Now Obama and UN will attack Yemen?
B http://tinyurl.com/6yzq2tq March 19, 2011 Yemen : At least 40 dead, hundreds injured VOA News Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh declared a nationwide state of emergency Friday, after dozens of people were killed at an anti-government protest in the capital, Sana'a. He made the announcement after security forces and government loyalists opened fire on protesters who were gathering in a square in Sana'a. Medical officials and witnesses say at least 40 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. Witnesses say some gunmen opened fire from rooftops when thousands of demonstrators calling for an end to Mr. Saleh's 32-year rule poured onto the streets after Friday prayers. Anti-government protests erupted in other cities, Friday, including Taiz and Aden. World powers are criticizing the violence. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the government's use of live ammunition on protesters and said he is "deeply troubled" by Yemen's continued violence and instability. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said she is "dismayed" by reports coming from Yemen. She urged President Saleh to stop the violence. U.S. President Barack Obama also condemned the unrest and said those responsible for Friday's violence must be held accountable. Friday's unrest follows clashes on Thursday, when at least 85 people were reported wounded after Yemeni security forces and government loyalists clashed with protesters. Yemenis angered by poverty, corruption and a lack of political freedoms began demonstrations earlier this year. Mr. Saleh also faces a challenge to his authority from al-Qaida militants, who have based themselves in lawless parts of Yemen to plot attacks on the government and the West. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, discuss-os...@yahoogroups.com. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor biso...@intellnet.org http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: osint-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: osint-dig...@yahoogroups.com osint-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
