Shih-Yu sent me this. "It is a man-made catastrophe in Yemen. Oxfam was loath to claim that the so-called ‘humanitarian’ crisis was quintessentially ‘political.’
‘As the U.S. continues its covert drone war on Yemen, the country is on the brink of a hunger crisis of catastrophic proportions, aid agencies report today.’ ‘‘Yemeni families are at the brink and have exhausted their ways of coping with this crisis. A quarter of the population has fallen into debt trying to feed their families. Mothers are taking their children out of school to beg on the streets to get money to survive. Donors are focused on politics and security, but failure to respond adequately to the humanitarian needs now will put more lives at risk, further entrench poverty and could undermine political transition in the country,’ said Lawrence.’"
