port for imports to and exports from neighboring Ethiopia. A burgeoning commercial hub, the nation is the site of various foreign military bases, including Camp Lemonnier. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regional body also has its headquarters in Djibouti City...
This is going to spill over into those countries next (probably new groups of insurgents being used as proxies) if they can't reclaim control of Yemen.
I'm surprised the region hasn't blown up a long time ago. Ever since Nasser took the Suez, it was a matter of time before the Western economies would lose all control. Then the stupid Americans ousted Saddam and Gaddafi who were both 100% guarantee for stability among the carpet kissing goat herding falafel bros. Nothing against their religion at all, but it just doesn't work in a politically progressive context. Banning Islam in the West should have been a no-bainer measure at least since 9/11. But since it didn't happen and the Americans started bombing moutains and caves in a land far far away, it also meant that Islam was not the motivation to take down the buildings.
Russia is busy building pipelines to Europe and China. That's a non-starter for the US.
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The Constitution of Djibouti names Islam as the sole state religion, and also provides for the equality of citizens of all faiths (Article 1) and freedom of religious practice (Article 11).[32] Most local Muslims adhere to the Sunni denomination, following the Shafi'i school. The non-denominational Muslims largely belong to Sufi orders of varying schools.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_insurgency_in_Yemen
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The Houthi insurgency in Yemen,[63][64] also known as the Houthi rebellion, Sa'dah War, or Sa'dah conflict, is a civil war that originated in Northern Yemen.[65] It began in June 2004 when dissident cleric Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, head of the Zaidi Shia sect, launched an uprising against the Yemeni government. Most of the fighting has taken place in Sa'dah Governorate in northwestern Yemen although some of the fighting spread to neighbouring governorates Hajjah, 'Amran, al-Jawf and the Saudi province of Jizan.
The Yemeni government alleged that the Houthis were seeking to overthrow it and to implement Sh?‘a religious law. The rebels counter that they are "defending their community against discrimination" and government aggression.[66] The Yemeni government has accused Iran of directing and financing the insurgency.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaidiyyah
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Zaydi fiqh is similar to the Hanafi school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence.
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Only a matter of time till an opposing interest like Iran or Syria both Shia run start providing weapons to the Houthis if they can hold onto the country.
You see where this is going besides the usual global geopolitical interests.
Islam was declared state religion when Khomenei took over Persia. Ask the Persians if they think that was such a good idea.
...Another American led clusterfuck which has cost thousands of lives.
Yemen was quiet and the government was paid off to keep control. Islam state religion or not, made no difference there. Also close to Saudi and the Sauds made sure their spice would flow.
walkure
no dumb as rock brain cure shame
you said
Banning Islam in the West should have been a no-bainer measure at least since 9/11.
wow boy you is real slow on the informarty old news fronts.
9/11-Israeli Job? Means,Motive,Opportunityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-tUV0cnyv8
Christopher Bollyn 2015 “Solving 911 Ends the War”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP_Ezjm7xDg
.. you didn't get what I tried to say. no reason for insults
IF the US had been attacked on 9/11 by "Islamo fascist terrorists" or radicalized Islamists ... the NATURAL response would have been to take a real hard look at Islam and at least close the radical muslim schools (madrassas) across North America and Europe.
Also, it would have been LOGICAL to profile all muslims and make it mandatory they apply for special clearances before ever boarding a US or European airliner
THAT DIDN'T OCCUR and that's all you need to know how much of a shyster lie the entire 9/11 affair has been
There's no peace with Islamists and there's no progression whatsoever in Islamic nations. Has been true since Mohammed was an infant. Ask the Turks if you don't believe me.
Also, it would have been LOGICAL to profile all muslims and make it mandatory they apply for special clearances before ever boarding a US or European airliner
THAT DIDN'T OCCUR and that's all you need to know how much of a shyster lie the entire 9/11 affair has been
Profiling??? Where's the totalitarianism in that?
Even if 911 was as it seemed they would have instituted these controls on everyone.
Jim, they did. They did institute the controls on everyone. Patriot Act 1 & 2 and soon 3 if we're not shutting up about. All TPTB need is one more false flag to go ahead with the completion of the fascist American prison state.
