A reader who responded to my Dec 25th post "Houthis targeted," sent me a web site which explained the REAL American "interests" in Yemen? Now with the "timely" Christmas day alleged explosive underwear airline terrorist attack and the "timely" American thinking for a retaliatory response with that attack,..the information in this web site link is interesting and puts things in perspective. Keep in mind.. the US supports the Saudi regime and the Yemen's CORRUPT government with $ and military training... AND despite the human rights abuses of these countries, the US nevertheless sells them an astounding quantity of war toys. Follow the money... follow the money....
"The archetypal Saudi fear - which is scrupulously left unspoken due to its extreme sensitivity - is that the Houthi-dominated region of northern Yemen also borders Saudi Arabia's restive eastern province, which is Shi'ite (and oil-rich) and seething with resentment over Wahhabi intolerance."
Read the entire article at:
A witches' cauldron brews in Yemen - (Nov 14, 2009)
US, Yemen gear up for flight 253 retaliatory strike
Saudi assault on Al Houthis worsens refugee situation
List of US businesses in Yemen
Maybe you'lll find another in media completely forgotten detail regarding "Houthi rebels" and US engagement in Yemen interesting, too? Let's have a look a bit more into details.
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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=7225240
(Awwamiya, where that story is from, is just 5km away from Qatif town)
Here some more recent copied from Reuters headlined "Saudi Shias call for secession":
http://criticalppp.org/lubp/archives/1244
And now one might to have a look of what exactly is located in Qatif. Wikipedia has a nice article about "Qatif project":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatif_Project
There you can read:
"The Qatif Producing Plants are the largest crude increment built in recent times, and the world's largest crude production facility."
And then a very interesting sentence in that Wikipedia article to Qatif field:
"The field development services were provided by Halliburton."
I'm sure you heard the name of that company before. It has a lot to do with Dick Cheney. I could imagine, that this is a hint to very serious US interests.