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| Yemen President Vows to Eradicate Terrorism |
| 2013-09-26 |
| [An Nahar] President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi promised on Wednesday to eradicate terrorism in Yemen, plagued by al-Qaeda and by homegrown unrest, as yet another member of the security forces was killed. "The blood (of victims) will not be in vain," Hadi said in a televised speech to mark the anniversary of the 1962 revolution that established a republic in Sanaa. "The gunnies and those who support them, among local or foreign forces, will end up paying dearly and will be brought to justice. "Our people remain vigilant in the face of those crimes and will soon inflict defeat on them," he added, referring to spectacular dawn attacks on three police and army positions in Shabwa province last week that claimed the lives of at least 56 security personnel. Hadi, who is himself a southerner, also defended the vision of a united Yemen, as forces of Evil in the formerly independent south press for autonomy or even outright secession. "The problem has never been one of unification, but of erroneous practices marked by corruption and bad administration," he said, in allusion to former president President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... 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... , forced to step down in 2011 after 33 years in power. Reconciliation talks, known as the national dialogue, are underway to complete the transition that began with Saleh's departure. They are aimed at drafting a new constitution and laying the groundwork for elections next year. Hadi said "we are putting the final touches" on the documents, which have managed to find "radical solutions to the problems of Yemen." Earlier Wednesday, a jacket wallah killed an army intelligence officer when he blew up his car bomb in a market in Ataq, capital of Shabwa province, a security official said. The blast killed Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed al-Saidi and seriously maimed a passer-by, the official said. |
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