The US Senate has cleared the way for the approval of a weapons deal with Saudi Arabia worth US$1.15 billion. This is despite widespread allegations that the Saudis are using western-bought weapons to kill civilians in the ongoing conflict in Yemen.
The Senate voted 71 to 27 on Wednesday, September 21, to kill a proposal that would have stopped the mass sale of weaponry to one of the US' key allies in the Middle East. Senate Majority Leader McConnell told reporters in the run up to the vote: "I think it's important to the United States to maintain as good a relationship with Saudi Arabia as possible."
However, a senate resolution to oppose the deal garnered the support of 27 senators on Wednesday, in a sign of the growing unease about the increasing number of civilians being killed with US made weapons. "There is a US imprint on every civilian death inside Yemen, which is radicalizing the people of this country against the United States," said Senator Chris Murphy.
The United Nations has estimated that at least 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen since the conflict began over 18 months ago.
Throughout 2016, several human rights organizations including the UN, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have condemned the Saudi-led coalition for indiscriminately killing civilians in Yemen, which they say amounts to a war crime.......http://sptnkne.ws/cnPY
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The Senate voted 71 to 27 on Wednesday, September 21, to kill a proposal that would have stopped the mass sale of weaponry to one of the US' key allies in the Middle East. Senate Majority Leader McConnell told reporters in the run up to the vote: "I think it's important to the United States to maintain as good a relationship with Saudi Arabia as possible."
However, a senate resolution to oppose the deal garnered the support of 27 senators on Wednesday, in a sign of the growing unease about the increasing number of civilians being killed with US made weapons. "There is a US imprint on every civilian death inside Yemen, which is radicalizing the people of this country against the United States," said Senator Chris Murphy.
The United Nations has estimated that at least 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen since the conflict began over 18 months ago.
Throughout 2016, several human rights organizations including the UN, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have condemned the Saudi-led coalition for indiscriminately killing civilians in Yemen, which they say amounts to a war crime.......http://sptnkne.ws/cnPY
22/9/16
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