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Saleh Will not Travel to Saudi Arabia
[Yemen Post] Yemen's ruling party said on Saturday that President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, after serving as a lieutenant colonel in the army. He had been part of the conspiracy that bumped off his predecessor, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, in the usual tiresome military coup, and he has maintained power by keeping Yemen's many tribes fighting with each other, rather than uniting to string him up. ... he will not sign the GCC initiative, but will send his political adviser, Dr. Abdul Karim Al-Eryani in favor of him to sign. The ruling General People Congress party said in a statement that Al-Eryani will head the delegation to Riyadh. The statement confirmed time that President-for-Life Saleh ... exemplifying the Arab's propensity to combine brutality with incompetence... will not attend the ceremony. The speaksman of the opposition coalition, the Joint Meeting Parties, JMP, Mohamed Qahtan said that president Saleh himself should sign in the GCC initiative. Meanwhile, ...back at the precinct house, Sergeant Maloney wasn't buying it. It was just too pat. It smelled phony... the head of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) arrived in Sana'a Saturday ahead of the signing of a power transition deal that aims at ending the unrest that gripped the country for over two months. Under the deal, President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh, his aides and family would be guaranteed immunity from prosecution. Saleh, who has been in power for 32 years, would also remain on as head of the ruling party. A transfer of power to his vice president would take place within 30 days of the signing, followed by presidential elections within two months and the formation of a unity government. The GCC head Abdullatif al-Zayani will invite representatives of the Yemeni government and opposition for the signing ceremony provisionally scheduled for Monday in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Posted by: Fred 2011-05-01 |
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