By World BEYOND War, Agasti 10, 2021
I-CANADA - Izishoshovu kulo lonke elaseCanada zigubhe unyaka wesithathu wokubulawa kwamabhasi ezikole zaseYemen ngoMsombuluko ngemibhikisho yabakhiqizi bezikhali kanye namahhovisi kahulumeni, becela iCanada ukuthi imise konke ukuthunyelwa kwezikhali eSaudi Arabia. Ukuqhuma kwamabhomu eSaudi kwebhasi lesikole emakethe enabantu abaningi enyakatho neYemen ngo-Agasti 9, 2018 kwabulala izingane ezingama-44 nabantu abadala abayishumi kwalimala nabanye abaningi.
ENova Scotia izishoshovu zibhikishe ngaphandle kwesikhungo iLartheed Martin eDartmouth. Ibhomu elisetshenziswe ku-airstrike ebhasini lesikole i-Yemeni lenziwe ngumenzi wezikhali uLokheed Martin. ILokheed Martin Canada iyinkampani ephethwe ngokuphelele yenkampani yase-US iLokheed Martin.
[Ividiyo evela kumbhikisho: zokusakaza, Umshayi wesigubhu wendabuko wenza iculo lokuphilisa, ingane inomyalezo kaLokheed Martin]
“Eminyakeni emithathu edlule namuhla ibhasi lezingane lonke lesikole lahlatshwa ngebhomu elingamakhilogremu angu-500 iLockheed Martin. Ngilapha esikhungweni sikaLokheed Martin namhlanje nginengane yami encane, elinganayo nezingane eziningi ezikulelo bhasi, ukuzophendula le nkampani ngokufa kwalezi zingane ezingama-44 nokuqinisekisa ukuthi azikhohliwe, ”kusho uRachel Small World BEYOND War.
ELondon, izishoshovu zase-Ontario zapenda amathrekhi abomvu wamathangi aholela emzini kaDanny Deep, uMongameli weGeneral Dynamics Land Systems, inkampani yasendaweni yaseLondon ekhiqiza izimoto ezilula zokulwa (LAVs) zoMbuso waseSaudi Arabia. Amathrekhi abuye adwetshwe emahhovisi amaLungu eLungu lePhalamende lasendaweni uPeter Fragiskatos (eLondon North Centre) naseKate Young (eLondon West). Abantu be-Peace London kanye neLabour Against the Arms Trade bacele ukuthi kuguqulwe izimboni zempi ezinjengesikhungo se-GDLS eLondon ekukhiqizeni okuluhlaza okunokuthula ukuze kugcinwe imisebenzi emihle ebhekela izidingo zabantu kunokukhuthaza impi.
Ngesonto eledlule, kwavezwa ukuthi uhulumeni waseCanada wamukele isivumelwano esisha sokuthengisa iziqhumane ezingabiza u- $ 74 million eSaudi Arabia ngo-2020. Kusukela kuqale lolu bhubhane, iCanada ithumele izikhali ezingaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama- $ 1.2 eSaudi Arabia. Ku-2019, iCanada yathumela izingalo ezinenani elingu- $ 2.8 billion eMbusweni - ngaphezu kwezikhathi ezingama-77 inani ledola losizo lwaseCanada oluya e-Yemen ngawo lowo nyaka. Ukuthunyelwa kwezikhali eSaudi Arabia manje sekungaphezu kwama-75% okuthunyelwa kwamasosha aseCanada okungewona ase-US.
EVancouver, amalungu omphakathi wase-Yemeni kanye nababambisene nabo bahlanganyele ehhovisi likaNgqongqoshe Wezokuvikela uHarjit Sajjan. I-Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO), i-Yemeni Community Association yaseCanada ne-Fire This Time Movement for Social Justice bahlele umhlangano wokuthi kuphele ukuthengiswa kweCanada kwezikhali ezibulalayo kumfelandawonye oholwa yiSaudi. Abantu abadlulayo babone amathrekhi abomvu aqhamuka eceleni komgwaqo eya emnyango wehhovisi likaNgqongqoshe Wezokuvikela uSajjan, kanye namabhanela nezimpawu ezifuna kuphele ukwesekwa kweCanada ngamacala empi yaseSaudi e-Yemen.
"Namuhla sikhumbula izingane ezingaphezu kuka-40 nabantu abadala abangu-11 ababulawa yindiza yaseSaudi ebhasini lesikole, eminyakeni emithathu eyedlule ngo-Agasti 9, 2018," kusho u-Azza Rojbi, isishoshovu saseTunisia, umbhali nelungu eliphezulu le-Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO). "Akumele sikhohlwe ukuthi ibhomu eliqondiswe nge-laser elibulale lezi zingane lenziwa e-United States, nokuthi izikhali eziqhubeka nokubulala abantu base-Yemen nsuku zonke zithengiswa yiCanada kanye ne-US kumfelandawonye oholwa yiSaudi."
