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Yemeni protesters in Taizz demand prosecution of Saleh
[Iran Press TV]  Yemeni protesters have held a demonstration in the southern city of Taizz to demand the prosecution of former dictator President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... , Press TV reports. Demonstrators erupted into the streets of Taizz on Sunday, blaming Saleh and his aides for the killing of anti-regime protesters during the popular uprising that began in January 2011. Over the past weeks, Yemeni protesters have held several similar demonstrations in Taizz. Saleh formally stepped down and handed over power to his deputy Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi on February 27. The power transfer occurred under a Saudi-backed deal brokered by the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ... the Medes and the Persians are very sensitive on the subject of the Persian Gulf, which the Arabs refer to as the Arabian Gulf... in April 2011 and signed by Saleh in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on November 23, 2011. The new Yemeni president, who is a UK-trained field marshal, was sworn in on February 25 following a single-candidate presidential election, which was supported by the US and Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in their national face... The latest demonstration in Taizz was held a day after Yemeni military officials said two people were killed in a US liquidation drone attack in the central province of Bayda on Saturday. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-21 |
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