How Yemen is Wrecking the Entire Global Economy

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[@RealLifeLore]

I created this video before the US and UK began initiating their airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen. The problem with trying to make complicated videos about current events I suppose. If you want to learn more about what's happening and stay up to date to the hour, check out Ground News, they're really great: ground.news/reallifelore

[@Art.and.Hamsters]

Thank you. 🙏

[@WildflowersCreations]

Thank you for covering this and this clarification comment!

[@prashantjadav2083]

Love from India 😊

[@MegalodonDolphin]

Please make videos of First and Second Congo War for your modern conflict series which costed 6 million innocent lives. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@nefertemur8951]

Thanks! OK, before the attacks by the U.S. and UK. Understood.

[@simonpetrikov3992]

It’s so interesting how fragile the global economy is

[@AshkanPacino13]

pisslam cult

[@alexvig2369]

Well, think of it as your personal finances. If you lose your day job, then yeah... you'd be in some trouble.

[@aubreyrobin]

All because of the biggest scam in humanity.

[@fasha7747]

It's bronze age collapse all over again.

[@nobleman9393]

More like scary.

[@karin7337]

I work in the industry. A 40' container from Shanghai to Hamburg was a mere $2500 and now it's easily over $5000.

[@bengorby1198]

You could put 2,660 boxes full of iPhones in 40-foot shipping container. That would make $864.5 million. A shipping increase from $2500 to $5000 really isn’t a large increase

[@ismoketwojointsbeforeismok5882]

@@bengorby1198it is when it’s on a global scale and the whole world ships way more than just tiny iPhones ..

[@rhysroxs01]

​@@bengorby1198 You put one of the hight cost per volume items that possibly exist... At least have a genuine conversation...

[@Chaostheory1980]

At 1k each it is at least 2.6 million. But yes high price low volume

[@JamesJohnson-sk3cd]

@@bengorby1198idiot

[@J-dog44]

Holy cow! The amount of information presented here, within the short amount of time, in terms that are easily understood, and with visual effects that are in sync with the narrator, is incredible!

[@user-tx4ym7ru4e]

it is mostly zionist propaganda aimed to delegitimize the very legitimate government administration of Yemen just because it is trying to stop the genocide in Gaza. why not just stop the genocide in Gaza instead of attacking the poor people of Yemen.

[@photonicsimple4345]

I don't remember Houthis' attack to civilians in UAE or Saudi. They attacked their oil facilities.

[@user-te6oe2sz8c]

Can you guess who works in these facilities?

[@far_centrist]

​@@user-te6oe2sz8c it's a retaliation after indiscriminate bombing of Yemen. They hit Saudi where it hurts (oil refinery), to tell them to back off and it worked. There's an indefinite ceasefire now between the two.

[@PaulStringini]

@@user-te6oe2sz8c Oh? Collateral Damage is only something the West is allowed to make excuses about?

[@kite-dv8me]

@@user-te6oe2sz8c can you guess how many people killed by saudi bombing of Yemen (350000+)

[@bastianfino32]

​@@kite-dv8meHoaks...

[@The_SkullKnight]

So much has happened that This video immediately requires a second video to cover all the updates since

[@mattbowdenuh]

Yep. This script was obviously written before the Jan 11&12 airstrikes.

[@greathey1234]

Indeed

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

​@mattbowdenuh Well, yeah. This kind of production takes a while to source, record and edit

[@spurkay2]

It would be better if this biased idiot just shut up. He's obviously not an objective journalist at all. Just presenting his own western/Israeli bias as fact, It's a lie!

[@scarletsletter4466]

Not to mention Iran strike on Pak today. Who knows what that was about, but Iran is literally battling on all fronts

[@PureInsanityNow]

This just illustrates how vital shipping choke points are and why China is so desperate to control the South China sea and by extension the Malacca strait.

[@Jc-yu2ot]

😂😂 man went straight for china

[@DrHarryZhang]

​@@Jc-yu2otwesterners so racist against China think they we are evil when we just want to peacefully claim what is ours 😢 USA forcing China into war

[@auhsz9140]

Is China in the room with you right now?

[@ayushkumar-bg1xf]

at malacca strait india has upper hand. china has upper hand in south china sea

[@johnwolf2829]

THen China should take the Middle East over from the US, don't you think? Red China has already demonstrated that they can handle unruly muslims, after all....

[@boo714]

As Yemeni who suffered from the war , i hope that this leaders who called themselves (peaceful..) can press and end the occupation so we can avoid a worse war

[@real_MacrocosM]

What 'occupation' ¿

[@dajokerjr]

I'm American I wish they could see American citizens aren't the government

[@stephenjenkins7971]

And by "occupation", you mean you want an ethnic cleansing, right?

[@DMartin-dp4hd]

@rjr me too, all the ones I have spoken with are aware. Most of our governments around the world are in a cockfight with each other there's little to nothing any of us can do. We can raise a bit more fuss here than others can where they are but when it's a fundamental disagreement we tend to get tear gassed and imprisoned etc. Oh and depending what state you are in, fired from your job if you are even only in your private outside of work life vocally against Israel occupying and now once again carrying out ethnic cleansing against Palestinians. I knew when they did that in arkansas after it failed to pass at the federal level due to very obvious conflicts with the constitution, what is happening now was coming.

[@DMartin-dp4hd]

@@real_MacrocosM the US has been involved in conflict there for years now, and backed the saudi blockades and gave them support for their airstrikes a few years back. I'm not sure but it's possible they don't exactly dig the houthis out there stirring the pot as well.

[@Zireael83]

thanks for this, very informative!

[@ianjohnson2586]

All of this while Panama is sufferings the effects of El Niño. A very dry Panama Canal on top of this whole mess. What a time to be working in maritime logistics.

[@Kyle496]

The Panama canal is becoming more and more irrelevant to global trade as time goes on. It is getting to the point that ships are getting so large they can't actually use the canal and this problem will only continue to grow as ships continue to get larger.

