Posted on Jan 20, 2015
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From Arab News
http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/692271
Houthi gunmen seize Yemen presidential palace
SANAA: Shiite militiamen seized the presidential palace in Yemen’s capital Tuesday in what a minister said was a bid to overthrow President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi and his US-backed government.
Witnesses said the heavily armed gunmen were also clashing with troops outside the residence of Hadi, who was reportedly inside receiving visitors at the time of the attack.
“The Yemeni president is under attack by militiamen who want to overthrow the regime,” Information Minister Nadia Sakkaf said on Twitter.
The fresh unrest came after the Houthi militiamen, who have tightened their grip on Sanaa since overrunning it unopposed in September, surrounded the prime minister’s residence at the end of a bloody day on Monday.
[EDITORIAL COMMENT:- If I have it straight, in Yemen the US government is supporting the (good) Sunni (who tolerate de facto slavery and actual human trafficking) against the (bad) Shi'ite while in Iraq the US government is supporting the (good) Shi'ite (who are aligned with Iran - a member of "The Axis of Evil") against the (bad) Sunni (who take exception to the government tolerated terrorist attacks on them by the [good] Shi'ite). I think that I'll go and have a wee scotch and a lie down before my brain bursts.]
http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/692271
Houthi gunmen seize Yemen presidential palace
SANAA: Shiite militiamen seized the presidential palace in Yemen’s capital Tuesday in what a minister said was a bid to overthrow President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi and his US-backed government.
Witnesses said the heavily armed gunmen were also clashing with troops outside the residence of Hadi, who was reportedly inside receiving visitors at the time of the attack.
“The Yemeni president is under attack by militiamen who want to overthrow the regime,” Information Minister Nadia Sakkaf said on Twitter.
The fresh unrest came after the Houthi militiamen, who have tightened their grip on Sanaa since overrunning it unopposed in September, surrounded the prime minister’s residence at the end of a bloody day on Monday.
[EDITORIAL COMMENT:- If I have it straight, in Yemen the US government is supporting the (good) Sunni (who tolerate de facto slavery and actual human trafficking) against the (bad) Shi'ite while in Iraq the US government is supporting the (good) Shi'ite (who are aligned with Iran - a member of "The Axis of Evil") against the (bad) Sunni (who take exception to the government tolerated terrorist attacks on them by the [good] Shi'ite). I think that I'll go and have a wee scotch and a lie down before my brain bursts.]
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Sir, I saw this story on CNN, and it doesn't look good. The report focused on the fact that the fighting inside Yemen is a GREAT opportunity for AQAP, because the Yemeni government is busy trying to stay alive. I'd say that doesn't bode well for us (U.S.), but I'm guessing that we are not just going to stand by and watch what happens. I imagine we'll at least closely monitor the situation. Maybe we'll be able to respond to the anticipated AQAP activity with some drone strikes.
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COL Ted Mc
CW5 (Join to see) Yemen is a wonderful example of how it is almost impossible to figure out which side to be on in the Middle East. Toss in Syria where "Hezbollah" is one of "the good guys" and you start getting the impression that the "ideal solution" is to simply build a wall around the whole place and don't let anyone in or out ("things" are OK) until someone walks up to the gate and says something along the lines of "We've finally sorted it out and there aren't any differences any more." - at which point you can let him and his family travel in and out for a generation or so until NEW factional/sectarian rifts develop.
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COL Ted Mc
LTC (Join to see) Major; Since it takes more to catch up and/or defend in cases like this, a small investment in destabilization can pay off in large dividends.
The Soviet Union basically went broke trying to respond to ALL possible threats (some of which weren't real - but were designed to look real).
Is the US headed the same way?
The Soviet Union basically went broke trying to respond to ALL possible threats (some of which weren't real - but were designed to look real).
Is the US headed the same way?
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