The Intelligence: Air strikes on Houthi rebels
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🗓️ 12 January 2024
⏱️ 30 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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| 1:00.8 | The Economist. |
| 1:08.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:12.5 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:17.6 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:26.7 | The first event of America's presidential primary season happens in Iowa on Monday. |
| 1:29.3 | We visit a state that has an unusual system for selecting its nominees and holds unusual sway in setting the psychological tone of |
| 1:35.2 | onward campaigns. And Mike Sadler was one of the originals of Britain's SAS Special |
| 1:43.0 | Forces. |
| 1:48.8 | Our obituaries editor reflects on the life of a man with a blonde daredevil's appearance, |
| 1:54.1 | but who was an assiduous navigator and quietly resolute keeper of state secrets. |
| 2:03.6 | First up, though. We've warned them. |
| 2:08.6 | We've put ships in the Red Sea. |
| 2:11.6 | They've got a choice to make, and the right choice is to stop these attacks. |
| 2:15.6 | And as I said, again, I'll say three times now, they'll bear the consequences for failure to do so. |
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