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| Houthis Set Wednesday Deadline to End Political Standoff in Yemen |
| 2015-02-04 |
| [YEMENONLINE.INFO] The minority group whose holy warriors have overrun Yemen's capital said it would take power by force and impose its own political order if a consensual arrangement to end a political standoff isn't reached by Wednesday. The Houthis--who desire a greater role in the government--met with other Yemeni factions and a United Nations ...a formerly good idea gone bad... envoy, Moroccan Jamal Benomar, in the aftermath of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi 's abrupt resignation on Jan. 22. Bilateral talks on a power-sharing arrangement proved fruitless, however, prompting Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... leader Abdul Malik al Houthi to call a three-day conference that started Friday. He then extended the conference, held at a converted indoor sports stadium San'a, until Wednesday. As the new deadline for a deal approaches, Yemeni politicians say little consensus has been achieved on how the country should be run. Houthi leaders are critical of U.N. moderation and wary of foreign interference. "Some political factions want to compromise but on condition we let them continue in the corruption they are involved in," said another Houthi leader, Abdullah Shaban. "We are witnessing a revolution, and that's impossible." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The Houthis keep acting like a cross between the Grand Duchy of Fenwick in The Mouse That Roared and Robert Redford's character in The Candidate: "We won. What the hell do we do now?" |
| Posted by: Anice Nim 2015-02-04 20:20 |