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[FailedMessiah.com] FailedMessiah.com: Secret Mission Rescues Yemen's Jews: The impoverished nation is struggling with a Shiite revolt in the north, a secessionist movement in the south, and growing militancy among al-Qaeda sympathizers, raising concern about the government's ability to control its territory. Analysts believe al-Qaeda operatives are making alliances with local tribes that could enable it to establish a stronghold in Yemen, as it did in Afghanistan prior to the Sept.

[Atlas Shrugs] Secret Mission Rescues Yemen's Jews from Islamic Genocide - Atlas ...: The impoverished nation is struggling with a Shiite revolt in the north, a secessionist movement in the south, and growing militancy among al-Qaeda sympathizers, raising concern about the government's ability to control its territory. Analysts believe al-Qaeda operatives are making alliances with local tribes that could enable it to establish a stronghold in Yemen, as it did in Afghanistan prior to the Sept.

[Yemen Herald] Saleh Vows to Crush Shiite Rebels in North Yemen: President Ali Abdullah Saleh Thursday promised to crush the Shiite rebels in north Yemen.  “We promise you that victory is coming soon,” Saleh told a rally in Sanaa held to mark the uprising in 1963 against Britain in the southern port city of Aden.  He said “the Huthi rebels are living their worst days after they were surrounded and after their fuel, food supplies, arms and ammunitions began to run out.”  Meanwhile, the President told the Saudi TV channel, MBC that he is bent on ending the rebellion in north Yemen saying “we are determined to make this war the first and last one and the armed forces are making great victories at all levels and in all fronts.”  “The citizens regained their breath and began supporting the army which led to besieging the rebels and pushing them into a limited area,” said the President.  As the President was speaking in the capital, thousands in the opposition southern movement were holding a rally in the town of Radfan.  The opposition website Aden Press said the exiled former president of south Yemen, Ali Salem al-Beidh, addressed the rally by telephone from Germany.  “We will not retreat from the aim of realizing our second independence, whatever the sacrifices are and however long it takes,” al-Beidh said, adding “the British occupation came from overseas, while the current one was the result of a coup by the Sanaa regime.”

[Breaking News] Authorities in Iraq's holy Shiite city of Najaf ban alcohol in ...: 18 hurt by Baghdad bomb targeting Shiite pilgrimsBAGHDAD ”” Eighteen people were injured Thursday in an explosion that targeted a minibus transporting Shiite pilgrims to a holy shrine to commemorate the death of a revered imam. The roadside bomb wounded 18 men from Najaf in southern Iraq and damaged the bus, which was taking them to the shrine in the northern Baghdad neighborhood of Kazimiyah, according to a Baghdad emergency police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to talk to the media.

[Falafel Mafia] Neal Ungerleider - Falafel Mafia - Yemen: America's next nightmare ...: Hundreds of Yemenis are dead and more than 150,000 have been left homeless since July. These tragedies are the result of a civil war that dates back to 2004 but that violently rekindled thanks to a summertime offensive by the Sunni-led government against the Believing Youth (Shahab al-Mu’mineen).

[uggdoods] uggdoods » Blog Archive » In Yemen, War Centers on Authority, Not ...: Although he seemed hostile to the Houthis, he also deeply resented the governments policy of using sectarian and tribal animosities to further its goals.Several Saada residents, and aid workers who have spent time there, said the Houthis had extended their influence over the past year in part because they had worked hard to resolve local tribal conflicts. This effort, they say, stands in stark contrast with the governments policies, which have long involved setting tribal and political groups against one another.In addition to its scorched-earth campaign against the Houthis, Yemens government is facing other serious challenges.

[Alarabiya.net English | Latest News] Middle East News | Yemen announces truce during Muslim holiday: Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, leader of the rebels of the Shiite Zaydi Muslim sect in Saada and Amran provinces said they were ready to halt the fighting and called on the government to release prisoners held for four years. A statement on the rebels' website said .

[ed hardy bags] In Yemen, War Centers on Authority, Not Terrain @ Tiffany Earrings: Although he seemed hostile to the Houthis, he also deeply resented the governments policy of using sectarian and tribal animosities to further its goals.Several Saada residents, and aid workers who have spent time there, said the Houthis had extended their influence over the past year in part because they had worked hard to resolve local tribal conflicts. This effort, they say, stands in stark contrast with the governments policies, which have long involved setting tribal and political groups against one another.In addition to its scorched-earth campaign against the Houthis, Yemens government is facing other serious challenges.

[Syria Comment] Syria Comment » Archives » Turkey's “Zero Problem with Neighbors ...: Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Miliband insists that efforts to strengthen Europe’s ties with Syria are not on hold, as Damascus calls for a delay in signing a long-awaited association agreement. …..Syria expert Professor Joshua Landis says Damascus wants to be sure the agreement will be a partnership of equals.

[Yemen Herald] Rebel Spokesman: The Whole World is Sympathizing with Our Cause ...: YEMEN/ BERLIN, 26 Sept - Exiled member of parliament and official spokesperson of Shiite rebel group, Yahiya Abdul-Malik al-Huthi Friday disclosed the amount of money rebels used to receive from the Yemeni government saying “it was .

[Locust blog] White birthrates rebound; Moslem collapse; Black stable- from ...: The implications are profound for the politics and power games of the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, putting into doubt Iran’s dreams of being the regional superpower and altering the tense dynamics between the Sunni and Shiite wings of Islam. Equally important are the implications for the economic future of Iran, which by ­mid­century may have consumed all of its oil and will confront the challenge of organizing a society with few people of working age and many ­pensioners.

[Jihad Watch] Fitzgerald: Sunnis, Shi'a, Kurds, and Infidels - Jihad Watch: Would it be bad, or good, for Infidels trying to stave off the global Jihad, if Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran were to fight a sectarian war in Iraq? Was the Iran-Iraq War, which used up the energies and money and military equipment of both Iraq and Iran for eight critical years (1980-1988), a good thing, or a bad thing -- for the Infidels?

[Breaking News] DC's little known Franciscan Monastery offers replicas of sites ...: Yemen offers cease-fire to Shiite rebelsSAN'A, Yemen ”” The Yemeni government has offered a new conditional cease-fire, the second this month, to end fighting with Shiite rebels in the north of the country. The early Saturday announcement stated the cease-fire would take effect at midday, just a day before the Muslims' Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

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