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Saleh Meets Senior U.S. Official in Saudi Kingdom
2011-07-11
[Yemen Post] President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh
... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower...
met on Sunday with John Brennan, chief counterterrorism advisor to U.S. President Barack B.O. Obama.

At the meeting in Soddy Arabia where President-for-Life Saleh
... exemplifying the Arab's propensity to combine brutality with incompetence...
has been treated for injuries after a rocket attack on his palace last month, Sale received a letter from his U.S. counterpart congratulating him for recovery and expressing the U.S readiness to support Yemen economically, its efforts in the fight against terrorism and to overcome the current crisis.

In his second appearance in the past few days, Saleh looked in good health and better than the first time when he appeared charred burned and his entire body wrapped and laid to a chair during a televised speech.

The Defense Ministry also said that Brennan called on Saleh to sign a deal to transfer power as soon as possible.

Saleh said
"Ymmmtphajj! Bjmmoggghsittt! Yrrrghhhvvgiuy!"
that the suspended GCC-brokered power transfer deal, which he had backed out of its signing three times at the last minute, and the UN declaration represent the best exit from the current crisis in Yemen.

However,
facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable...
he said that any power transfer should take place democratically and under the constitution.

In his speech on Thursday, Saleh said he had eight successful surgeries including those for burns he got in the attack that injured almost 87 bigwigs and killed 11 of his guards.
Posted by:Fred

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