[@carlosgarcia9509]

Maybe fast speed trains are the solution?

[@brandonhoffman4712]

All shipping companies stocks have gone up from this tussle in the red sea. Proving once again. War is good for business... Yep the Panama canal is beginning to fail. Partially why the US gave it back to Panama ages ago. It saw what was coming. China is working with South America on train corridors. I don't think high speed shipping trains will become a thing. I don't think it's economical enough vs just scheduling deliveries of goods. It's the same reason a container ship goes less than half the speed of an American air craft carrier. Economics.

[@turtlesrprettycool3379]

@@Kyle496 they will probably enlarge the canal

[@mackal598]

@@carlosgarcia9509across oceans? Yeah right mate

[@PakBallandSami]

Note: 60% of the estimated 377,000 deaths caused by the conflict in Yemen by the beginning of 2022 were attributed to malnutrition, poor access to healthcare, and contaminated water, according to UN estimates. It states that the fighting is known to have directly resulted in the deaths or injuries of over 11,000 children. One of the worst cholera outbreaks ever documented has also affected Yemen; since 2016, there have been 2.5 million suspected cases and roughly 4,000 deaths associated with the disease.

[@shivanshna7618]

Same with haiti cholera is demon

[@CharlieKellyEsq]

You trust un estimates?

[@Xx_Shbab_xX]

I think the estimates are correct because the Yemenis I met explained the situation of their country and it is almost similar to the United Nations estimate​@@CharlieKellyEsq

[@Genghis_of_Swans]

@@CharlieKellyEsqSo we’re supposed to trust estimates from Yemen and its allies? Use your head.

[@CountNikiko]

Note: the UN is not a reputable source when their voting power is majority swayign towards iranian interests

[@agcala9619]

Thank you for this detail video. I know more now than I ever have.

[@josh7ray]

7,3 million subscribers now. Unbelievable. You’re growing immensely fast. Amazing

[@user-tx4ym7ru4e]

not organic. no one likes this zionist propaganda anymore which sounds like chatGTP

[@michaelsaggus8547]

Note that Australia's refusal to supply ships wasn't on any moral stand, the Royal Australian Navy cannot physically send any vessels due to manning/recruiting issues which have plagued for years now.

[@Sinner-fi4bw]

Australia is run by isreal 2, ahamw

[@michaelsaggus8547]

@@Sinner-fi4bw Good

[@Dalemoooooon]

There are many things that can be said about our leadership, Israeli-owned would not be one of them. @@Sinner-fi4bw

[@thorin1045]

well it is than still a moral issue, just not the ethical kind, but the direct one, you are not willing to die for your government (with good reason.)

[@michaelsaggus8547]

@@thorin1045 Wrong. The Aus governments decision is a result of low manning itself, not a result of the reason there is low manning. Capability, not ethics. Recruiting numbers were the highest while they were at war.

[@CraigThePoet]

Trying to stay informed about all these global events is exhausting. These videos are a great relief; Sometimes, I just need to stare at a map for some clarity.

[@MrPePeLePuo]

I just focus on my own life, which is exhausting enough

[@Kyle496]

Just keep in mind there is still a bias being shown even when everything seems factual and unbiased. Just saying that something is a fact (like a land border) can be, and often is, disputed by another party with some merit.

[@themightypotato83]

​@@Kyle496 Obviously, however, despite how biased these videos may be, i still prefer them to complete ignorance

[@VOLUMEnightclub]

@@Kyle496you have a very broad definition of bias 😂

[@pabloeskobar727]

@@VOLUMEnightclubbro your nightclub is PERMANENTLY closed 😂

[@Thenoobestgirl]

One of the best channels covering these issues. Kudos!

[@yqisq6966]

I love how Civ series icons have become the go-to choice in geopolitics videos.

[@Bradleyschaeffer376]

Our time had reached its zenith, and it is now over. Everything not just Banks, Stock including 401Ks, are suffering from the recession and crashes. My $750K retirement equity portfolio is losing money. Because of inflation, I keep losing. Similar to how Rome fell under its despotic emperors, this world will also. I apologise if you are considering retirement but are concerned that your pension won't cover the rising expense of living. There are terrible foreign policies worldwide, as well as disastrous regulatory, fiscal, and energy policies.

[@Ashleycorrie8494]

Safest approach i feel to tackle it is to diversify investments. By spreading investments across different asset classes, like bonds, real estate, and international stocks, they can reduce the impact of a market meltdown. its important to seek the guidance of an expert

[@Jimpard]

Isn't that the same Samuel Peter Descovich that my neighbours are talking about, he has to be a perfect expert for people to talk about him so well

[@reaper-ce1jx]

Dumb bot alt scams. Go away

[@soundscape26]

@@reaper-ce1jx Yeah, and now look at the likes this comment received. Doesn't speak great of RLL's viewers critical thinking skills, does it? 🤦‍♂

[@reaper-ce1jx]

@@soundscape26 yeah I see them everywhere and it gets annoying. Either bots or alt accounts creating fake conversations to promote scams.

[@remnant.watchman]

This is informative. Thanks.

[@flyingdeathcatsgo]

I like how you used the CIV VI icon for the oil

[@TPFP3011]

When I heard ship deliveries are targeted, I knew RealLifeLore would put out a quality video about it.

[@spurkay2]

What is quality about this miss informed video? To blame YEMIN for the global economy is pure insanity. They are literally the poorest nation on the planet! If the USA would have just stopped providing Israel with bombs, money to pay their sucky military and weapons, ammunition etc. and NOT vetoed the cease fire, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING. Instead, the US escalates it into a war, which is about the only export that pathetic excuse for a country exports anymore.

