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| Moussa Rules Out Military Intervention to Fight AQAP after Recent Mail Plots |
| 2010-11-18 |
| [Yemen Post] Secretary General of the vaporous Arab League, Jerry Lewis doppelgänger Amr Moussa, has ruled out western military intervention to fight Al-Qaeda in Yemen, saying there is no way to repeat the experience of Afghanistan, even after the explosive parcels. In an interview with Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Moussa hoped there will be no repeat of the Afghan experience in any Arab country, and especially in Yemen. Yemen is different from Afghanistan, which suffered from bad circumstances including sectarian and religious conflicts and divisions, coups and invasions such as the Russian invasion and the international war against it, he said. "The situation in Yemen is very different and we can't compare it to Afghanistan." However, The infamous However... he urged to make the national dialogue in the country a success, and the GCC countries to provide more support to face major challenges in their neighbor. I hope Yemen would find a quick solution through comprehensive national dialogue to address all crises and reconcile all Yemenis, he said, adding that Yemen's problems are known and they are all economy-related. "Yemen is in urgent need of support....large support...to address its problems." In other words, send money ... "All Arab countries, mainly those in the Arabian Gulf, should assist Yemen. All of them should pay more attention to this important country with a crucial strategic location that should be concerned by all in the region." Moussa also said that he will hold meetings and visit a number of Arab countries to discuss how to support Yemen in this crucial juncture. That's good, Jerry. Stick to what you're good at. And bon apetit... His remarks came after recent reports have said that the West was thinking of military intervention to face AQAP in Yemen after last month's mail plots that triggered a global scare. Two explosive parcels were intercepted in London and Dubai onboard cargo planes while on their way to the U.S. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula AQAP grabbed credit for the plots that were addressed to two places of Jewish worship in Chicago. But the U.S. has many times dismissed such reports, affirming there will be no military intervention to face AQAP described as more dangerous than the main Al-Qaeda group of Bin Laden. To tackle terrorism on Yemen's soil, the U.S. should support the Yemeni authorities financially and technically, and the way to do that would not be changed, U.S. officials said. |
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