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| Yemeni Protesters Mark Saleh Rise to Power with Taez Demo |
| 2011-07-18 |
| [An Nahar] Tens of thousands of Yemenis marched through the country's second city Taez on Sunday in what they called a "day of rage" against President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower... on the anniversary of his rise to power in 1978. Demonstrators assembled on Taez's main arterial road, chanting anti-Saleh slogans and waving black flags to mourn the embattled president's 33-year rule, the rally's organizers said. Protesters called for the resignation of Saleh, who has been in Soddy Arabia for the past six weeks receiving treatment for wounds sustained in a June 3 kaboom at his presidential compound in Sanaa. Three soldiers and seven non-combatants were killed in Taez on Friday as supporters of the regime clashed with its opponents, leaving at least 37 other Yemenis injured. Demonstrations have been more violent in Taez than in the capital, 270 kilometers to the northeast. Saleh appeared on television on July 7 for the first time since the attack, heavily bandaged, and called for dialogue in Yemen without specifying when he would return. Deputy Information Minister Abdo al-Janadi said on Saturday that Saleh would return to Yemen "soon," again without specifying a time scale. Since Saleh left for Soddy Arabia, his duties have been assumed by Vice President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, but he has not been designated the de facto head of state. Opposition activists, meanwhile, have called for the creation of an interim "presidential council" including a former premier to run Yemen. Saleh has faced protests calling for him to stand down since January. Bloody crackdowns on demonstrators by his security forces have drawn international condemnation, including from key ally Washington. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Meanwhile, Harry Potter + the Deathly Hallows II fans, oer in the other side of the Peninsula ... * PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > DEFENSE MINISTER HAILS IRANIAN NAVAL PRESENCE IN RED SEA AS A "GREAT MOVE", ee a "significant step" towards building Iran's [environmental] security structure for the entire Region. D *** NG IT, CALL ME WEIRD BUT I DON'T THINK TEHRAN IS TALKING ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING + CLIMATE CHANGE [GWCC]! and * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > US MILITARY BASES IN SIGHTS OF IRGC ARTILLERY. BGEN Abolgasem Farootan, whom also warns that the US WILL SUFFER "MASSIVE LOSSES" LIKE IRAQ DID [Ground forces, Econ?] DURING 1980-1988 IRAQ-IRAN WAR IFF THE US EVER ATTEMPTS TO INVADE IRAN. On a separate note, it isn't clear in the Artic iff the BGEN is referring to LRBMS [Guided], TUBE, LR/XLR UNGUIDED ROCKETS, or MIX??? HEZBOLLAH in LEBANON, vee transfer of SYRIAN SCUDS??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-07-18 00:19 |