http://www.economist.com/blogs/pomegranate/2013/07/yemen Wait and see as Saudi and US and Israel put some gas on the Yemen fire next now that Egypt and Libya and Syria are ablaze “This is something new to Yemen, something we’ve never seen before,” says a Western-educated scion of a prominent tribal family near Sana’a. “I fear for where this country is heading.” we in Egypt said the same thing here
KSA has built universities in Yemen and poured millions into fuel and welfare for Yemen for decades. You should begin to take responsibility for your political and economic problems and quit blaming everyone else.
possum scared of `em, but not Granny - she'd whup `em with one hand tied behind her back... Why al-Qaeda in Yemen scares the West 6 August 2013 > Whatever plot the US eavesdroppers overheard the top two al-Qaeda leaders discussing clearly rattled the US intelligence community so badly that Washington shut 19 of its diplomatic missions around the Middle East, Asia and Africa. See also: US special forces on alert overseas to strike any potential Al Qaeda targets August 5th, 2013 > American special forces units overseas have been on alert for the past several days for a mission to attack potential al Qaeda targets if those behind the most recent terror threats against U.S. interests can be identified, a senior Obama administration official told CNN. Related: What al Qaeda wants to do August 6th, 2013 > The revelation that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been communicating directly with the group's Yemeni franchise about future operations is causing plenty of consternation among western counter-terrorism officials.
Both the Arab world and the Western world are set ablaze. Populations in the Arab and Western worlds start to fight fires, this fighting is their biggest problem, because all that (fire) fighting leads to their organisation, because millions of people start to fight the same fire.
Told you Yemen would be in the headlines next! Americans and British citizens all fleeing for something strange is about to happen there for sure just wait and see! and as for the Raba'a sit in in Egypt. I know for FACT which is 100%!!! that there is an Egyptian who spent most of his life in Saudi who has a gun and bullets because I saw with my own eyes!!! has been sitting the entire time in Raba'a but last night moved his camp to Nahda SQ. When they claim they do not have guns they are lying!! I held his pistol gun in my own hands and saw his round cartridge thing of bullets!
There is some missing history here. Until the recent past, Yemen was actually divided into North and South Yemen. The NLF changed the name of South Yemen on 1 December 1970 to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY). In the PDRY, all political parties were amalgamated into the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP), which became the only legal party. The PDRY established close ties with the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, Cuba, and radical Palestinians. The major communist powers assisted in the building of the PDRYs armed forces. Strong support from Moscow resulted in Soviet naval forces gaining access to naval facilities in South Yemen. Unlike East and West Germany, the two Yemens remained relatively friendly, though relations were often strained. In 1972 it was declared unification would eventually occur.[citation needed] However, in October 1972 fighting erupted between North Yemen and South Yemen; North Yemen was supplied by Saudi Arabia and South Yemen by the USSR. Fighting was short-lived and the conflict led to the October 28, 1972 Cairo Agreement, which set forth a plan to unify the two countries.[23][24] Fighting broke out again in February and March 1979, with South Yemen allegedly supplying aid to rebels in the north through the National Democratic Front and crossing the border.[25] Southern forces made it as far as the city of Taizz before withdrawing.[26][27] This conflict was also short-lived.[28] The war was only stopped by an Arab League intervention. The goal of unity was reaffirmed by the northern and southern heads of state during a summit meeting in Kuwait in March 1979. What the PDRY government failed to tell the YAR government was that it wished to be the dominant power in any unification, and left wing rebels in North Yemen began to receive extensive funding and arms from South Yemen. In 1980, PDRY president Abdul Fattah Ismail resigned and went into exile. His successor, Ali Nasir Muhammad, took a less interventionist stance toward both North Yemen and neighbouring Oman. On January 13, 1986, a violent struggle, known as South Yemen Civil War began in Aden between Ali Nasir's supporters and supporters of the returned Ismail, who wanted power back. Fighting lasted for more than a month and resulted in thousands of casualties, Ali Nasir's ouster, and Ismail's death. Some 60,000 people, including the deposed Ali Nasir, fled to the YAR. Efforts toward unification proceeded from 1988. See also: Aden, Aden Protectorate, Federation of South Arabia, Hadhramaut, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Although the governments of the PDRY and the YAR declared that they approved a future union in 1972, little progress was made toward unification, and relations were often strained. In May 1988, the YAR and PDRY governments came to an understanding that considerably reduced tensions including agreement to renew discussions concerning unification, to establish a joint oil exploration area along their undefined border, to demilitarize the border, and to allow Yemenis unrestricted border passage on the basis of only a national identification card. In November 1989, the leaders of the YAR (Ali Abdullah Saleh) and the PDRY (Ali Salim al-Baidh) agreed on a draft unity constitution originally drawn up in 1981.
Exclusive: transcript of the intercepted al-Qaeda phone call that sparked embassy closures Thanks to our sources in the US State Department, we have obtained the transcript of the al-Qaeda telephone call that sparked temporary US embassy closures in the Middle East and worldwide travel warnings. The conversation between al-Qaeda global leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the head of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) makes it clear why the US had no option but to raise the terrorist threat level to its highest code. Ring ring, ring ring. NW: Hello? AZ: Assalamu Alaykom brother Nasir. NW: Assalamy Alaykon. Whos speaking? AZ: Im the big uncle. NW: The big uncle? What big uncle? Uncle Salem? AZ: No, not the uncle from your family. The uncle from the other thing. NW: What other thing? Is this a prank call? AZ: No, brother Nasir, Im the uncle whose name rhymes with dayman. NW: I told you people not to call me for these quizzes any more. I already have a washing machine. AZ: La hawla wa la quwata ila bilah. Brother Nasir, concentrate. You know me very well. From those geological expeditions in the caves in south Asia? NW: This is becoming more mysterious. Your voice sounds familiar, but this connection is very bad. AZ: Oh, curse the devil, Im al-Zawahiri. NW: Who? AZ: ZAWAHIRI. NW: Who? AZ: Z A W A H I R I NW: Ah, brother Ayman, forgive me, its Ramadan in the summer. How are you brother? This line is very bad, did you not upgrade your old Nokia? AZ: Never mind that, I want to talk to you about something important. NW: I really cant hear you. Can you move closer to a window? AZ: There are no bloody windows here! Where do you think I am, the Hilton? NW: The Hilton? Have we agreed on that? AZ: No, no. Its just an expression. NW: Oh yes, I get you; its not the Hilton, definitely not. Wink, wink. AZ: No, Im serious, its not the Hilton. NW: I know, I know, I dont even know what the Hilton means. Are you still having that iftar on Sunday the 26th of Ramadan? AZ: What iftar brother Nasir? NW: You know the big one at the Hilton? AZ: I told you its not the Hilton! Are you even listening to me? NW: But Hilton is our code word for you know what. The other thing. AZ: Brother Nasir, this is a personal call, not a professional one. Stop getting carried away. Nothing is happening at the Hilton. NW: I hear you. Is it the Hilton in Sanaa or Riyadh? AZ: Again with the Hilton. Ya Nasir, you are going to set warning lights all over the world with this foolish talk. You know that all calls are monitored these days. Be careful what you are saying. Who knows how they will react? You know how any small thing can make them totally freak out .. Oh, hang on a minute, I just thought of something. This will be fun. Yes, yes, of course, the iftar is going ahead at the Hilton this Sunday. Sunday 26 Ramadan which is 4 August in the infidel calendar. But I will tell you which branch later. NW: Im completely confused now. AZ: Good. - See more at: http://www.karlremarks.com/2013/08/...rcepted-al.html#sthash.esnHhWoS.WPKp7n8i.dpuf