[@sstlibertas6440]

You got your priorities in whack if your mind’s on a KZbin video than on rising prices eating into your wallet

[@d.b.cooper1]

@@sstlibertas6440 I would like to apologise in advance that when people mention planes I don't think of rising ticket prices eating into my wallet....but Sam from Wendover Productions aka a youtube. Sorry not sorry.

[@surfinsilver]

Yes, but i think it's OK for ppl to look forward to a creator making vids on certain things in this case​ a topic he saw irl that sparked the thought@sstlibertas6440

[@ch535]

​@@sstlibertas6440 arguably you got your priorities in whack if you're more worried about your wallet than all the people being killed and displaced from the violent conflicts. Guess it depends on where you are in life.

[@Blue-jy4sq]

33:43 Biden did however also state his and America's unending support of Israel and their attack on Gaza. In my opinion, that doesn't sound like attempting to end any conflicts. At that point, Palestinian civilian casualties had already become more than double Israeli civilian casualties. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think the Biden administration truly wants to end the conflict or they would have put a lot more pressure on Israel. Feel free to give opinions and reasoning if you want to. I'm curious what others think.

[@SquaresToOvals]

Despite a majority of US citizens wanting a ceasefire, you're correct that the US government has no intention of pursuing one. Hundreds of elected representatives, and I don't think even five will use the phrase "ceasefire" even after all this time and horror. If Joe as an Irish Catholic is still making false claims about the reality of the situation, even after the Pope called Israel's actions "terrorism" and after the representatives of Ireland disowned him for supporting it, I can't imagine anyone having positive expectations of White House decision-making.

[@stephenjenkins7971]

​@@ADSHYNUS literally was about to get multiple Arab states to make peace with Israel before Hamas initiated its attack. And you cry about the US causing instability? 🤡

[@huehuecoyotl2]

Never leave the American presidential election out of your calculations. No matter how frustrated with Israel Biden or his team are and how they handle things, they have to look sufficiently pro-Israel or they open up themselves to right-wing attacks that they are 'weak on terrorism' or anti-Israel. The polls are already super close, they don't want to do anything to make it swing a couple more points in the R's direction.

[@travisvandenberg4789]

The way he seamlessly tapers from the story telling to adds is legendary

[@brj4773]

Yemen hasn't prevented all the shipping moving from red sea. Its only Israeli ships which are prevented.

[@lucasmosching8983]

Have you seen the video?😂

[@aussieboyfpl2661]

Did you even watch the video 😂

[@henlohenlo689]

​he is challenging the facts of the video to the 2 people who responded.

[@thanasisflash]

We got the entire global economy wrecked before GTA6

[@uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug3450]

Imagine we get world war 3 before gta 6😭🙏

[@FWtravels]

I’m praying every night that we will live long enough to play GTA6

[@thedownunderverse]

@@FWtravelswow your life turned out great

[@fauxman1]

​@@thedownunderverseRockstar maybe releasing gameplay footage soon in the 30s'

[@yehoodles]

​@@thedownunderverseloser

[@doejersey]

TLDR. It’s like when that big ship got stuck in the canal. But with missiles and bullets.

[@7sevenframes]

and innocent civilians are subject to pillage and capture at the hands of not the Yemenis or their elected gov, the Houthis, which invariably 14 year old white women will defend to the teeth

[@Andrewgamer92]

There where 8 big ships in there once, and Israel and Egypt where fighting, so they sunk a buncha ships in the canal while the 8 big ships where there, trapping them for I think a year.

[@Seanenanigans]

Thanks. Turning off video now 😂

[@carlpanzram7081]

The difference is that this isn't a accident, but there actually is a small third world militia, that wants to pick a fight with the RICHEST MOST INFLUENTIAL forces on the fucking planet. That is WAY more exciting. It's like watching a dog pick a fight with a bear.

[@lolithighs]

@@carlpanzram7081don’t compare dogs to these dumb fucks, what have they ever done to you

[@hail_seitan_]

How America's refusal to stop genocide is ruining the global economy* there. fixed your title

[@stephenjenkins7971]

Multiple wars with far higher death tolls: not genocide Israel waging war: genocide Nice try. But anyone with logic can see how hypocritical your logic is.

[@jade5202]

@@stephenjenkins7971 you should've protected Israel in the ICJ hearing Mr. Smartypants. 🥺🥺🥺

[@stephenjenkins7971]

@@jade5202 Wouldn't matter. ICJ functions off of international peer pressure. If the Germans had the international clout Gaza did, the world would be demanding that the US stop "g*nociding" German civilians while ignoring far worse examples of destruction.

[@stephenjenkins7971]

@@jade5202 ICJ doesn't care about logical consistency. It runs off of international peer pressure. And enough people shill for Gaza at all costs even if they'd never allow for their own repressed groups to attack them like that without destroying them.

[@MussabGhazi]

I work in Jeddah seaport costume department and clearance, for almost 40 days now there is just few vessels that arrived.. and the prices skyrocket it!!!! And we have no idea what is happening.

[@smileyeagle1021]

For the Houthis, the very complicated ownership/management structure of maritime shipping and the fragility of the global economy are features, not bugs. If their goal is to force divestment from Israel, making it incredibly difficult to ship on the Red Sea without making incredibly explicit separation from Israel, will likely push at least some companies to completely cut ties, because they simply can't afford the alternatives.

[@brock5373]

That is their goal. If you look at statements from Houthi leadership they said from the start the blockade will end when Israel stops their genocide in Gaza and they are still letting ships that are not headed for Israel to pass. I would look to sources of information on this that are not the US, because the US is the country that is still sending Israel weapons. They are framing them as pirates because if they acknowledged that the blockade will end when the genocide ends, American citizens will ask why the Biden admin is using their countries military to make sure a genocide does not stop.

[@echofoxtrotwhiskey1595]

I don’t see that happening before they get an unhealthy dose of freedom and democracy.

[@whothefoxcares]

Can the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and Secret Space Force chew bubblegum and kick ass at the same time? This may be a winnable war!

