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| Yemeni President Hadi Denounces Houthi 'Coup' |
| 2015-03-22 |
| [VOA News] In his first address to the Yemeni people since escaping from house arrest in Sana'a, President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi called on Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... rebels to withdraw from government ministries that they occupy, remove their troops from the capital and return to the national dialogue sponsored by the U.N. Hadi's address to the nation Saturday came as Houthi snuffies fired at protesters in Yemen's third-largest city of Taiz, causing panic. Arab media report the Houthis now occupy the special-forces camp on its outskirts. Hadi gave his televised speech from ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... tried to storm the airport and later bombed the presidential palace. The Yemeni president denounced the "coup" by Houthi militiamen, who occupied Sana'a in September, later surrounding his home and placing him under house arrest. He fled to Aden last month, he said, to defend Yemen's "legitimate institutions." He said he came to Aden not to split the country, but to defend its legitimate institutions and promote national dialogue. He added that he decided to remain in office not for personal ambition, but out of a sense of duty to the nation to prevent economic collapse and strife. Hadi went on to insist that all parties, including the Houthis, participate in U.N.-sponsored talks in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, aimed at transforming the country into a federation. The Houthi rebels, he stressed, must also end their "coup." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Obama just ordered US Special Forces advisers out of Yemen, effectively handing Yemen over to Al Qaeda. |
| Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2015-03-22 12:35 |