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Caught On Tape: Saudi Warplanes Vaporize Coca Cola Plant In Yemen
Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia released budget numbers which showed that the kingdom ran a deficit in 2015 that amounted to some 15% of GDP.
To be sure, that was far better than feared, but it’s still a disaster and reflects just how much damage Riyadh’s two wars are inflicting on the monarchy’s finances.
When we say “two” wars, we’re of course talking about the figurative “war” on US shale production and the literal war against the Iran-backed Houthis in neighboring Yemen. The following graphic from Deutsche Bank should give you an idea of just how much Riyadh spends on the military:
Indeed, as we noted on Monday, the kingdom would sooner overhaul the welfare state (i.e. reduce subsidies) than it would cede market share to US producers or allow Iran to establish what would amount to a colony overlooking the Bab-el-Mandeb.
The Saudi intervention in Yemen dates back to March of this year when airstrikes dubbed “Operation Decisive Storm” began. At that point, the Houthis had advanced all the way to Aden, driving President Mansur Hadi into exile in Riyadh. With the help of ground troops from the UAE and Qatar, the Saudi-led coalition has now pushed the rebels back to Sana’a, home of a UNESCO world heritage site which has sustained irreparable damage under heavy Saudi airstrikes.
Despite ceasefire talks held earlier this month, the violence continues as Saudi Arabia has been forced to shoot down three Scud missiles fired from Yemen over the past two weeks.
Well, in case the obliteration of an MSF hospital in Saada wasn’t enough to convince you that Riyadh is spending wisely on the war effort, today we learn that a Saudi airstrike has decimated a Coca Cola bottling factory in Sana’a on Wednesday.
We can only assume it was a “rebel hideout” much like the MSF hospital the US destroyed in Kunduz in October. Below, find the video of the strike along with images from the rubble.
And the aftermath:
Money well spent?
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And Bloomberg celebrates the next phase in the War on Sugar.
Let me guess. They have already bombed all the schools and hospitals.
See? And you all thought the Saudis were all bad. They saw what happened to Mexico once Coca-Cola invaded and replace all school's water supply with Coke Machines, even free Coke at the outset. Now Mexico passes UK and AUS in child obesity.
I don't have issues with bombing the coke plant.
It would be nice if they hit the one Warren is visiting. Fuck the poison pushers.
But now what will the Yemenites mix with their rum? Pepsi? I don't think so. Rum is pretty much undrinkable without Coke, and vise-versa.
coke plant? where can i get me some seeds? man, i could save alot of time n money if i could grow some coke
Oh shit...Now the Saudis are going to have to answer to the Coca Cola Company. They are in real trouble.
From Dr. Strangelove...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ9B7owHxMQ
Uh oh. Somebody's gonna pay for this. Get that POS off the golf course and on the phone!!
It's the only right thing they have ever done.
This airstrike sponsored by Dr. Pepper.
I could just hear the Saudi pilots singing now, "I'm a Pepper, Drink Dr. pepper, yeah, yeah!"
So Krugman is now on the payroll of Warren Buffett?
Camel Pi$$ is the new drink over there.
You bottle poison, you roll the dice...
Rum and Mt. Dew is pretty hard to beat. I have drank gallons of it, sometimes in one sitting........
Didju ever get your hands on some of the old Royal Navy "Grog" Rum? I never managed, having been a kind of boxed wine with Smirnoff guy, but folks have said it was the best of the best.
ethanol delivery system
you're a druggie
Ice, a shot of your favourite Spiced Rum, a dash of Ginger Ale and some fresh Lime juice. Otherwise known as a Dark and Stormy.
"But now what will the Yemenites mix with their rum? Pepsi? I don't think so. Rum is pretty much undrinkable without Coke, and vise-versa."
Learn how to drink like a man!
Quality liquor should not need a sweetener, there should be a little pain and burn - Like life...
See Some Coke Say Coke Broke
He hates these cans.
Stay away from the cans
DIE, GAS PUMPER!!!
Warren Buffett's Coca Cola gets bombed by the slimy, clueless and demonic Saudis. This made 2015 a little better because it was such a shitty year.
I wonder if Warren reinsured the plant with his own re-insurance company.
The Saudis are getting their asses kicked in Yemen. Clueless f**ks.
How many ships have the Yemeni's sunk in the Saudi "navy?" The last number I saw was 10 ships. How does a country with no navy sink 10 naval ships?
It is a shame the Lawrence (T.E. Lawrence) of Arabia is not alive today. He could take over Saudi Arabia with a Cub Scout troop.