[@NikGlt]

No one is gonna cut ties with israel, because israel is ready to pay the higher price / handle the inflation, so the companies will continue supplying everything to israel at a higher price and dont lose anything because israel still buys it all like nothing changed. He said already that there is little to no effect on the economy of israel ever since the houthis started attacking everything and everyone. Provoking most countries in the world by crippling their economy to a certain degree is NOT a feature, it is only a death wish.

[@smileyeagle1021]

@@echofoxtrotwhiskey1595 I never said that they would be successful, just that it is a good strategy that has a chance of at least seeing progress toward their goal. Honestly, I wholly expect that they will be introduced to "freedom and democracy", but I expect that, given how politically untenable escalating conflict is right now, those interventions will be as a reaction to companies finally caving to their demands. Our politicians are probably going to wait for as long as they can to commit us to another war and that is the line that I think they will draw in the sand where they think they will finally be able to get more support than opposition.

[@dantetre]

15% more cost of transportation doesn't mean 15% inflation... The transportation cost is a fraction of the total cost.

[@user-us7wx5hh2z]

It’s will be 0.15 inflation

[@wojtas100]

Actually the shipping rate Asia-Europe increased 200% already comparing with November 2023

[@JoeBurns1957]

What is the difference?

[@user-hk7kd7qq6r]

You also have to factor in time costs and manufacturing costs.

[@theMosen]

@@JoeBurns1957 As @dantetre pointed out, transportation cost is a fraction of the total cost. Freight cost from global imports tends to be in the range of $0.10 to $0.50 per kilogram, that going up by 15% isn't going to have a huge impact on most products.

[@marahenao6417]

Pretty sure the Houthis knew what they were getting into, and they have allowed ships not going to Israel pass through just fine.

[@rondelmoore7130]

Well as shown some of the ships they attacked/hijacked were in fact not going to Israel, one just had a pumpkin vine connection to a Jew.

[@ToCatchALiarOnYoutube]

⁠@@rondelmoore7130 *some of the ships* ⛔️ *only one ship ( it occurred due to misinformation)* ✅ *Connection to a Jew* ⛔️ *Connection to a child killing Zionist* ✅ *and it doesn’t matter if the ships go to the Terrorist regime of Israel or not, at the end of the day, the money which that one Zionist makes from the shipping, will go straight to the terrorist state of Israel and to the Terrorist members of IDP and it will be used to finance the genocide of human beings in the land of Palestinian !*

[@abdirahmanhassan1848]

@@rondelmoore7130 theyre not only targeting jew shipowners but making all traffic highly dangerous and infeasible

[@rondelmoore7130]

@@abdirahmanhassan1848 Never said they were only targeting them.

[@greenbean4422]

Oh you don't have anything to do with Israel? That's just fine, you can pass (ship 10 miles ahead of them gets hit with an anti-ship missile) "Oh don't worry about them! They were with israel!" You know what those shippers do when they get home? Demand way more money to take that same trip again- know what that does? Make shipping way more fucking expensive for anyone who isn't involved with Israel Can you just use your brain and determine 1 single reason why this isn't a good thing for people outside of the conflict?

[@firefart9699]

If you would like a lesser known topic to make a video on, i recommend checking out the way the Sami people are being pushed to extinction by both the construction of wind and hydroelectric power, as well as ore mining. It's an interesting read

[@GizzyDillespee]

What's to say? Nomadic migration and population density are mutually exclusive lifestyles. In the modern world, with our 8-10 billion mouths to feed, and apartments to heat, and cars to drive... even the Sami need snowmobiles and fuel, modern materials and tools now. There are fewer and fewer places where nomadic lifestyles are still feasible... partly because of human encroachment, but also climate change making their culture less applicable to their traditional habitat. You can already see where traditional ice crossings are no longer safe at the traditional times when they'd be used. The time to document their traditional practices has passed.

[@stephenmcdonagh2795]

@@GizzyDillespee But there is no overpopulation, it's as mythical as the 97% of scientists believing in man made global warming. The world's population is only a generation away from receding dramatically. As for Wind Turbines, they're a child's solution to a grown up's problem, the answer has been around for over seventy years now, the science that dare not speak its brilliance- Nuclear. Regardless of how much you wish to see man as some kind of planetary parasite, we're just the dominant animal of the period- we are not an exception, nor is the weather, there have been far larger changes in temperature before the industrial revolution, the hubris of the self hating human sees one lifetime as a predictor- or just goes along with "Faultless Science" minus any knowledge of the "Tale Agreed Upon".

[@myname9008]

Not really extinction, just change of lifestyle. And btw who are they selling reindeer meat for insane prices though - the rest of the world , the non-sami. If anything - Dami are being subsidized to continue their practices simply because others want them to preserve their way of life . Otherwise they would have been made to find a different job a long time ago,just like the rest of the world that had to urbanise to survive.

[@Tralfazz74]

I've already watched 3 hours worth of news and analysis content relating to this issue, and here I am, about to watch 35 minutes more.

[@ChinnuWoW]

Gay

[@Tralfazz74]

@@ChinnuWoW indeed

[@swell07_]

whoa three whole hours of propoganda? incredible! 😂

[@michaelfranek7846]

​@@swell07_not necessarily, many geopolitics creators are for the Palestinian cause. Israel needs to be put in check.

[@TheGreatMoonFrog]

Make sure you're taking time out for your own mental health chief.

[@DatFishyboi]

I spent a long time working on a merchant seaman vessel that stayed in the Persian gulf and around the area, and just recently finished my contract with them right before this fight started to get really explosive. I'm really thankful to not be working anywhere near there anymore. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of beauty in the middle east but shit, it's getting scary there.

[@Joshwaheazo]

It's been pretty scary there since the 60's.

[@ImenBen12]

Scary how?

