Equal Time with Martha Burk April 27, 2015 The Saudi War on Yemen -- and Women

Published: April 27, 2015, 9 p.m.

The U.S. has put a dozen aircraft carriers and guided missile cruisers off the coast of Yemen, to support Saudi Arabia's military strikes against Yemeni rebels.  At the same time the Saudis declared war on the rebels, they also stepped up another longtime war – the one on women. The king has used the conflict as an excuse to put all reforms of their punitive anti-woman system on hold.