"He hates these cans."..The Jerk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXRM3lFRwRI
LMAO.
Well -- at least the new phonebooks are here!
No they are targeting polluted water factories.
Chemical plant. The chemicals in diet coke can probably kill most living things.
No coke for you!
Only useful thing Saudi have EVER done.
Not true.
They passed along several ID's of their commercial pilots even knowing they were still alive - so we could use them as culprits to pin the 9-11 operation on. They felt the common arabic names would account for the ones still flying for Saudi Airlines... even today.
They also agreed to keep brutal mass murderer Shah Of Iran for US after Jimmy Carter weaseled out and wouldn't let him hide out in Plains, GA or Hope, Arkansas.
They also introduced the CIA to Bin Laden as they needed someone tall and handsome to start to concept of global jihad into the modern world.
How about Buenos Aires (Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.) or Denison, Texas (Eisenhower)?
This bombing has been brought to you by Pepsico explosively cherry , live for now !
time to nuke SA. one thing you don't mess with is Coca-Cola. that's worse than burning the flag.
WTI Coke has fallen to a $25 handle!
Coke-light-sweet is much better than WTI Coke!
Good, maybe the Wahhabi scum did the world a favor for a change.
In the natural health food world this would be considered progress and a good thing.....minus any worker or civilian deaths of course.
It's best to bomb a Coke plant when Warren Buffett is inside it.
Bill Ackman slams Buffett for Coke's role in #obesity and #diabetes - http://klou.tt/m2s7rkd3w0sx
Why did it take 100+ years of Coca-Cola on the market for the obesity and diabetes numbers to start climbing dramatically?
Are Super-Big-Gulp sized portions to blame then?
This whole meme is meant to prevent the populace from even considering other, more modern additions/changes to the food supply, as possibly being the cause of the super-sized increases in diabetes and obesity.
Just blame sugar-water that has been available since 1886.
Like most things, Coke started out great! The original Coca Cola recipe was like nothing we have now. More's the pity.
Obesity rates skyrocketed after the introduction of high fructose corn syrup. With regular sugar, the body only needs so much before the sweet tooth is satisfied and there is no desire to consume more. HFCS does not turn off that need for sweets so what used to be a large drink at 16-24oz is now a small to medium; and the large drinks have grown to 64oz or more -- as have the consumers.
Accounting will understand this broken window falacy.
"Things go better with Croak."
Obligatory:
You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g_GeQR8fJo
Death to HFCS! Death to Caramel Coloring! Jihad! Jihad!
Was there a wedding going on inside ?
Perhaps Coke can sue them for lost earnings ? hahahahaha
No loss Yemen, refuse to let them sell again, kick all those AmeriNazi companies out.
Coke is gross anyhow. Yemen is better off.
It's probably for their own good. No human being should be drinking that shit.
Coke and Pepsi make a good cleaner. Use it on a chrome bumper. It becomes so shiney.
25 Practical Uses for Coca-cola, Proof It Should Not Be In Human Body
Pepsi is the second brand competitor for cleaning supply. Both compete for Government subsidizes and coupon rebate award polling.
I used to do some biz with coca cola uk.After one of the engineers showed me why they had to
replace the 1" wall thickness stainless steel pipes every year, I never drank it again.
That shit is worse than nitic acid , under pressure.
Enjoy your poison.
But we have even more powerful acids naturally occuring in our stomachs. There's that.
Bloomberg rejoices. No coke for you.
God bless Allah Pepsi is the one!!!!!!
Pepsi and the Black Cube, ooops Black Night Satellite are the one!! Down with Coke!
God bless Allah; that could be a true statement from the original Islam with 2 gods and a goddess; it did not sell, so Mohammad went back to "Patheon-Mart" for a singular choice.
I don't drink sugar water to get diabetes. Let Pepsi and Coke race to the bottom. It won’t be long to figure out the pharm company selling new Type D diabetic miracle drugs for $1,000 a pill.
http://quotes.wsj.com/KO
must not have been kosher or halal....
so what do they serve at the alla snackbar now?
No, the Jews are all drinking vitamin water to be healthy. They're the lemming fans who spread a short term marketing segment. . I love to watch the product advertisement cost exceed annual sales dollars. Theses Jews are in the tank of compounded debt obligation.
Bottling plants don't fire back. Easy target.
ZATO AWACS plane sent the dumb Saudi pilot to the target. They must have thought it was a hospital.
You think Pepsi funded the attack, maybe?
We coked some folks.
And with this act, the health of the population in Yemen will improve.
