Posted on 01/16/2024 3:20:33 PM PST by Apparatchik
The Biden administration is expected to re-designate the Houthis as a specially designated global terrorist (SDGT) entity amid continued attacks by the Yemen-based militia, a source familiar told CNN Tuesday.
The administration removed the Houthis’ SDGT designation and de-listed it as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) in February 2021, after it was designated by the Trump administration in its final weeks.
At the time, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the decision to remove the group’s designations was driven by concerns that it could imperil the ability to deliver crucial assistance to the people of Yemen. He said it was “a recognition of the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen.”
Both the SDGT and FTO designations trigger an asset freeze, but only an FTO designation imposes immigration restrictions on members, according to the State Department. The SDGT designation also does not impose sanctions on those who provide “material support” to the group.
As of Tuesday, the administration was not reimposing the FTO designation.
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Why has Biden waited so long to even consider adding them back after the mass murder of Israeli’s and the hundreds of attacks on ships? Because they support the terrorists. Remember that Biden and obama have given them billions in cash.
And that is all they care about. TAKING POWER.
It's never about taking responsibility.
” only an FTO designation imposes immigration restrictions on members, according to the State Department. The SDGT designation also does not impose sanctions on those who provide “material support” to the group.”
Another weasely move in order to keep the door ajar to make nice with the Iranian gov’t.
What I don’t understand is if it was Trump’s plan to have Afghanistan over by April, why so many of the Afghans who had helped us as translaters for a number of years had not already benn extracted when Biden took office. This was pointed out to me with some heat when I spoke with an Afghan who was now working at a local Walmart. He had been very helpful when I could not find an obscure product which had been relocated elsewhere in the store. After we found it we then chatted about his experience in coming to America, and others he knew who had not made it and now were in extreme danger as former American helpers.
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