And Now, Yemen

Yemen's capital, Sana'a                                                            Ferdinand Reus

It's the Sunnis vs. the Shiites in Yemen. No, wait, the Houthis (not to be confused with Central Africa's Hutus)? And what about al-Qaeda? Why is Saudi Arabia involved? And what happens now? Yemen is a fascinating country (http://somanyinterestingthings.blogspot.com/2013/05/from-ground-up.html) but also one of those tragic ones whose history and beauty are being devoured by violence and greed (http://somanyinterestingthings.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-person-who-inspires.html, http://somanyinterestingthings.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-museum-of-me.html). As fighting continues and the number of players grows, it's easy to lose track of the fact that there are people, families, here whose lives have become a living nightmare. It's also easy to turn away from something so difficult to untangle and understand: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150331-yemen-saudi-arabia-iran-houthis-asia-world/