9/11 was as fake as a 2 dollar bill. End of story, no more speculation. Otherwise we wouldn't have fucking muslim prayer rooms and prayer breaks at major American corporate offices or schools. Islam is not all bad, it's just weird. Encouraging people to kill everyone who is not a follower. Encouraging all opposition to the "holy text" and all who dare mock the fucking prophet. Supposedly caused what transpired on 9/11 and other terrorist attacks.
Still, working with muslims and encouraging them to follow their "beliefs" right here in America.
Bullshit.
Walkure - Christians and Muslims alike have their moderates, their fundamentalist nutcases, and handpicked pawns. Mainstream marketing who have us focus too much on the anti-Muslim card, as though that's the source of current trouble. Both groups are chumps for allowing themselves to be manipulated by the psychopaths who sit on the bleachers, financing and arming both/all sides.
So park mighty mo there. Oh, those guys are to tough to blow the shit out of. Then park it off israel and start firing until they give up.
whatever happened to "Khorasan" they morphed into "ISIL" never to be mis-spoken of again?? lol...
You have a bunch of Reds in the WH who spent all their time in college demonstrating instead of studying.
None of them could find their ass even with the Bath House Probe!
Thus, we have a clusterfuck.
A big Clue was all the Commie posters in that Carney guy's house.
much more concerned with Zionist control of our congress and media but thanks for the misdirection, those commie bastards! again?? i thought we won the cold war!??
US military will have to backstop Saudis very soon. Saudi Army and Airforce can't keep up this tempo for more than 2 months.
"Men we must be prepared for a war in the Middle East, and one here at home!
"Take no prisoners!"
US military will have to backstop Saudis very soon. Saudi Army and Airforce can't keep up this tempo for more than 2 months.
Really? As long as they don't start losing aircraft, why can't they bomb the Houthis for years on end? God knows they can afford the munitions.
The Saudi Air Force has Saudi Pilots who, truth be told, would never make it into the USAF. The Saudi Air Force planes are maintained primarily by white American/Western techs. There is a shortage of these techs because right now in Saudi Americans are being shot randomly inclding one from Vinnell recently in Riyadh. Maintaining these planes on an operational level takes skills the Saudis don't have at the operational tempo they are taking. They will need backstopping by the US - though none of us will ever hear about it just as we never heard about the drone base the US has in Saudi Arabia.
"Quick, bomb something, anything,..." and then claim the next solution is to find JOBS for the "Brownies" - a synopsis of US State Dept Official Policy......
Somebody needed to unload some oil contracts at $48.
That is your only real reason for any move.
I want the world to Feel MY Power, Reggie! Contact the Houthis Immediately!
buy oil contracts today based on some stupid headline. wake up at 3AM to worry about where to store oil at delivery.
Oil back down. Guess they were only there on a day trip.
If Russia had sent it's army into Ukraine to restore Viktor Yanukovych the democratically elected president to power the west would have called Russians villains, occupiers and barbarians invading a sovereign nation. Putin would be referred to as Hitler in disguise. When Saudi Arabia with it's vassel states supported by the United States and Israel invades and bombs Yemen a sovereign nation we have no problem with this,... Geopolitical interests we just do what is good for us. Hypocrisy at its finest!
Bin Laden and his little beardy mates were once the best buddies of the US, when they were proxy killing Russians in Afghanistan, and he was a Saudi of Yemeni tribal descent. Saudi have kicked an immense anthill here, half of the Saudi population tracks back to a yemeni tribal ancestry. Ancestry and tribal connections in these peoples are thicker than any loyalty to the pampered princes of the Kingdom. I suspect that this will be the start of the yemeni rebellion of the masses of oppressed in Saudi. It may take a decade, but this house is coming down boy...
So oil is stumbling today again! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrmhDkF0O24
Oil Jumps (See Article Top) and Oil Stumbles Brent crude at $55.07 and U.S. crude at $47.63 a barrel now http://www.bloomberg.com/energy/
false flag coming to an american institution near you. they like symbols like the star of david. mccain is having viagra free debauchery because we are going to bomb,bomb,bomb, bomb, bomb iran!
and i say give me an f.......