Emalungwini omphakathi waseSt. Catharines abambelela ekusikwe kwezingane emnyango weLungu lePhalamende uChris Bittle ukuze amele ingane ngayinye ebulewe ekuqhunyisweni kwebhasi lesikole.
Manje sekungunyaka wesithupha, impi eholwa yiSaudi e-Yemen ibulale abantu abacishe babe yikota yesigidi, ngokusho kwe-UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Kuholele nakulokho umzimba we-UN okukubize ngokuthi “inhlekelele enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni yabantu.”
“Ingane eYemen izofa njalo ngemizuzwana engama-75 kulo nyaka ngenxa yempi eqhubekayo, ngokusho kohlelo lweWorld Food Programme. Njengomzali, angikwazi nje ukuma ngivumele iCanada iqhubeke nokuzuza ngale mpi ngokuthengisa izikhali eSaudi Arabia, ”kusho uSakura Saunders, oyilungu lebhodi World BEYOND War. "Kuyadumaza ukuthi iCanada iyaqhubeka nokugqugquzela impi eholele enhlekeleleni enkulu yezenhlalakahle emhlabeni kanye nezisulu ezisindayo zomphakathi eYemen."
Ekugcineni ukuwa, iCanada yaqokwa obala okokuqala esidlangalaleni njengelinye lamazwe asiza ukubhebhethekisa impi eYemen yithimba lochwepheshe abazimele ababhekele ukungqubuzana kwe-UN nokuphenya amacala ezimpi angenzeka ngamasosha, kubandakanya neSaudi Arabia.
“Ukuze uTrudeau angene kulolu khetho athi uphethe 'inqubomgomo yabesifazane yakwamanye amazwe' akunangqondo ngandlela-thile uma unikela ngokuzibophezela okungaguquguquki kukahulumeni ekuthumeleni izikhali ezigidigidigidi zamadola eSaudia Arabia, izwe elidume ngokuqoshwa kwamalungelo abantu nokucindezelwa okuhlelekile abesifazane. Ukuthengiselana kwezikhali zaseSaudi kuphambene ngqo nendlela yabesifazane yokulwela inqubomgomo yezangaphandle, ”kusho uJoan Smith waseNova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace.
Bangaphezu kwezigidi ezine abantu abasele dengwane ngenxa yempi, kanti abantu abangama-4%, kubandakanya nezingane eziyizigidi eziyi-80, badinga kakhulu usizo losizo. Lolu sizo luye lwabhuntshiswa umhlaba wobumbano oholwa yiSaudi, izwe, nokuvinjelwa kwamasosha asolwandle. Kusukela ngo-12.2, lokhu kuvinjelwa kuvimbele ukudla, uphethiloli, izimpahla ezithengiswayo, kanye nosizo ekungeneni eYemen.
Oxhumana nabo beMidiya:
World BEYOND War: URachel Small, Umhleli weCanada, canada@worldbeyondwar.org
Ukulwa Nempi Nemisebenzi: Azza Rojbi, rojbi.azza@gmail.com
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Impendulo eyodwa
Kuhle ukubona isenzo esenziwe eCanada sibhekene noLokheed Martin nezinye izinkampani zomhlaba wonke (ama-TNC) ezimisele ukufa nokubhujiswa. Lapha e-Aotearoa / NZ sibonile ukunakekelwa kwabezindaba ezinkampanini ezithile ze-NZ ezifana ne-Air NZ ebilokhu isekela ezempi amaSaudis ekubethelweni kweYemen.
Kepha kube nokuthula okugcwele embonweni we-Anglo-American axis yale mpi yokubulawa kwabantu. Futhi akubanga nje kuphela ukuthi ukunakwa kwabezindaba bakhethe kakhulu kepha ama-TNC afana noLokheed Martin awathintwanga.
U-Lockheed Martin empeleni ubonakala yonke indawo lapha, esebenzela ezempi. Ungumtshalizimali ophambili eRocket Lab eseMelika, okuyingxenye yalokhu okubizwa ngeAmerican Space Force.
Manje kunomkhankaso okhulayo wokulwa neRocket Rock Lab enhlabathini yeNZ. Impela simile ngokubambisana silwe nokulwa nobudlwangudlwangu okwenziwa emhlabeni jikelele.