occurred just as the brides had arrived at the house. At least one of the sons was killed in the attack, Mr. Sanabani said.

“I saw bodies lying in the yard, decapitated, charred,” he said.

In both cases, the Saudi coalition refused to take responsibility for these massacres, alleging that local militias might have been the perpetrators. However, the New York Times, acting in its role as spokesperson for U.S. imperialism, clearly identified the Saudi coalition as the responsible party. They forget to mention the role in these atrocities of the United States, in providing bombs, planes and “intelligence.” In typical fashion, they also avoid using the the word “massacre” to describe the mass killing of defenseless civilians.

Yemen is embroiled in a four (or more) way civil war; Saudi Arabiahas intervened on behalf of the government of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who took over the presidency after Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down. The Saudis claim to be acting to drive out the Houthis who are one party to the civil war. The entrance of the Saudis into the civil war has resulted in upwards of 4,000 civilian deaths. Progressive people must defend the right of the Yemeni people to determine their own government free from outside intervention.