The Intelligence: Air strikes on Houthi rebels
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🗓️ 12 January 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
America and its allies delivered on a threat to retaliate against Houthi rebels in Yemen who have been targeting Red Sea ships. How far will the escalation go? We visit Iowa ahead of the first event of America’s presidential-primary season and ask if any surprises await (10.16). And remembering Mike Sadler, one of the first recruits to Britain’s SAS special forces (19.17).
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| 0:00.0 | You match with Maya on Tinder. You agree you don't fancy each other, but she makes you laugh till it hurts. |
| 0:05.4 | She drives you to a mate's house in the Northern Quarter, and you actually have a great time. |
| 0:09.9 | You connect with some new people, like Isaac, and decide to go to the gallery on Mosley Street, |
| 0:15.8 | where you bond over your shared appreciation of silence. |
| 0:19.2 | And bit by bit, the world starts to feel so full of possibilities and you think what if I hadn't |
| 0:25.6 | met Maya on tinder it starts with a swipe download the app now The Economist. |
| 0:37.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from The Economist. |
| 0:45.0 | I'm your host Jason Palmer. |
| 0:47.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. The first event of America's presidential primary season happens in Iowa on Monday. |
| 1:01.0 | We visit a state that has an unusual system for selecting its |
| 1:05.2 | nominees and holds unusual sway in setting the psychological tone of |
| 1:09.7 | onward campaigns. |
| 1:18.0 | And Mike Sadler was one of the originals of Britain's SAS Special Forces. Our obituaries editor reflects on the life of a man with a blonde daredevils appearance, but who was an assiduous navigator |
| 1:26.2 | and quietly resolute keeper of state secrets. First up though, though. |
| 1:35.0 | We've warned them. |
| 1:37.0 | We've warned them, we put ships in the Red Sea, they've got a choice to make and the |
| 1:48.0 | right choice is to stop these attacks. |
| 1:50.2 | And as I said again, I'll say it three times now, they'll bear the consequences for failure to do so. |
| 1:56.0 | This week, America's national security spokesman John Kirby made an offer to |
| 2:00.4 | hoothe rebels in Yemen. Ce cease firing on ships in the Red Sea, or else. |
| 2:06.8 | In response to Israel's war in Gaza, the Iran-backed group has attacked 27 ships with drones |
| 2:12.3 | and missiles since mid-November. |
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