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| Formation of New Government Delayed; Military Committee Priority |
| 2011-12-04 |
| [Yemen Post] Yemen's opposition will not name the members of the newly formed transitional government until the current government names its members for the military committee that was supposed to be announced earlier this week. Spokesperson for the opposition Joint Meeting Parties said that the formation of the military committee is pivotal and plays an important step in the process of change in Yemen. "Nothing goes forwards until the military committee is formed to ensure that transfer of power takes place properly," said Qahtan. The military committee will be responsible to make the army independent and not following any specific faction or family. Opposition parties signed the power transfer deal only after getting confirmation that the army will not remain in the hands of President-for-Life Saleh's ... exemplifying the Arab's propensity to combine brutality with incompetence... ruling family in the future. The ruling General People Congress party has not yet named its members in the military committee and this will delay any changes. Over 60 percent of the country's military and security institutes in Yemen are currently controlled by the ruling family. |
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