If not....
"The Yemen Hidden Agenda: Behind the Al-Qaeda Scenarios, A Strategic Oil Transit Chokepoint
For some months the world has seen a steady escalation of US military involvement in Yemen, a dismally poor land adjacent to Saudi Arabia on its north, the Red Sea on its west, the Gulf of Aden on its south, opening to the Arabian Sea, overlooking another desolate land that has been in the headlines of late, Somalia. The evidence suggests that the Pentagon and US intelligence are moving to militarize a strategic chokepoint for the world’s oil flows, Bab el-Mandab, and using the Somalia piracy incident, together with claims of a new Al Qaeda threat arising from Yemen, to militarize one of the world’s most important oil transport routes. In addition, undeveloped petroleum reserves in the territory between Yemen and Saudi Arabia are reportedly among the world’s largest.
Yeah, funny how those guys always show up where there is OIL, huh?
"US, Britain shut down embassies in Yemen; Decision prompted by Al Qaeda threats" by David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, New York Times | January 4, 2010
WASHINGTON - The United States and Britain closed their embassies in the capital of Yemen yesterday, citing ongoing threats from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terrorist group linked to the plot to bomb an international flight on its descent into Detroit on Christmas Day.
They keep flogging the "Christmas Day" bomber.
And remember, he's Muslim.
WHO BENEFITS from that, 'eh, stoo-pid Amurkn?
US military and intelligence officials said the first warnings of imminent attacks came three weeks ago, using information obtained through enhanced intelligence-sharing established with Yemen last year. The information pointed to four suicide bombers headed to Sana to attack Western targets, possibly the US and British embassies. Military strikes thwarted those attacks, the officials say.
Okay, so WHY are the embassies CLOSING NOW?
I mean, CAN the AGENDA-PUSHING BS be ANY MORE OBVIOUS?
The closure of the embassies came as President Obama’s counterterrorism chief, John O. Brennan, insisted in an array of Sunday television appearances that there were only “disparate bits and pieces of information’’ available to intelligence agencies that “for whatever reason’’ were not put together in time to stop the suspect.... “There was no smoking gun piece of intelligence out there that said he was a terrorist,’’ he said on CNN’s “State of the Union.’’
But we have a smoking pile of rubble from missile strikes.
Yeah, and two days later it is we “could not 'connect those dots.'’’
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Yesterday’s decision to close the embassies came after a quiet 90-minute visit with Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, by General David H. Petraeus, who heads Central Command, the US military command responsible for the Middle East.
Oh, I see; Saleh was told what was going down.
He delivered a message from Obama that administration officials described as one of support for Yemen’s unity - Saleh is battling separatist movements and is eager to have the use of US technology - and for its counterterrorism efforts. It was Petraeus’s third trip to Yemen since he took up his post 14 months ago.
Oh, so THEY HAVE BEEN working on this for QUITE SOME TIME!
Saleh wants money and arms, not troops.
Well, it's ALL PART of the PACKAGE!
One doesn't come without the other; of course, the THIRD COMPONENT is OCCUPATION, but we'll deal with those other things a bit later.
Oh, yeah, the $$$$. Good thing you aren't running budget deficits or need ash for anything like foreclosure relief or healthcare, America. Good thing you got "change" in the last election.
Well, we got "change" but in the WRONG DIRECTION!
In fiscal 2009, US security aid to Yemen was $67 million, a figure that Petraeus said would more than double in 2010, to around $150 million, if Congress approves.
Oh, they will approve. They always approve war funds, and promptly at that. They never have to wait like you do, American taxpayers and citizens.
But as the past few weeks have shown, the most important commodity is intelligence about Al Qaeda’s plans.
Oh yeah?
"Al-CIA-Duh?"
Prop 101: Al-CIA-Duh and the OSI
Prop 101: Al-CIA-Duh's Greatest Hits
Prop 101: The "Terrorism" Business
"Al-CIA-Duh" School in Somalia
New York Times Admits War on Terror is U.S. Creation
"Al-CIA-Duh," right!What do you mean there is no Al Qaeda?
You mean Al Qaeda doesn't even exist?
Then why are we in Yemen, America?
