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| President Says He'll Sign |
| 2011-10-21 |
| [Yemen Post] In a surprising move, president President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower... announced late on Wednesday that he would sign the GCC brokered proposal but only if the United States of America, Europe and the Gulf Arab states were willing to give him some guarantees. As he was meeting with party leaders yesterday, Saleh said: "Now that the president has returned, they say there is no need for the vice president to sign. Fine, I am ready to sign." "But provide guarantees to implement this initiative. We want Gulf guarantees, first, second, European guarantees and third American guarantees," he added. As usual, president Saleh did not however elaborate on what he meant by "guarantees", leaving political analysts and Yemenis alike let their imagination run away with them. However since his immunity has been much discussed lately, one can imagine that Saleh is looking for assurances that no one will come after him or his money once he agrees to let go of the presidency. So for the fifth time in a row, president Saleh is promising that this time he is serious, and that this time he will sign the power-transfer proposal; giving in to his people's demands. The Opposition immediately reacted by saying that Saleh was once again trying to stall the UN Security Council resolution vote, as pressure was mounting against his presidency and that he was slowly losing his grasp on power. People in the streets saw in this new address to the nation, an admission of weakness. Yemenis are now wary that their ailing dictator will try to ignite a civil war in a last bid to save his presidency. "Since he does not want to go and that there is no real political solution the only way forward is war for Saleh. He is an army man and a tribal man, he only understands force....He will burn Yemen down for sure rather than let al-Ahmar wins...God help us," said doctor Rajeh, a liberal who so far has refused to side with either parties. |
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