[@Joshwaheazo]

@@ImenBen12 Just the tension. Rival countries, rival fractions through religion (Sunnis and Shiites). Israel. Militant groups. The middle east is more fractured than early 20th century Europe, but to be fair to everyone there for the most part; there's not been anything like the world wars that come out of Europe. Closest thing was 1948 and 1980 I'm not going to count anything the Americas were involved in. Most countries seem fairly stable except maybe Yemen they've had the Aden Emergency, NDF rebellion, Yemenite war of 1972 and 1979. South Yemen civil war in 1986. Civil war in 1994. Shia insurgency between 2004-2014. South Yemen insurgency 2009-2015. Ai Qaeda crackdown 2010-2015. Now the Yemen Crisis 2011 to today. That's a messy history.

[@ImenBen12]

@@Joshwaheazo interesting. I lived in Saudi for 8 years during its peak (2000's) and genuinely had THEE best time. The gulf countries are one of the safest countries in the world. I've been going back and forth to Dubai, I can't find one single city that makes me feel soo safe. Unfortunately what's happening in Palestine is catastrophic and inumane. The US have indeed destroyed Iraq, a rich country filled with history and great education ect...but it's interesting to hear your opinion. I can just definitely say that the middle east isn't scary tho from my opinion and everyone else I know.

[@Joshwaheazo]

@@ImenBen12 It's not so much the people or the individual countries in the middle east. It's more the politics. People have said for the last 20 years that if a third world war breaks out it will start in the middle east. You have the Americans supporting the Saudis and Israel. China has a growing influence and Russian ties there as well. The middle east just looks ready to boil over at any moment. But as I said hasn't really for the most part it's held itself together much better than Europe did with similar tensions between one and other. Any one of the tensions I mentioned before could spell trouble though. It just feels inevitable that a large scale war will spill out in the middle east at some point.

[@vossti]

RLL. learning so much every week cheers mate

[@aaronmunoz3113]

Keep up the great work. Your videos are awesome.

[@TawfiqSikandar]

Very good

[@mccormickja]

Best video I’ve seen of yours. Really comprehensive breakdown of the whole situation. Thanks.

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

Great video. Appreciate the work you put into it. Helps me get a basic understanding of the problems.

[@HistoricalAnalysis12]

Great video !

[@emmam.9755]

I love your videos but I must say ever since I started watching you I started caring about everyone in the world all the time forever and it’s really stressing me out man

[@d.b.cooper1]

Lmao ngl filming your hostage takeover on a global shipping vessel in full 4K video with go pro's arriving off a chopper is lowkey cold af. Lads been watching too many Hollywood movies. Wonder if they'll rock up at the Cannes Music Festival in their tux for best picture?

[@TheMelnTeam]

The only new thing about this wrt terror attacks is the technology used to record having higher quality.

[@Goose-wedding]

US soldiers did this through all the wars in the 2000’s you can find tons of videos of it on youtube.

[@wantrevize]

Oh... its OK if YOU do it. Figures...must be an Americans with education debt without a useful vocation. That's why OF is booming😂 can't wait to see how OF mothers raise the future of usa

[@d.b.cooper1]

@@Goose-wedding lol yeah but there's big difference between a superpower which blows trillions of $ on the war machine filming stuff & some tinpot yemeni rebels backed as a proxy. Just funny that's all. Imagine the somali pilots had it, heck they could've sold rights to the footage for the captain Phillips movie

[@TheMelnTeam]

@@d.b.cooper1 Pirates have a different goal, direct financial gain. Religious/ideological fanatic groups are trying to send a message, and using these acts to do it. If pirates could steal/plunder/kill while being under the radar, they would because that makes it easier to continue their criminal operation. Terror attacks only work because the people doing it are able to use civilians as a shield. Attack civilians, then hide behind their own. So far, the world has condemned people who disregard the "safety" of that shield more than the people using it. Yet it does not condemn and stop the meddling in foreign politics which prompted these tactics in the first place. Proxy wars for decades, by major and minor players, in multiple parts of the world. Yet some people still wonder why this happens.

[@irishswtpea]

I love how I got to the part that said, “air strikes” and thought “oh that happened” before I read your comment that said you made this before that happened. Good video 🎉 I love how in-depth these are.

[@freespiritable]

Saudi Arabia has been air striking them since the early 2010s

[@kubhlaikhan2015]

The United Nation Constitution requires ALL member states to prevent supplies to rogue states committing genocide. Yemen is therefore doing it's duty under international law.

[@iniobongjackson]

Very good analysis. Thanks.

[@normal___person]

2024 has already been insane 💀

[@AsymmetricalCrimes]

The Yemeni Civil War has been happening since 2014...

[@shadowling77777]

Bout to get insanererer

[@SamtheIrishexan]

Just wait until the court cases for Trump wrap up. They are gonna try and JFK him. Or worse they will just stop hiding the persecution and go for the full communist revolution. If we go to war with Iran, China will go after Taiwan. We have to be finished before apr/may with the houthis as thats next time China can attempt seaborn invasion. I would stock up on emergency replies. I think the globalists intend to try and cut the world population by 2/rds this decade starting with Trump and his supporters.

[@pcpxbotendorastermace9948]

Even more insanest

[@guestuser6150]

seems pretty normal to me

[@JYMBO]

Thank you for getting this out in such a short timeframe from when it happened, i know you focus more on evergreen content and not daily news but i'd argue this is literally history in the making that people will most certainly want to look back on, therefore making it evergreen (not a shipping company pun lol)

[@Lhobbes11]

Hi! I really appreciate the video. Could you please share your sources? It all sounds like it makes sense, but with out knowing where you are getting the information from how do I know what is true and what isn't? I could do my own research on each of the claims you make, but that defeats the point of watching a summarizing video. Please, your videos are so good - I want to be able to use them as a resource.

