“No matter how dire the crisis has become, [the Saudi coalition] have been able to count on the uncritical political and military support of the UK government. That support must end, and so must have the arms sales that have done so much damage.”
Arms Deals
” As in the 2003 global anti-war protests, internationalism from below contrasts sharply with an international conspiracy of powerful states and their clients.”
Analysis: As the world protests the slaughter of Yemen, Scotland has a special responsibility
“In the world view of the British army, military invasions in Iraq and Afghanistan, bombings in Libya and Syria, and deep co-operation with colonial settler states like Israel and Gulf dictatorships like Saudi Arabia are a-political. Politics is when you disagree, and disagreement is forbidden.”
David Jamieson: Scots should know the name Ahmed al-Babati – he’s been arrested for our exports
“When you make the gun, put the bullet in the chamber, then point the barrel while another man pulls the trigger, who is responsible for the shooting? By any reasonable definition the UK is at war with the people of Yemen.”
David Jamieson: As Covid-19 heaps more dead in Yemen, its time for the UK to stop aiding carnage
Despite the Court of Appeal ruling a year ago that the UK government’s actions in selling arms to Saudi Arabia were “unlawful”, they are now set to resume sales. “They have prioritised billions of pounds in arms sales over human lives as evidence mounts of blatant violations of international humanitarian law by the Saudi-led coalition.” […]