Oh, THAT PLAN we ALL HATE!
The WORLD DOMINATION PLAN of PNAC!
So when is the NEXT FALSE FLAG, eh?
The security assistance last year paid for training and equipping Yemeni security forces, and the “sensitive support’’ of highly classified communication intercepts and satellite imagery. How to step up aid to the Yemeni government - without creating such a heavy presence that it inspires others in the country to join the Al Qaeda affiliate’s ranks - will also be one of the first issues on Obama’s agenda this week.
And what about the SEPARATE SHI'ITE REBELLION, huh?
You NEVER SEE or HEAR MUCH about the people the SAUDIS are helping to SMASH, do you. America? It's all "Al-CIA-DUH, Al-CIA-Duh, Al-CIA-Duh."
And WHO put Yemen ON his AGENDA? That "Christmas Day" bomber should showed up at JUST the RIGHT TIME, huh?
According to senior US military officials, the threats picked up against Western targets in Sana in December came from communications intercepts and informants on the ground, and indicated that four Al Qaeda suicide bombers were en route to Sana. This information led to the strikes on Dec. 17, in which the United States provided firepower and intelligence - and likely cruise missiles, though officials have not confirmed their use....
Yeah, we sent a couple missiles in there and slaughtered who knows who.
Whoever they were, they were INNOCENTS SACRIFICED for a LIE in my book!
These first strikes also hit two Al Qaeda training camps. Some of the information learned from the interrogation of the surviving suicide bomber, as well as from other sources, helped provide information for the Dec. 24 strike on sites where US officials believed the two top Al Qaeda leaders in Yemen were attending a meeting with Anwar al-Awlaki, the radical US-born cleric who has been linked to the Fort Hood, Texas, killings. Awlaki is believed to have survived that attack.
Something just doesn't sound right about a "suicider" surviving.
And about that cleric (color codes my emphasis):
"Airline Terror Mission Blessed by Radical Imam
The Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner had his suicide mission personally blessed in Yemen by Anwar al-Awlaki, the Muslim imam suspected of radicalizing the Fort Hood shooting suspect, a U.S. intelligence source has told The Washington Times.
"Actually, the US Government rescinded a warrant for this guy's arrest in 2002. He was imprisoned in Yemen but released 2 years ago. His fellow clerics openly accuse him of cooperating with the CIA." -- Wake the Flock Up"Khattab (aka Joseph Cohen) Removes All Traces of Link to Ft. Hood Killer Hasan
But whether or not this particular "Slave of Allah" is Nidal Hasan is not important. Certainly the Revolution Muslim user "ooklepookle" is Hasan's friend Duane Reasoner. What is important is that Khattab has been busy removing webpages from his site connecting him to "ooklepookle". When we originally reported the relationship we had to use a Google cache page. All webpages showing "ooklepookle" at Revolution Muslim had already been removed. Google's archive -- a snapshot of what the webpage looked like at a single moment in time -- remained.
Officials: U.S. Army Told of Hasan's Contacts with al Qaeda
U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan was attempting to make contact with an individual associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News.
".... one of the "Al Qaeda" operatives Hasan may have been in contact with was Yousef al-Khattab, aka Joseph Cohen. The Imam mentioned in this article, Anwar al Awlaki, is thought by many of his fellow clerics to be working with the CIA. When he was living in the US in 2002, a warrant for his arrest was inexplicably rescinded by the US Attorney in Denver, an indication that a deal may have been made then. Anwar al Awlaki was also claimed to have been a point of contact for two of the 9-11 accused." -- Wake the Flock Up
Yup, he is Al-CIA-Duh, all right.
What do you mean there is no Al Qaeda?
You mean Al Qaeda doesn't even exist?
Related: MSM Covering Up Military Munity at Fort Hood
MSM Putting the Hood Over the American Public
Taking the Hood Off the AmeriKan MSM
Are the LIES and OMISSIONS beyond belief or what, America?
And YOU THINK you are getting FACTS when you open a "newspaper?"
What's next, an Iranian connection?
Pfffft!
