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alp227 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-11-11 01:09 AM
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Opposition Is Split on How to Reshape Yemen
Source: The New York Times

SANA, Yemen — The protesters, arrayed in the tens of thousands under a blazing sun, pumped their fists in unison as they stood on the hot tarmac on Friday and chanted triumphantly, “The people, at last, have defeated the regime!”

But inside the ragged tents where they have camped out for months, the revolutionaries seem far less certain that they have won. With Yemen’s president recovering in Saudi Arabia from an attack last week on his palace mosque, the opposition seems increasingly divided about how to move forward, with some favoring far-reaching changes and others urging a more moderate political resolution endorsed by the United States and Yemen’s Arab neighbors.

Many are anxious that the president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, will destroy their movement if he is allowed to return.

“This is our chance, now Saleh is away,” said Muhammad al-Ha’et, an elderly lawyer, as he held up a gray umbrella against the sun, his voice full of anguish. “Yemen has always been run by the military. This is the first real revolution — the others were just military coups. We must not fail.”

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/11/world/middleeast/11yemen.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
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Hardrada Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-11-11 01:18 AM
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1. Let them rant on. Just give us the best part. Okay?
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earcandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-11-11 02:47 AM
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2. Good for them! GO GET NOODLEBRAINED>>> below
Edited on Sat Jun-11-11 02:47 AM by earcandle
http://www.noodlebrain.com/nbpits.swf

first step is for all of you to get on the same page regarding the integrity of your movement.
this will help.
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