Yemen: The Covert Apparatus of the American Empire

Abstract

The research studies the significant important of the vital location Yemen that control on the most important strategies water ways, among Washington's strategic objectives is the militarization of major sea ways. The strategic waterways links to south Asia and Far East, through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

It is a major transit route for the oil tanker, A large share of China's industrial exports to Western Europe transits waterway.

It is also shed light on the nature of war of today: during King’s time, the pretext for war was to stop the spread of Communism; today, it’s done in the name of stopping the spread of terrorism. Terror has since time immemorial been a tactic used by states and governments to control populations. Al-Qaeda is no exception, as it was created and continues to largely function as a geopolitical extension of the covert apparatus of American empire. In short, al-Qaeda is an arm of the covert world of American intelligence agencies. In particular, the CIA, DIA [Defense Intelligence Agency], US Special Forces, and multinational mercenary companies such as Blackwater [now Xe Services]. Where they go, al-Qaeda goes; where al-Qaeda goes, they accumulate; where they lay the groundwork, the American empire stands behind.  This essay also examines the American war in Yemen as a war of empire, as a war against the rising tide of people’s movements and the “global political awakening” that is taking place around the world.

The location of modern Yemen is vital in the notion of Yemen’s significance to imperial powers. Millennia ago, a settled civilization was established in the fertile south-west region.