[@jonahhirn7246]

I assume be gets a good portion of it from Ground News, which he covers at the end of the video. I haven't ever heard of it, but I think I'm going to go check it out

[@user-fc9um2dd4k]

Yemen is the land and country of Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, Jesus, the son of the Virgin Mary. America hides that from the Western peoples, and Israel is the guardian of falsifying that. All the love from Happy Yemen, the original holy country of the Torah, not the one that America and Zionism forged. Happy Yemen, the country of love and mercy, and there is no danger of evil in the minds of those who visit history. Maria the Coptic factory and the place of Jesus’ birth in the Yemeni governorate of Dhamar, next to the red palm tree, and now the flags of the antichrist, the Freemasons, and the Zionists are demonizing Yemen. It is a dangerous lie. Yemen is the country of all the prophets. Search carefully and you will know the hidden truth.

[@ErikSlavik]

Keep doing your thing brother. So much love for your work

[@chrisg8995]

Thank you for not over and hyper emphasizing every single number, fact, etc. Was so exhausting as your vids are really packed with great info and the hyper emphatic presentation was a drain. Greatly appreciated.

[@CraigThePoet]

I actually appreciate the "hyper emphasizing". Sometimes, I've got his vids playing in the background, and it really helps my brain catch those crucial numbers. But yeah, gotta admit, there are times when it's a bit too much! 😅

[@HardRockMaster7577]

I listen to the videos at 75% playback speed on my laptop. Try it sometime. You might like it!

[@Harpoika]

Thanks you for this comment. I love the channel but struggling with that. If everything is emphasized, nothing is emphasized.

[@alechiggins6515]

About died laughing when I saw that Houthi slogan flag

[@user-pc1oe9gb8m]

💪🇾🇪

[@user-Rocket-Fest]

If someone in the US can legally carry a 12# shot gun, why can't merchant ships carry 5 inch guns?

[@sethcaplan859]

Iran it self is also in a difficult situation. The more involved they get the less the war looks like Israel fighting Palestine and the more it looks like Israel fighting Iran. A perspective that could make it easier for Iran's other rivals to unite or at least exploit their weakness. currently Iran is dealing with threats along all of its borders as well as domestic pressure making this a difficult prospect

[@Omar-df3uk]

Literally no one sees it like that everyone sees it as the US protecting its daughter

[@bidoof4938]

@@Omar-df3uk I mean you’re right but that has nothing to do with Iran’s situation

[@momon4868]

'Iran rival' yeah, right? You mean Saudis? Westerners love overestimating their rivalries without understanding the differences in Shia and Sunni. When it comes to Palestine, both are united. That's why you don't see Saudis/Emirates joining the Western coalitions.

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@Omar-df3ukyea the anti Israel propaganda is strong. The US to cut all support from Israel and sanction them and it would not stop Israel from conducting war. Cope

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@momon4868dude Saudi government hate Palestine . Most Arab nations hate Palestine.

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture6346]

As Yemeni who is not in favor with any political group in Yemen I see the good of this ia that now the world will know the importance of stable Yemen with no wars so they will work to make it stable as possible just like what they did with Somalia

[@slitlord6790]

Do you know what happened between them and the saudis im just curious

[@Tuatara1989]

Isn't Somalia still awful? If that was a serious comment I wonder what progress you're referring to, I know little about it. I thought that outside forces had generally a terrible track record of trying to create stability in the Middle East (see Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, ...)

[@brock5373]

It’s very impressive how brave the people of Yemen are. Willing to take on a larger power to stop a genocide. History will remember Israel like the Nazis they are for their crimes and the US as their partner in crime for helping them carry it out. The US could call for a ceasefire and end all of this tomorrow if they wanted to.

[@mobiletaskforceepsilon1172]

​@@brock5373The Houthis are terrorist bastards.

[@gregkle9384]

@@brock5373 US asking Hamas to ceasefire but they’re still firing rockets

[@GettingSchwiftyy]

Love the unbiased coverage. I don't know that I've ever in 45 years found a consistent source of unbiased news.

[@deepforcesmusic]

What happened to the audio quality? Sounds like it was recorded though some old TV?

[@MegaEconomics]

My heart goes out to the people of Yemen facing such difficult circumstances. It's disheartening to see the impact on not just their lives but also on the global economy. Let's hope for increased awareness and international support to bring about positive change. Sending love and empathy to everyone affected by this situation

[@rudypeal6489]

This has become one of my favorite channels love the info on the world

[@luxmunk]

I really love your videos, but I can’t watch them all the way through because the volume or the volume of the sound is so reading so high-pitched. I wish there was a way that you could adjust the sound so that it wasn’t so screeching.

[@E34bmer]

Not sure how anyone can watch these one time and get a full grasp of the situation. The geopolitical fragility is absolutely amazing, the amount of information packed in here is insane. The research involved in coming up with the various scenarios must include a ton of interns. I'm sure there's people that may disagree with some of the information provided, but we all have inherited biases, it would be a tall task for anyone to be 100 percent neutral.

[@Marcus-lb6dv]

Gas is 3.19, twenty four hours earlier it was 2.77. The reroute shipping has already taken effect.

[@benwhite5845]

Companies are very quick to raise praises even before their expenses rise. They are a lot slower at lowering prices

[@Weakest_Bulgarian]

Or the demand is outweighing the supply. You don't seem to understand economics

[@ctg4818]

They will sell it at 3.19 but they bought it all months ago for like 1.50, it will never not be simple greed.

[@spurkay2]

Yeah, well I'll pay more for gas as long as the USA stops bombing the shit out of everyone, stealing their oil and resources and funding apartheid and genocide in the USA. Too bad gas wasn't $10.00 a barrel in the USA, maybe then the people would see thier damned war mongering attitude is the cause!

[@Ar1AnX1x]

@@benwhite5845 exactly, companies are ready to immediately screw everyone and make money as soon as opportunity arises

[@lmnoponml]

Thank you for your amazing content and explanation of ground news.

