title: clintons blitzkrieg campaign the savage politics of the oligarchs
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  prince abdullah alsaud saudi arabias ambassador to the united states was confronted by a reporter from the intercept 
  will you continue to use cluster weapons in yemen the reporter asked the diplomat
  alsaud laughed before answering this is like the question will you stop beating your wife
  after the reporter repeated the question the ambassador again dismissed it saying you are political operators im not a politician
  speaking at the annual arabus policymakers conference last week alsaud insisted that the saudiled coalition will continue its bombing campaign in yemen the intercept reported
  if anyone attacks human lives and disturbs the border in whatever region were going to continue hitting them no matter what said alsaud
  human rights watch hrw has accused the saudiled coalition of war crimes following an airstrike on a funeral in yemen on october  in that incident at least two airdropped munitions penetrated the roof of a hall containing over  mourners during the funeral ceremony of ali alrawishan the father of the sanaabased administrations interior minister jalal alrawishan at least  people were killed and  wounded
  despite calls by us officials to review its support for its middle eastern ally washington continues to sell arms to saudi arabia approving more than  billion in military sales in  alone hrw reports
  according to un data from august this year the saudi intervention in yemen has claimed the lives of at least  people including almost  civilians the un and hrw have repeatedly accused the saudi military of dropping cluster bombs in yemeni residential areas
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