Monday, October 1, 2012

The Growing Crisis In Yemen

Yemen's President Warns Of A Civil War 'Worse Than Afghanistan' -- Foreign Policy

Yemen's President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi warned in an interview Saturday that his country, still reeling from the popular uprising that ousted his predecessor Ali Abdullah Saleh, risks a descent into a civil war "worse than Afghanistan" should an upcoming months-long national dialogue fail to resolve the Arab Gulf state's deep political and societal rifts.

In the interview, conducted through his translator and arranged and also conducted by top editors and reporters from the Washington Post, Hadi praised what he described as "excellent" counterterrorism cooperation with the United States and confirmed that he personally signs off on all drone strikes conducted by his American ally.

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My Comment: What does not help the situation is that half the country goes to bed hungry every night.

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