[@spurkay2]

You must watch main stream media. This is pure twisting of facts in this video.

[@RumblesBettr]

Special forces😂😂😂 those guys on the galaxy leader moved with the skill and precision of a rec paintball team

[@TyranicalBanana]

Yo, were the Houthis on the cargo ship at the beginning of the video rocking AN-94s?

[@omarlondon]

why didn't you mention they have been bombed by the US and Saudia Arabia for the last ten years

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

Whoops! Don't mention the war!

[@jwagner4050]

It is around the 14 minute mark.

[@FluxAtomic]

The White House saying “we remain committed to the international rules-based order” is the funniest thing I’ve heard all week 😂😂 Rules for thee but not for me

[@wasteddude]

American hypocrisy never fails to rear its head.

[@bristoled93]

Is the USA attacking innocent trading ships? Thought not.

[@remnant.watchman]

Thanks

[@give_me_my_nick_back]

Yeah I've noticed a lot of shipping delays past 2-3 weeks

[@jeremyandmichelledevereux2756]

Australia has not refused to send ships to the Middle East to support the USA. Their ships are on other missions in support of the USA right now, like patrolling the seas around China. Australia doesn't have 500 destroyers like the USA does, they can't just create more ships out of the air.

[@AngryAmericanWizard]

That's fine by us, as an American I understand we are uniquely positioned to project power across the globe. Just know we appreciate our wonderful allies in Australia. Helping to maintain peace in the pacific is a valuable contribution and if anyone suggests you aren't pulling your weight I'd argue they aren't paying attention. Just remember to call your governing officials and encourage as much aid to Ukraine as possible. Every dollar spent helping them defend it's self is worth one hundred dollars defending ourselves.

[@matiashogden1240]

Same with Norway, we were asked for ships, we sent staff officers instead. Not so much a power-projecting country

[@JLAvey]

Yeah, every country can't control half or so of the planet's naval assets--- though we don't quite have five hundred destroyers. A hundred maybe.

[@tannerpayne4384]

@@AngryAmericanWizardwhy help Ukraine when the USA is funneling support to Nazi Israel? I don’t think US citizens realise what a joke your country looks like now, “we want peace in the region” bombs Yemen 😂🤡

[@Illumirage]

​@@matiashogden1240 we all hate Biden too

[@nasimacdnanovic1196]

And the war on gaza is less important than economy right?

[@bristoled93]

Gaza started the war.

[@Gottevall]

Yes

[@bkern8536]

The economy of the whole planet. Affecting the economic state of the lives of billions of people, which already is turbulent. So yes.

[@acethegreat2946]

They don’t care if 30,000 Muslims get slaughtered as long their fridges are full of food

[@nasimacdnanovic1196]

@@Gottevall You need treatment my boy

[@jazko]

2024 doesn't look like it's gonna be a calm one.... thank you for the in-depth video, I learned a lot.

[@adarshkrishnan3864]

This can also be sorted by calling a ceasefire in Gaza..rather than telling what Houthi’s doing..

[@CyborgPhilosoraptor]

Another great video! Thank you for your efforts to educate us on this very complicated situation, the players involved, and the economic consequenses of the ongoing civial wars in that part of the world.

[@BaardFigur]

5:45 I love how Russia relies on exporting their oil to China through the middle east, when they share a landborder with them

[@co2_os]

Would probably make sense if you consider the geography. Russia might be big, but most people live in a relatively small area.

[@jamstagerable]

Shipping is by far the cheapest option for transportation. Pipelines are great but very expensive to build and maintain.

[@MetallicReg]

Shipping is just extremely cheap. Also the infrastructure that is needed in the east of Russia and north of China is just enormous. You might forget the size and landscape of those countries.

[@atlasadonis3752]

​@@jamstagerable how do they keep the oil moving in such extreme cold? Oil is warmed up and Pipes are insulated?

[@spurkay2]

Well, since you obviously are completly oblivious. Russia actually has a pipeline that runs from Russia to China and are adding another line. So maybe you should actually research before you speak.

[@someone-lk9de]

Government in yemen said many times that only israeli linked ships are targeted and thats what happen Now all human being should ask himself what is more urgent to stop genocide or declare war agaist those trying to stop the genocide

[@jade5202]

Westerners are quite barbaric aren't they? Yemen didn't kill anyone, only hit ships. Westerners chose their temu orders not to get late and enable genocide.

[@lizberezin2919]

It's important to show to the parties able to block a major passageway that they cannot make it a strategy. There are many wars and may goals that Iran wants to achieve - the only thing stopping Iran and the Houthies from starting blocking this passageway every week to promote their multiple goals is to show them now that it cannot be tolerated. Iran cares nothing for the Palestinians - it's a strategy they are testing to see if they can control the world this way. And let's be real - so far, no Israeli ship was attacked, no Israeli seaman was apprehended, among all the countries around the Red Sea, and Isreal is the one affected the least by the Houthies.

[@paulchamberlain7942]

The whole situation looks deliciously complex and the perfect fertile environment for the seeds of change that signal the shift in the balance of power that this world desperately needs.

[@vertigostalker]

On a complete side note, I love the fact that the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force has an overseas base in Djibouti

[@Drew-sy2bn]

I'd be more worried about Chinese bases. Japan is a defensive country but China's overzealous nature lately requires many countries to be defensive including India Japan Philippines Vietnam and even eventually probably Russia also Australia the US and much more. If the world wants free trade in the seas of the world then we need to stop China from taking over the West Philippine Sea

[@IhaveBigFeet]

⁠@@Drew-sy2bnWe’ve come full circle where Japan is called defensive after in the last 200 years attacking over 40 countries and China is deemed aggressive when their focus has always been inwards solidifying China.

[@aaroncabatingan5238]

​@@IhaveBigFeetThe world changed a lot in 200 years so it shouldn't be a surprise

[@dotnet97]

​@KingKobiGames this is such a dumb interpretation that you'd have to have been living in a cave all your life to ever believe it.

