[VD: A clip of an interview from Sky News between journalist, Dr. Myriam Francois, and news anchor, Yalda Hakim.
Hakim: Dr. Francois, there are many who are saying the Biden administration, frankly, should have acted sooner and faster. That hundreds of billions of dollars has been put at risk because the Houthis have held this area in the Red Sea at ransom.”
Francois: Sorry. So, let me just get this straight Yalda. We are bombing the poorest– one of the poorest countries in the world that has been under a humanitarian blockade. There has been famine, these people have been decimated. And we are bombing them because a couple of guys in dinghies in support for the Palestinians, who are having a genocide committed against them, they’re objecting to that and we’re bombing them? Come on, now.
Francois: I mean, this is just an insane world for us to even think–
Francois: I’m so sorry your Amazon packages are delayed, I really am. Like, I wish mine came on time. But, you know, genocide, guys, genocide. There are two mothers a day dying in Gaza right now. It’s 109 days into a conflict in which a humanitarian crisis has been declared to the world day in, day out.
Hakim: By the way, Dr. Francois, there are many who are Yemen watchers who monitor and follow the Houthis, who say this is doing wonders for their branding, actually.
Hakim: That it isn't just the Palestinian cause that they're focused on.
Francois: So call a cease-fire now and end the positive branding. If you want to stop the Houthis doing what they're doing, then call a cease-fire right now.
Hakim: Do you genuinely believe that the Houthis would stop doing what they're doing, if...
Francois: They have literally said that that's why they're doing what they're doing. They have not previously blocked those routes for any other reason except this one. So, yes, I do. And I also think the West needs to start to understand, that you cannot just go around playing cowboys in the world. There are consequences to your actions. You cannot just go around bombing people's countries, ignoring international law and expect no repercussions. For every cause there is a consequence and just 'cause you don't like a couple of guys trying to resist. The fact that this is–
Hakim: I mean, these are now proscribed terrorists, the Houthis.
Francois: Sure, according to Western governments, they are terrorist governments, yeah.
Hakim: Well, also according to the Yemeni people, because they've obviously been–
Francois: Yeah, which is a Saudi-backed government, which is essentially our.
Hakim: Yeah, but the Yemenis who live under Houthi rule, talk about the fact that this group continues to terrorize them as well.
Francois: Yalda, I'm no fan of the Houthis apart from when they're blockading in favor of a cease-fire, which should have been called a long time ago. 25,000 people are dead in Gaza right now. There are over 60,000 people injured with no access to food, water, aid. How dare we have a conversation about trade, when there are children right now being treated without anesthetic?
Hakim: Well the fact is that—
Francois: There are some things that require us to make some sacrifices and this would be one of them.
Hakim: I mean, they do have the global economy, global markets hostage.
Francois: Good for them. Cease-fire now, cease-fire now.
Hakim: We're gonna have to leave it there. But Dr. Myriam Francois—
Francois: You cannot allow these people to be decimated and expect there to be no consequences.
Hakim: I think that is a separate conversation.
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