INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- The leader of Yemen's revolution, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi says the days are gone when the United States
ambassador had more authority than the country's President.Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi made the remarks in a speech on the occasion of
the eighth anniversary of the September 21 revolution; that he said saved the nation from being lost.He says Saudi Arabia's initiative to
form a coalition and wage war against Riyadh's southern neighbor was an American decision that was made to look like a Saudi-led idea
The Yemeni leader says the planning was under the direct supervision of the United States ambassador at the time.He stressed that the ten
countries that joined the Saudis to attack Yemen were under the guardianship of America and the United States ambassador was in charge of
the Yemeni President's office.The Yemeni leader hit out at America for turning its embassy before the revolution into "headquarters to
manage all acts of sabotage in the country," pointing out the political components recognized the role played by the United States
ambassador at the time was a clear violation of the country's independence.The United States ambassador along with all embassy staff left
Sana'a by February 2015, when Washington closed down its mission in the Yemeni capital.The popular revolution emerged victorious on
September 21, 2014, after people took control of the capital Sana'a, accusing the government of serving a foreign agenda and widespread
corruption that forced millions into poverty.Sayyed Abdul-Malik says the September 21 revolution was and continues to be a necessity,
recalling the vast external interference at the time to contain, control, and exploit what was happening in the country to serve external
interests.The first and foremost party that was trying to hijack the revolution, he says, were "the Americans and their agents".He explains
that the September 21 revolution was a religious, moral, and national duty and served the interest of the people.Sayyed Abdul-Malik touched
on what the situation was like before the revolution, explaining that there was another major foreign attempt to hijack the movement in 2011
and use it to enhance foreign influence over Yemen
He says the United States took measures at the time to exploit conflicts and serve their interests.He says "the Americans sought to
confiscate our people's independence and indirectly control our country without war," noting that those who imposed themselves as
guardians did not seek the well-being of the people and only worked to secure the interests of their countries."The American plan was trying
to destroy our country from within by increasing the level of political and regional division in an ascending manner," he says this United
States policy was paving the way for American control, to facilitate its entire occupation.The Yemeni leader pointed out the state of
insecurity that was about to grip the country at the time, noting the "frequency of assassinations and bombings and the spread of takfiris
in most of the provinces before the revolution."On the economic situation before the revolution, Sayyed Abdul-Malik says the country was
heading toward famine under the eyes of the Americans, pointing out there was no justification for economic collapse as the authorities then
external aggression."Sayyed Abdul-Malik pointed out that when the Americans saw possible stability, the United States turned to direct
aggression, saying the attacks revealed the truth about those who wanted to continue their authority over the country.In March 2015, Saudi
Arabia and some of the Kingdom's allies waged war on Yemen
The daily airstrikes, with American bombs, killed hundreds of thousands of people
Many of them women and children.The bombing campaign was backed by a brutal land, air, and sea blockade that led Yemen to have, what the UN
describes as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.The United States was on the receiving end of widespread international criticism
for backing the war with a flow of weapons supply, logistical support, training for Saudi troops and pilots as well as other support such as
intelligence on what sites to bomb.The United Kingdom, France, and Canada were among the western states that also got censured by rights
groups for playing a major role in supporting the Saudi military in the many war crimes committed in Yemen.Yemenis have long argued that
America was leading the war effort and could have put an end to it whenever Washington liked by simply instructing its Saudi allies to end
the bombing and lift the siege."Thousands of children and civilians were martyred with American bombs in various provinces and events
The aggression targeted all government facilities and service facilities, which shows the American tendencies to destroy everything in our
country, as the coalition of aggression destroyed all infrastructure and even targeted courts, prisons, cemeteries, schools, and
elsewhere."The United States sought to harass people even in their day-to day livelihood through the severe siege and economic
conspiracies," Sayyed Abdul-Malik says.He stressed the failure of the coalition to reach its goals of controlling the country and the
people, despite the enormous scale of the war.Following a series of retaliatory operations by Yemeni forces using indigenously made drones
and missiles used to target sensitive Saudi positions, on April 2, an UN-brokered truce went into effect and is set to expire in early
October.Sayyed Abdul-Malik explained that the country manufactures everything from pistols, Kalashnikovs, and cannons to ballistic missiles
and drones of various ranges, noting that "the advancement of military industrialization took place in the shadow of aggression and
siege."He says the future of industrialization in the country, militarily and civilian, is promising, stressing that "today we are doing
what many countries are unable to do."The Yemeni leader used the speech to issue a warning to the coalition against its attacks and siege,
stressing that it is the greatest threat to regional and international peace, and warns the damage will not stop at the borders of
Yemen.Sayyed Abdul-Malik also spoke about territorial integrity highlighting how many parties before the revolution were implementing
whatever was dedicated to them by the Americans and their aides.But the revolution changed that
It was "an authentic popular revolution for all free people in our provinces that were not moved by external dictates or influenced by media
backing of all sectors of society who contributed to it, saying it was not sectarian, opened the way for partnership, and did not settle
As well as popular support, the uprising was self-financed without any external interference.The leader of Yemen's revolution stressed
that continuing to defend the independence of the country and defeating the occupation is a great responsibility, referring to regions in
the south that Sana'a says is still under foreign control.The country has celebrated the anniversary with festivals and million-man marches
