The West is conveniently ignoring the fact that the Muslim Brotherhood (i.e. al-Qaeda) is taking control over ALL of the "Arab Spring" revolutions.
B Yemen: Has al Qaeda disappeared? http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/158034/20110606/yemen-has-al-qaeda-disappeare d.htm By Anissa Haddadi | June 6, 2011 2:28 PM GMT As Yemen is facing rapid and unprecedented changes, the country that was a year ago in the news mainly for being a haven for terrorism is not the number one priority of the U.S and the West anymore. So what happened to all the Yemeni <http://uk.ibtimes.com/topics/detail/88/al-qaeda/> Al-Qaeda fighters that are supposed to be in hiding on the country's territory, have they fled to <http://uk.ibtimes.com/topics/detail/533/libya/> Libya? http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/middle/2011/06/06/109571-tribesmen-lo yal-to-tribal-leader-sadeq-al-ahmar-secure-a-street-near-a.jpg <javascript:seeFull();> View Full Image Reuters Tribesmen loyal to tribal leader Sadeq al-Ahmar secure a street near al-Ahmar's house in Sanaa June 6, 2011. Yemenis celebrated on Monday what many hope will be a new era without President Ali Abdullah Saleh, now recuperating in Saudi Arabia after an operation to remove shrapnel from his chest a day earlier Guides and Reports Related Articles <http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/158121/20110606/libya-rebels-take-over-mount ain-town.htm> Libya: rebels take over mountain town <http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/157969/20110606/pakistan-us-drone-attack-mil itants.htm> US drone kills 17 militants, 7 foreigners dead in latest attacks <http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/157908/20110606/yemen-saleh-preotests.htm> Yemeni protesters celebrate Saleh's absence, future unclear Related Topics * Al-Qaeda <http://uk.ibtimes.com/topics/detail/88/al-qaeda/> * Afghanistan <http://uk.ibtimes.com/topics/detail/231/afghanistan/> * human rights <http://uk.ibtimes.com/topics/detail/366/human-rights/> * Libya <http://uk.ibtimes.com/topics/detail/533/libya/> The slowness and reluctance of the International community to confront the fragile political situation in Yemen surely raises questions as to why the troubled nation was portrayed as poverty stricken base for terrorists. This time last year Yemen was making the headlines as a dangerous state where Islamist fundamentalists were posing a threat to the regime but also to the region as a whole. Today however it seems that what happens in Yemen stays in Yemen as the International Community appears totally disinterested in the collapse of the government. So what caused this change of heart? Did <http://uk.ibtimes.com/topics/detail/88/al-qaeda/> Al-Qaeda really happen to be influential in the country or was it just an attempt to boost the American-led war on terror? Must Read <http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/158237/20110606/apple-unveils-icloud.htm> iCloudApple unveils iCloud at WWDC <http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/158237/20110606/apple-unveils-icloud.htm> <http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/158131/20110606/d-day-delaware-washington-pa rallels-u-s-history.htm> D-Day Ceremony in NormandyD Day and the Delaware: Two improbable water crossings shaped U.S. history <http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/158131/20110606/d-day-delaware-washington-pa rallels-u-s-history.htm> Sponsorship Link http://img.ibtimes.com/www/site/us/images/1px.gif Yemen has faced a set of profound political and economic issues for decades. It is the poorest country in the Arab world, with 40 per cent living below the poverty line, 50 per cent of the country is illiterate, and 35 per cent of the population is unemployed. The government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh has always been weak outside the capital, as it lacks both resources and credibility. It also has been accused of creating endemic corruption and had to try and suppress a bloody Zaidi Shia rebellion in the northern Saada governorate as well as a deepening secessionist movement in the south over a long period of time. The link between Yemen and radical Islam dates back to the 1980s, as thousands of Yemenis responded to the call for jihad against the Soviets in <http://uk.ibtimes.com/topics/detail/231/afghanistan/> Afghanistan and returned home afterwards. In Guantanamo, Yemenis convicts make up the largest core contingent. However, international efforts to fight terrorism in Yemen only began in 2000 after the al-Qaeda suicide bombing of the Navy Destroyer U.S.S Cole. As the Americans launched the "war on terror", President Saleh soon understood who he needed to side with and demonstrated a newfound willingness to fight terrorism and by 2003 the U.S. considered the Yemeni terrorist threats to be minor. All changed however when in 2006 twenty-three al-Qaeda suspects escaped from a Yemen prison. One of them, Nasser al-Wahishi, was accused of re-establishing the al-Qaeda organization in Yemen, to further its sphere of influence and prepare new attacks. In late 2008, Saudi al-Qaeda leaders, in response to a successful Saudi government crackdown, urged their members to flee to Yemen and join forces with the resurgent al-Qaeda group there. By 2009, the two groups allegedly merged officially to form al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which was supposed to transform the Yemeni branch from a local to a regional supra organisation. At that time, the U.S. insisted that the group would be at the forefront of the next wave of jihad, and was determined to bring down the Yemeni government. While it is true that AQAP has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks since 2006 including a failed August 27, 2009 assassination attempt of Saudi Prince Muhammad bin Nayef; two attacks on the U.S. embassy in Sanaa; attacks on Italian and British embassies; suicide bombings of Korean tourists in March 2009 and Belgian tourists in January 2008; four oil pipeline bombings; attacks on several oil facilities; and the bombing of a Japanese oil tanker in April 2008, it seems somewhat strange that the uprising aiming at the overthrow of Mr Saleh does now not seem to be a cause for worry in the West. Especially as in late December 2009, Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi estimated that between two hundred and three hundred AQAP operatives live in Yemen, and are supported by thousands of locals. Have these people disappeared, perhaps bored with supporting al-Qaeda since the death of bin Laden? Perhaps AQAP was never the threat it was made out to be, or perhaps some of these individuals are amongst those protesting against the Saleh regime. Today Yemen's main opposition coalition has announced, after President Saleh left for Saudi Arabia, that they will accept a transfer of power to the vice-president or seek to form a transitional government. Can it be that Yemen's terrorists have all disappeared and that the opposition, for so long willing to go along with despotism, are now embracing democracy as is apparently happening in <http://uk.ibtimes.com/topics/detail/533/libya/> Libya? These are questions no one seems to be asking [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/
