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I'm back from my secret trip. View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Friday, December 7, 2018 [NYTimes.com/Kristof »]( [Yaqoob Walid, a seven-year-old in Yemen who weighs just over 30 pounds.]( Yaqoob Walid, a seven-year-old in Yemen who weighs just over 30 pounds. Giles Clark In my last couple of newsletters, I mentioned that I was traveling somewhere that I couldn’t tell you about. So now I’m out and I can share: I was in Yemen, both government-held and rebel-held areas, and I’ve written [this Sunday piece]( about the unconscionable role that America and Saudi Arabia play in starving Yemeni children. [Please read and share](. I’ve covered starvation before in many countries over the years, and it’s always heartbreaking. But often it’s caused by drought or other extreme weather, while this is a food crisis caused by Saudi and American policy to try to dislodge the Houthi rebels. I met everyone from the Houthi president to children dying from our policies, and I find our policy indefensible. The Saudi coalition bans journalists from most of Yemen (it controls the air space and has ended commercial flights to most of Yemen, so it can do this) because it doesn’t want you to see photos like Yaqoob’s above, or read about our [complicity in his suffering](. It took me more than two years to figure out a way through the Saudi blockade, and I found Yemen almost unrecognizable from my last trip. Ironically, I felt reasonably secure in the rebel-held areas (though I did worry about having an American bomb dropped on me) but was constantly alarmed in the areas nominally controlled by the American-backed “internationally recognized government.” There was gunfire overhead, as well as some mysterious firefight outside my guest house at night. And the guest house offered not a mint on the pillow, but a flak jacket in the closet. I was amused by the Yemen “arrival card” for immigration. It asked the purpose of travel and listed options like “holidays,” “medical care,” and “conferences.” Not a lot of people traveling to Yemen for holidays these days. R.I.P., President George H.W. Bush. His biggest failing was AIDS, and his greatest strength was foreign policy at the end of the Cold War. The team of Bush 41, James Baker and Brent Scowcroft was the gold standard for diplomatic excellence. I think the financial markets are right to worry about the economy ahead. One reason is that when there inevitably is a downturn, we don’t have good tools to address a recession. Interest rates are low, so monetary policy has a limited impact. And with trillion dollar deficits after the Trump tax cut, there is only so much room for more fiscal stimulus. That may mean that the next recession is deeper than it should be. Boy, I’m cheery today. To keep your own problems in perspective, [read my Yemen column]( and please pass it along. I think the best leverage we have to end the war is to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and I’m hoping Congress will step up and do that. From Yemen, [here’s my takeaway.]( Book Watch On the long flight to Djibouti (my jumping off point to Yemen), I read Laila Lalami’s forthcoming novel “[The Other Americans,]( which will be published in March. This may be even better than “[The Moor’s Account]( Lalami’s last novel, which was a Pulitzer finalist a few years ago. “The Other Americans” is a combination mystery, love story and literary exploration of immigrants in America. ADVERTISEMENT You can connect with me on [Facebook](. If you have friends who might enjoy this newsletter, forward this email or tell them they can [sign up here](. Send feedback or tech questions to newsletters@nytimes.com. Recent Columns [Forget Trinkets. These Gifts Change Lives.]( Here’s my annual holiday guide for presents with meaning. [Trying to Fight, Not Spread, Fear and Lies]( How can the media avoid the misinformation trap? What I’m Reading in The Times Opinion [After Citizens United, a Vicious Cycle of Corruption]( By THOMAS B. EDSALL Unconstrained outside spending on elections is corrosive to our democracy. [To Make America Richer, Help Poor Children]( By DAVID L. KIRP Recent research shows that social safety net programs benefit everyone. We’ve got more newsletters! You might like The Week in Good News.  It’s not all bad out there. Start your weekend with a smile. [Get The Week in Good News email.](  ADVERTISEMENT FOLLOW NICHOLAS KRISTOF [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@nickkristof]( [Instagram] [nickkristof]( Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Nicholas Kristof newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Change Your Email]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact]( | [Advertise]( Copyright 2018 The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018

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