... 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...
, the General People's Congress Party, slammed militias affiliated with the Houthis and called them "mercenaries and merchants of war."
Saleh’s party also warned of the threats posed by these militias’ practices.
Meanwhile,
...back at the the conspirators' cleverly concealed hideout Montefiore's foot was still stuck and the hound had completely soaked his uniform with slobber...
an official at the General People's Congress Party condemned the state’s media for how it’s dealing with "these mercenaries."
"The way they are dealing with them raises a lot of questions as to whose interest these media outlets are serving and what message they want to convey," he said.
All state media outlets are controlled by 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...
militias which have exploited them to attack their major partner in the coup.
Saleh’s party also voiced the importance of not allowing "merchants of war" to carry out their schemes.
"We will not be dragged behind the nonsense proposed by these mercenaries" it said in reference to the parties affiliated with the Houthis.
Houthi militias have recently pushed political parties which they recently formed to issue a statement and make serious accusations against their partner in the coup. The statement which also called for declaring a state of emergency was seen by some observers as an introduction to completely end the partnership between the Houthis and Saleh.