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Protester shot as police fire on Yemen demo
2011-03-20
[Ma'an] Police shot and maimed an anti-regime protester in the Yemeni city of Aden on Saturday as they tried to disperse demonstrators, witnesses said.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Yemen is full of people who chew qat every afternoon, and their daggers were made by Jews who no longer live there. According to Wikipedia, it's called a jambiya. On the other hand, what we've seen so far strongly suggests that when they're fighting each other, the port facilities won't be secure, which means refueling won't take place. Granted, I'm only a little suburban housewife, not a war veteran, or even a non-war veteran, but I have been trying to pay attention to the world outside my head.
Posted by: trailing wife   2011-03-20 17:48  

#1  I suggest someone make a list of the advantages the US derives from good relations with Yemen (which is full of bearded Moslems, by the way, most of whom carry knives and dont wear shoes) and if the US wants to KEEP those advantages by maintaining good relations with the govt. of Yemen. Yes, we know Yemen is run by El Jeffe and his numerous cousins who all chew dope on Friday and shoot people who want to take over the govt for themselves and grow beards and curse the Infidel themselves.

Yemen is wall to wall full of people with bad teeth and knives and chewing Quat on Friday( did I mention the knives?).

And WHAT do you care if Moslems are shooting Moslems? They are the Religion of Peace, you know, and they are going to shoot each other anyway.

Does it matter to YOU if they arent as friendly as say, John Kerry, to American interests? Do we have access to port facilities and refueling capabilities? Good. Have Americans been killed by the friendly Yemenis? They have? Well, what have we got to lose by just standing here and watching while we eat our Lunch and they kill each other? They arent "close" to us anyway, now are they?

We can depend on the Yemenis to be as friendly to the US as they ever were no matter what we do... pro or con. The Yemenis are like that no matter what we do. They are Moslems, you know.

You know, these ham sandwiches are pretty good. Give me a few more of the little pork sausages and cheese too.
Posted by: Dribble2716   2011-03-20 06:54  

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