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March 20, 2018

Activists Protest Yemen War as Saudi Crown Prince Visits Trump in Washington
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In Washington, D.C., activists have laid 5,000 flowers onto the lawn of
the U.S. Capitol to symbolize the 5,000 Yemeni children who have been
killed or injured in the ongoing U.S.-backed, Saudi-led bombing campaign
in Yemen. The protest comes as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is
slated to arrive in Washington today to meet with President Trump. On
Monday, activists called on lawmakers to support a new bipartisan
resolution-Senate Joint Resolution 54-to end the U.S. military
involvement in Yemen within 30 days, unless Congress formally authorizes
the military action. This is activist Iram Ali.

Iram Ali: "This is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world
right now, and it is still ongoing, when it can be stopped with just
passing this legislation and allowing humanitarian aid in."

The bipartisan legislation could be voted on as early as today.


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