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US to relist Yemen's Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say

The Biden administration is expected to soon announce plans to redesignate Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as specially designated global terrorists, according to two people familiar with the White House decision and a U.S. official.

The move comes as the Houthis have launched dozens of attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The group says it has attacked the ships in response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

The three people familiar with the decision were not authorized to comment and requested anonymity to discuss the matter ahead of the expected formal announcement.

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Considering that they are now bombing civilians and attacking boats it seems like a reasonable move
- Agreed!
  Now do Israel too!
  
  God, if only.
  
  How dare they... checks notes... defend themselves!
- I'm checking my notebook on descriptors for military targets and I can't find "civilians" anywhere in here. Its just "enemy combatants", "human shields", and "collateral damage".
- Not trying to sealing, but when have they bombed civilians?
  
  They probably mean bombing civilian boats/the civilians on nonmilitary boats.
  Otherwise, the civilian casualties caused by Houthi bombing are Yemeni civilians rather than civilians of other countries. And also not related to the current intervention.
- Have they actually killed anyone?
  
  "Your honor, I shot at my neighbor and missed, clearly I am innocent."
Am I the only one that dislikes them being called "the houthis"? The group is called "Ansar allah" the housis are an ethnic tribe in Yemen. The two are not interchangeable.
- It's a concerted effort by western media to delegitimize them through language. I've often heard “Houthi rebels” which makes the intention very clear. Ansar Allah is the proper name like you said, and not only were they the de facto government of Yemen before, but also the recent US/UK bombing campaign is making more and more Yemenis unite behind Ansar Allah.
- Nope, its the same Palestinian = hamas bs that allows them to label everyone enemies and only differentiate between "combatants" and "noncombatants"
- Wouldn't be the first time Americans racialized a policy of warfare and mass extermination.
We will never negotiate with terrorists who demand an end to genocide!
- Your country is not doing enough enough to stop {insert country with deranged policies tolerated by your government} from committing {insert crime}. Please send me your address so I can torch your house.
  This logic would justify terrorist attacks against everyone and everything with the exception of Antarctic penguins.
  
  No no its
  Your country is actively supporting {insert country with deranged policies supported by your government} from committing {insert warcrime}. Please send me your address so I can torch your house.
  Which, as a German, I find fair.

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