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Ewok Rebellion Clubbed at Columbia

" The way out is precisely what the campus protests are calling for — a cease-fire. " T hese days you can visit the forest moon of Endor by going to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida or Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The attraction is called Star Tours — The Adventures Continue and is modeled after the Ewok home moon where Luke, Chewie and Hans helped the furry little Ewoks, who resemble Teddy Bears, blow up the Death Star base in Return of the Jedi . I thought of the Ewoks when I saw millions of Yemenis pouring into the streets of Sanaa to support Houthi attempts to hinder the US-backed genocide in Gaza. In asymmetrical warfare, they can’t hope to fight the Fifth Fleet, but they can slow it down and make it expend resources. They can make the Emperor use million-dollar SAMs to shoot down $100 drones. The photo above was taken just before a reprisal air strike rained down on the buildings in the background. The Houthis, one powerful faction in Yemen’s long

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