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Yemen on the Brink of War
On May 3, the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a issued a statement on the political violence in South Yemen that claimed eight lives last week. The United States stressed that “Yemen’s unity depends on its ability to guarantee every citizen equal treatment under the law.” What the ...
Recruiting Center Shooting Suspect Held Without Bail
Recruiting Center Shooting Suspect Held Without Bail
foxnews.com — A recent convert to Islam accused of having "political and religious motives" in a deadly Arkansas military center shooting pleaded not guilty Tuesday and was ordered held without bail. (more) Recruiting Center Shooting Suspect Held Without Bail
Arkansas recruiting center jihadist killer studied jihad in Yemen
Arkansas recruiting center jihadist killer studied jihad in Yemen
jihadwatch.org — The jihadist, back from Yemen I have learned from a well-placed source that Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, who killed one soldier and wounded another at a a Little Rock military recruiting center today, and who faces charges of terrorism as ... (more) Arkansas recruiting center jihadist killer studied jihad ...
Yemen denies reports of deadly clashes
cnn.com — (CNN) -- Yemen's state-run news agency denied reports that clashes between police and anti-government demonstrators left three people dead and 25 others injured in the southern port town of Aden."No clashes occurred between security forces and ... (more) Yemen denies reports of deadly clashes
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Yemeni Military Beyond Central Control
Armies of Liberation — ... . Mediation efforts would have succeeded had there been a consensus between the politicians and the army. Instead, they were sabotaged by disagreement”. 150 This claim was supported by different participants and independent observers. Another mediator offered an example of government branches working at cross-purposes: So now extrapolate that lack of central command of the military and the security forces to the issues of terrorism and organized crime, and ewhat do you get? A mafia with an airforce.

The Yemeni Military Beyond Central Control
The Jawa Report — ... complete lack of accountability, different parts of the government go in different directions and compete with each other and in sum produce an overall irrational outcome. President Saleh could never make peace with the rebels, he didn't have the capacity (assuming he was sincere) because the military had an agenda of its own. So now extrapolate that lack of central control of the military and the security forces to the issues of terrorism and organized crime, and what do you get - a mafia with an airforce and military commanders training terrorists in military camps. ...

Ali Nasser Calls for Gulf States Political Intervention in Yemen
Armies of Liberation — Externally supervised mediation may work, but not western. I wrote something similar a few months ago: Dialog at this point requires regional or international oversight. Southerners have been calling for U.N.-supervised negotiations for years. A caretaker government under the guidance of the Gulf Cooperative Council is another possibility. But almost any strategy is better than pinning the future of 22 million Yemenis on dreams of rehabilitating President Ali Abdullah Saleh. There’s a huge credibility gap on regime promises and it hasn’t engaged in any authentic ...

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