[@wantrevize]

Oh... I thought they got godzilla and ultraman. Why do they need defense😂

[@JoeOvercoat]

25:39 it was a *utility* helicopter (an H-60) that launched the hellfire missiles that destroyed the skiffs that the Yemeni were using to assault the Chinese-operated container ship. Well, three out of four, since the fourth skiff escaped.

[@pacjam418]

Where’s China’s help in all this?

[@SafetySpooon]

It's not like the US was in the wrong even if it *was* the way this video says.

[@cameronsmith964]

the civ 6 resource icons never get old

[@sweetness75951]

why does the video title change two days after its posted? like everytime?

[@kap1526]

@fishy2939dumb

[@dylandambrosio9763]

Crazy how right when this video was finished and now posted, option 4 is what ended up happening 👀😳

[@tommology4267]

It's crazy watching a video about historical events that you were directly involved in/effected by. I was on one of the US destroyers that shot down several drones in the Red Sea. During my first deployment, my ship was delayed going through the Suez by the Evergiven, none of us were complaining, though, because it gave us extra time in Greece.

[@flaming_ace]

might i ask you take a step back and an impartial look at what you are actually supporting? you are part of a military regime which exists only to uphold americas power. i understand war causes trauma for all parties involved, but that doesnt wipe away americas war crime ridden history, and the fact america is desperate to hold onto their power in our increasingly multipolar world. i dont ask you to desert your post if you are currently deployed, but once you have the option to get out of the military, please do so asap.

[@cnp12]

@@flaming_ace Bro, he's just a sailer. Could you please shut up?🥴

[@KizanTM]

@@flaming_acemight i ask you to take a step back and just stfu

[@krishanuA]

​@@cnp12seconded. Sailors aren't policymakers.

[@GingeBreadBoy]

​​@@krishanuA"just following orders" is some bullshit, he's an active participant in the US military

[@smolgarlicbread6343]

I feel it's important to understand this is exactly what the Houthis wanted, as well as Iran, although very much unethical, so is genocide, this how a nation expressed protest

[@the.Original.G.Ninja.88]

Don't raise the oil prices yemen.... never worked out well for anyone

[@supersardonic1179]

Title as of now is: "How Yemen is Wrecking the Entire Global Economy" just in case it changes again

[@dhiaoshaish]

its not Yemen, it's Houthis. Houthis are wrecking Yemen.

[@TVeldhorst]

The correct title would probably be more like: How Israel and US policies (with backing of many nations) and violence against Palistinians are destabilizing the region and causing Houthis in Yemen to wreck the global economy by threathening shipping... or something.... bit of a mouthfull huh.

[@slicedice4807]

It's not the Houthis, it's the US. The US is wrecking Yemen.@@dhiaoshaish

[@ctrldelete1763]

​@@dhiaoshaishThis is you're perception.

[@L4wr3nc3810]

@ctrldelete1763 yemen is defacto three countries now, with only one of those-run by houthis-is responsible for the escalation in tbe strait

[@duncanwalla7014]

As always, thank you for the great work.

[@thorin1045]

"the only link to israel was that the owner of the owner was an israel jew" so the only link was that it is owned by the target, you can dislike the action (as i am,) but very hard to not say it was a valid target according to the yemen rebels declared way of operation. ok, it is also a problem that under that you will find similar links to most ships going through that area.

[@COctagons]

When you think about it, any country controlling that strait has the potential to become a global superpower... As long as it can get its shit together and hold itself upright long enough to get firmly established and officially recognised as a country, and it wouldn't need any natural resources besides its geography and enough kit to defend it.

[@peterixon8708]

Excellent overview. Well done.

[@deanperkins2091]

Ever Given didn't get 'blinded by a sand storm and crash'... they were pushed aside by heavy winds after they lost their engine.

[@sorinankitt]

Are there sand deserts in the region? Did those winds have sand in them?

[@matiashogden1240]

​@@sorinankitt The implication that sand in the air had anything to do with it is wrong.

[@CRneu]

@@matiashogden1240 That's not how i interpreted it. A sand storm is a WIND storm which reduces visibility because of sand. It's pretty apt to say "sand storm".

[@msruag]

@@matiashogden1240 sandstorms are made by wind... any and every strong wind gust forces sand up no matter what

[@matiashogden1240]

@@CRneu 'Blinded and crashed'. The sand (blinding them) isnt the reason for the crash, which is the implication in that sentence. My point stands.

[@IHATEYOU209]

You're my new daily news.

[@someasparagus]

The song playing at 10:00 is “Retrogress” by Jobii. I would know because I have it in a playlist of mine

[@cheriefsadeksadek2108]

Finally a New Real Life Lore Video We Missed it Man

[@WildflowersCreations]

Thanks for covering this!!!

[@Petrosilius]

32:14 I am sure it is not a missile attack but rather charges inside. You can clearly see at least nine simultaneous explosions from beneath

[@riot5021]

Kind of interesting how the UK develop the dragon fire laser as this is happening maybe to help defend ships from the cheap drones, (as it only cost £10 a shot to fire these lasers apparently) as a way of keeping costs low and defending lives and cargo? Just food for thought I dunno

[@Phone-Gamer2024]

Great job covering this

[@og2838]

Awesome analysis 👌

[@royhodge6260]

A war is between two armies, What's happening is a genocide..

[@lovelyhurlin6494]

30,000 human beings, half of them children slaughtered in Gaza and Yemen is the problem? 😤

[@Fumbles9001]

This channel is a neoliberal psyop, it’s really not hard to see

[@lugold8766]

Both of you shut your lil asses you are clearly not capable of grasping the big picture

[@heyeverbody5616]

Thank you. This gave me a much better understanding of what’s going on. This Chanel is AWESOME!!