Jeremy Clarkson: Yemen could create a new Chinese lust bum crisis
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Narrated by Jeremy Clarkson
Yemen. It’s a long way away and you’re probably not very interested in it. But let me give you a few details anyway. First of all, it’s not like Dorset. Only four countries in the entire world have more corruption, while none have a worse gender gap. Homosexuality is illegal, obviously, and the age of consent is nine, a point highlighted recently when a ten-year-old girl hit the headlines by filing for divorce.
Naturally, there’s a civil war, for all the usual reasons. You’ve got the government which is supported by Saudi Arabia and America and likes salmon fishing. And you’ve got the rebels, who are supported by Iran and the Somalian pirates and probably half the BBC.
Over the last 15 years or so,
