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| No return for Saleh? |
| 2011-09-18 |
| [Yemen Post] After more than 3 months spent in the Kingdom of Soddy Arabia recovering from the wounds he received in his presidential compound attack, Saudi officials are claiming that president President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower... will not be returning home after all. This is not the first time that such claims have been made since the arrival of the embattled autocrat in the Kingdom. Only a couple of months ago, foreign diplomats were selling Saleh short, declaring that the Americans and the Saudis had managed to make him see the danger lying in his return to Yemen. A few days after that, Saleh delivered a defying speech, swearing to return to his homeland. And although he has yet to honor his promise of "see you soon in Sana'a", Saleh has many times before proven to be a hard person to read, often going against popular consensus or wishes. The U.S Department said on Thursday that it believed that Saleh was ready to sign the transfer of power proposal, as he promised, adding that the fourth time would be the charm... Most security analysts agree that only a speedy political solution could prevent Yemen from sinking into an aggravated armed conflict. But even if president Saleh decides to make his exit from Yemen's arena of power, who's to say that his family members are. |
| Posted by:Fred |