South Yemen call for independence

[IndianaGreen]

Source: Al Jazeera


Thousands demonstrate in the major cities of the former southern republic.

South Yemen call for independence

Thousands have rallied across southern Yemen after an appeal from the last president of the independent south to re-establish the state that ceased to exist twenty years ago.

Ali Salem al-Baid, who led the south to unity with the north in 1990, called for a second day of "southern anger" on Saturday, to coincide with a meeting of international donors to Yemen in neighbouring Saudi Arabia.

"I call on you ... to send a message to our Arab brothers and to the representatives of the international community gathered in Riyadh underlining your rejection of the occupation and your commitment to self-determination," Baid said.

"Our only weapon is our determination to recover our rights, whatever the cost ... we will succeed in regaining our independence."

Brandishing flags of the former south and of Saudi Arabia, crowds took to the streets in the major towns of the provinces of Dhaleh, Lahij, Abyan and Hadramawt.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/02/201022713148544608.html

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The US backs Yemeni dictator Ali Abdallah Saleh, just as his bankrollers in Saudi Arabia do. Saleh is another bad bet in a series of bad bets by successive US Administrations.

[dipsydoodle]

1. As a general rule

the US backs whoever is their own selfish interest.

[bemildred]

3. Yes, but it is just amazing how often that is a losing bet.

When was the last time one of these boondoggles worked out? All of out "leaders" who oppose "isolationism" seem to have their head up their asses when it comes to engaging the world in a productive and positive way.

[dipsydoodle]

4. Indeed

Back in the eighties I was part way through selling a photocopier for use in a library there. Only delay was rigging a coin slot meter to cope with one of their coins which had an even number of sides so it would'nt roll. Finally cracked it only to find the new posh library had been destroyed in a rocket attack by the North. :-(

[New Dawn]

2. Freedom for South Yemen!