Sanaa – WSJ: Yemen President To Resign

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    A Yemeni army officer lifted by anti-government protestors reacts holding up a red card as he joins an anti-government demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, Thursday, March 24, 2011. The leader of Yemen's largest tribe has announced his support for opposition demands that the country's longtime president step down. Sheik Sinan Abu Lohoum of the Baqeel tribe is also warning President Ali Abdullah Saleh against further use of violence against protesters. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Sanaa – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the country’s top general are hashing out a political settlement in which both men would resign from their positions within days in favor of a civilian-led transitional government, according to three people familiar with the situation.

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    The outlines of that peaceful transition emerged amid rising tension over the standoff between the President Saleh and Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, who earlier this week broke ranks and declared his support for the array of protesters demanding that the president step down immediately.

    Opposing tanks from units loyal to Mr. Saleh and to Gen. Ahmar have faced off in the streets of San’a all week and tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators continued their vigil in the capital’s Change Square.

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    13 years ago

    The real question is ‘what now?’. It doesn’t surprise me that so many Moslem countries are trying to overthrow the dictatorships they’ve been suffering under for so long. But what’s the replacement going to be like? Is it another Iran, who exchanged a shah for an ayatollah?

    13 years ago

    hopefully this becomes like a turkey rather than like an iran

    villyamsburger
    villyamsburger
    13 years ago

    Its not a mission of overthrowing dictatorship. Its rather getting rid of a ever lasting regime.
    They are not looking to be less dictated.
    Arabs in fact want to be dictated. They want to be ruled by sheria law its something we as yiden should very well understand.
    Its too long to explain but I hope u get my point