Yemen – Yemeni President Hurt Worse Than Thought

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    Yemeni army soldiers stand guard in a street in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. U.S. officials said Tuesday that Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was more badly injured than thought in a blast at his compound last week, complicating the U.S. response to increased instability in a key battleground in the war against al-Qaida. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)Yemen – Obama administration officials say Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh was more badly injured than thought in a rocket attack on his compound last week.

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    Three U.S. officials say Saleh has burns covering some 40 percent of his body and is suffering from bleeding inside his skull.

    The U.S. officials spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.

    Information about Saleh’s condition is circulating in Washington as the U.S. presses for him to leave power.

    On Monday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for an “immediate transition” in Yemen. She said the country needs a process that “everyone knows is going to lead to the sort of economic and political reforms that they are seeking.”

    Saleh is in Saudi Arabia receiving medical treatment.


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    awacs
    awacs
    12 years ago

    We need ‘regime change’ in Washington.

    GB_Jew
    GB_Jew
    12 years ago

    “… Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh was more badly injured than thought in a rocket attack on his compound last week.”

    It could not have happened to a nicer chap!

    [To eliminate any possible doubt in the minds of any detractors who might be reading this, that was a joke. Just thought I would let you know as humor seems to be in short supply here these days.]