US-Verteidigungsminister James Mattis räumte in einer Senatsanhörung ein, dass die USA die Zielplanung für Luftschläge Saudi Arabiens im Jemen machen würden – vorgeblich, um dadurch Zivilopfer zu vermeiden, wie antiwar.com berichtet: „Mattis now admits the US is ‘doing the planning‘ in Yemen strikes […]. The comments are more noteworthy than just another half-hearted attempted to spin US involvement in the war as innocuous, however. […] Officials have long presented the civilian toll as something distinct from their own involvement in the conflict, and suggested that the US has nothing to do with targeting.“ (jw)
