US Espionage Unveiled: Economic Warfare Against Yemen Exposed

In recent revelations, American and Israeli intelligence agents’ confessions, published by security apparatuses last Saturday evening, have uncovered a series of hostile American actions. These actions unequivocally demonstrate Washington’s direct involvement in the economic war against Yemen and its people, aiming to subjugate them after the failure of military and security options. These developments reaffirm that US movements, under any pretext, are destructive practices targeting nations and peoples under diplomatic and humanitarian disguises.

The economic war on Yemen, which has lasted throughout years of American-Saudi-Emirati aggression and blockade, has resulted in significant suffering among the Yemeni people. The recent confessions attribute this suffering directly to America, revealing its supervision and direct execution of measures such as relocating the central bank, destroying the currency, and targeting revenue-generating institutions.

The confessions of American and Israeli spies highlighted direct American actions to launch an economic war on the Yemeni people, starting with the bank relocation and extending to a comprehensive blockade.

Bank Relocation: A Purely American Step

The United States directly relocated the functions of the Central Bank of Yemen through its spies. Spy Shaif Al-Hamdani confessed, “In 2016, Mr. Brad Hansen, who was the deputy American ambassador and intelligence officer, tasked me with receiving the central bank’s code from Mr. Ibrahim Al-Nahari and transferring it to Aden.” He added, “I received the code, took it to Aden, and handed it to someone in the International Monetary Fund section at the central bank in Aden named Ali Hamdani at the Core Hill Hotel. I stayed in Aden for three days before returning to Sanaa.” These confessions confirm America’s role in relocating the central bank from Sanaa to Aden, which led to severe suffering for the Yemeni people due to salary interruptions, resource plundering, and restrictions on money transfers.

Similarly, spy Jamil Al-Faqih admitted, “The American side was highly interested after the bank’s relocation from Sanaa to Aden to understand the impact, reasons, and results of this relocation and the exchange rates.” He pointed out that Washington and its officers frequently inquired about the tools and measures the central bank used, both in Sanaa and Aden, to control the currency exchange market and how banks responded to the relocation decision. This indicates the American eagerness to ensure the success of the conspiracy behind the bank relocation.

Al-Faqih continued, “The American side is significantly involved in relocating the central bank from Sanaa to Aden. Their goal is also to deteriorate the country’s economy further, place more obstacles to development, and impose greater burdens on Sanaa and the central bank to weaken the economy more and more, serving their regional interests.”

American Destruction Machine Marches Towards the Currency

Alongside the direct targeting of the national economy, Washington’s clear and blatant fingerprint in destroying the national currency was evident through various suspicious and hostile measures.

Spy Shaif Al-Hamdani stated, “One of the destructive goals of the USAID was to work on destroying the Yemeni economy by distributing illegally printed currency in the northern governorates.” He mentioned that Mr. Mike Martin, responsible for the economic growth file, proposed injecting this currency into the northern governorates to cover liquidity shortages, significantly harming the exchange rate and increasing citizens’ economic suffering and food prices.

Al-Hamdani added, “Mr. Mike Martin raised this issue in several meetings, the last one with Navanti, where he discussed achieving this destructive goal to exacerbate Yemeni suffering.”

Spy Jamil Al-Faqih pointed out other American efforts to destroy the national currency, confirming that “the American side was interested in the availability of hard currency in the country and whether banks could transfer it abroad, making it difficult to exchange, thus keeping it within the country.” This, he explained, was one reason behind the American interest, aiming to destabilize the exchange rate further.

Al-Faqih continued, “I pointed out that financial services in Yemen are still in their early stages but have the potential to replace physical cash transactions. This shift could help stabilize the exchange rate and preserve the currency.” He noted that the Americans were dissatisfied with any measures that could stabilize the economy, as their primary goal was to destabilize it.

**America Moves to Destroy Revenue Sources**

The American machine of destruction, waging economic war on Yemen, did not stop at certain limits. Washington persistently sought to escalate the economic war against the Yemeni people by targeting revenue-generating institutions that bolster the state’s treasury, given the confiscation of oil and gas resources that constituted 80-85% of the state’s general budget.

Spy Jamil Al-Faqih revealed, “Several sources were recruited in the Ministry of Finance, Taxes, and Customs, providing the American side with information about the ministry’s activities, the state budget, and its difficulties.”

He added, “Officer Darren tasked me with gathering information about Sanaa’s government revenues and the general state budget, explaining how it funds its resources, which helps them plan to target the economy further.”

Al-Faqih also confirmed American interest in telecommunications, stating that “the American side focused on telecommunications because they had sources within MTN, the General Telecommunications Corporation, and Yemen Mobile.”

He disclosed American inquiries about active and inactive subscribers, types of systems used, and future plans, indicating American interest in telecommunications and its significant impact on the economy and national security.

These confessions, revealing America’s direct targeting of the Yemeni telecommunications sector during years of aggression and blockade, underscore the broader context of economic warfare that has exacerbated Yemen’s suffering over decades. It is evident that all the hardships faced by the Yemeni people stem from America’s hostile actions, both past and present.