The war on drugs,,, Saudi style.
Have a Coke and a smile.
Well the Qaran does come down pretty hard on high fuctose corn syrup I believe.
In foreign markets, they use real sugar. However, still bad stuff.
Coke will be pissed. Time to get that some Senators and Congressmen on the line and ream them out.
Between Coke, the US Oil industry and millions of voters, remind me again why we haven't allowed the Green Revolution to hit SA? We let the crazed locals topple the degenerate Royal inbreds, and negotiate for oil. If they give us grief, we give them a refresher course in Pax Americana - sent by Air Mail - and manage the oil fields, pipelines and refineries ourselves. It's not like we lack people with skills in this area.
And that way they could not threaten the USD either.
"Commander, this is Raheed, could you repeat that order?" A few seconds of silence..."You said bomb the Coke plant? Why are we bombing the Coke plant?" A scratchy reply over the radio... "Because somebody in Coke owns stock in a fracking company? Aiyee!! Commander! What will my wife say, what will my kids say? Father, you bombed Coke?!?" Ridya, we have a problem...
Warren!!!!!
....like to buy the world a Coke.....for perfect harmony
jus' like me a Regular joe who's got those basic smarts that made him/myself into a billionaire.
yeh, wait is that Me or jus' what I want you to think is me?
aw shucks. Hey Opie better get on home. You'll be late for supper.
Barney, you and me better get back to the jailhouse. Looks like there's gonna be Trouble comin' this'a'way
Must be an attempt to drag the Mormons into the religious war.........
There is a coke glut and they wanted higher prices...
Cola is bad for you anyways. Time to buy Pepsi Stock...
Obama is waging a racist war on what brown drink is politically correct under 2016 Q1 financial projections stated for quarterly politically correct brand.
Pepsi and Coke will have to report carbon emission to evenly compete on award criteria for lowest carbon producer for highest volume output.
Not a joke. We are at next level.
You joke. Obola's campaign logo is a total rip off of the Pepsi logo and they had to get permission. Pepsico is in the tank for Obola. I am not saying Buffett's Coca Cola is any better.
Maybe the coke logo looks like a hospital logo at 15,000 feet if you are a clueless Saudi pilot.
Damn, I hear that was the last Coke factory using the original original recipe...
You mean the real recipe with Cocaine? That was some good shit, I made some of my own back in the day.
NO COKE! PEPSI!
Who can afford a coke in Yemen anyway.
Mercs.
They heard it was once endorsed by Bill "have a Coke and a smile" Cosby.
Next up the Pudding Pop plant in Peshawar.
Stay away from the bottles! They hates the bottles!
Very sneaky way to deplete the earth of defensive armament as per this link.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/02/03/article-1353166-0D073423000005...
Cola Hu Akbar!
They opened a BIG bottle of HAPPY!....
"Coke adds life where there isn't any".
Michelle will be pleased.
You mean Michael.
Probably an undercover, Baby Formula Plant
I call BS. 20 bucks says some camel fucker dropped a Mentos in a vat.
Operation Decisive Storm. A few days ago we head an article referencing Operation Inherent Resolve.
Apparently gays in the military are concentrated in the name the latest killing adventure department. FFS - we have Barry saying out loud that we need to fight while being environmentally correct. Before the down votes begin, I'm not justifying any wars etc etc. but if you're going to fight, just fukin go for it and stop being a pussy.
Again, if you're going to kill people, show some respect and do it under a manly motto.
I get my advice from the advertising world
"Treat me right!" says the party girl
Coke adds Life!™ where there isn't any
So freeze, man, freeze... HIT THE DECK!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXphJS1HQmc
The Arabs bombed Yemen's Coca Cola plant. Who cares?
Things go better with Coke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS45M-EhjLM
Take that! You ameriKan corporate infidels!
No biggie, they can drink Pepsi. If they start shooting up the Brawndo plants, that is serious. Baby milk factory redux?
Yemen,like Afghanistan is the 'Graveyard of Conquerors' - Saudis are facing bankruptcy anyway !
Why the hell would anyone want coke that explodes. Highly dangerous stuff. It's a good thing they blew it up and took it out of action.
Thank god for this coalition and their ability to take out this highly dangerous and toxic drink.
God bless America and their bombs. Heil Obama!!!
Things go better with Coke. Who drinks that poison anyway.
That's private property.
You're going to have to answer to the Coca Cola Company.
--Col. Bat Guano
They have, or had, the original Coke with coke.
Warren buffet must be very unhappy
(mabbe saudis did it deliberatly to avenge some shame)