Until recently, Al Qaeda had been a secondary issue for the Yemenis, far less important than the running war between the north and the south in the country. But Saleh is reported to have been alarmed at evidence that Al Qaeda was beginning to make targets of Yemeni leaders and various locations in Sana....
Ooooookay.
He might be more alarmed at OUR PLANS soon.
SAN'A, Yemen --Yemeni security forces clashed with al-Qaida fighters Monday, killing two, the latest sign the embattled, longtime president is making good on vows that his country will cooperate with the United States in fighting the terror network.
Yeah, you better or we will have to INVADE!!!!
Washington is embracing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the battle against al-Qaida's offshoot here, but it may be making a risky bet. The mercurial Saleh has held onto power for 31 years in this fragmented nation by relying on a system of manipulation -- centralizing power within his family while buying off rivals and unruly tribesmen, Yemeni and American observers say.
Yeah, he's been OUR GUY the WHOLE TIME -- which is why the war-promoting, agenda-pushing Zionist AmeriKan MSM rarely mentioned them until now.
At times, that has meant forging alliances with Islamic extremists, and Saleh has frustrated U.S. officials in recent years by freeing jailed al-Qaida figures on promises they would not engage in terrorism. Several top militants have since broken those promises.
Sounds like a REGIME CHANGE is on the way, but let's hold off for a minute, 'kay?
Observers warn that Saleh's rule is buckling under the weight of multiple crises, deep poverty and widespread corruption. The government has full control only around the capital, leaving much of the mountainous nation to heavily armed tribes, some of which have given refuge to al-Qaida fighters.
"Saleh is facing the most difficult time of his presidency," said Ali Seif Hassan, director of a Yemeni organization that mediates government-opposition dialogue. "Now he faces the decision whether to keep going as he has, all the way to becoming a failed state, or to make the hard choices to avoid that," he said.
That means COME ON IN U.S., huh?
That hasn't seemed to help Afghanistan or Iraq much.
For the U.S., the situation raises parallels with Iraq and Afghanistan, where Washington has had to go beyond military action to infuse economic help while pushing political reform on sometimes reluctant political leaders in hopes of undermining support for militants.
Didn't I just say that?
With an injection of U.S. counterterror aid and help for its security forces, Yemen's government has vowed in recent weeks to work with the U.S. in stamping out the estimated hundreds of al-Qaida fighters who have built up strongholds in the country's remote regions....
The renewed determination brought praise Monday from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. "The United States commends Yemen for the recent actions it has taken to disrupt (al-Qaida) networks and we are reiterating our commitment to assist in those efforts," she said.
In Monday's clashes, Yemeni security forces attacked a group of al-Qaida militants moving through the mountainous area of Arhab, northeast of the capital, security officials said....
The battle came as the U.S. and British embassies in San'a were shut down for a second day Monday after threats of an imminent al-Qaida attack.
But MISSILE STRIKES KILLED that plot WEEKS AGO! WTF?!!!
Talk about a STAGED and SCRIPTED YO-YO ride, American public!
What s*** MSM and government!
Other Western embassies took similar steps Monday: The French and Czech embassies were closed to the public, while the Spanish and German embassies limited the number of visitors, their governments said. The fight against the group took on greater urgency after the failed Christmas attempt to bomb an American passenger jet.
I KNEW they wouldn't leave out the CUI BONO CATALYST!
Over the weekend, President Barack Obama vowed that his administration has "made it a priority to strengthen our partnership with the Yemeni government -- training and equipping their security forces, sharing intelligence and working with them to strike al-Qaida terrorists."
Yeah, GOOD THING that Christmas doof showed up when he did, huh?
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Saleh's government says the United States and other nations must also provide economic aid to tackle deepening poverty that it says fuels support for al-Qaida among Yemen's swelling population of 22 million. Ruling party spokesman Tareq al-Shami said the international community must "set a vision for complete economic development to treat the sources of terrorism."
Many observers say Saleh's regime itself must change.
I don't think they can MAKE IT ANY CLEARER, 'eh?
"The mode of rule that Saleh has mastered over 30 years is no longer sustainable. The Yemeni government is running out of money," Gregory Johnsen, a Yemen expert at Princeton University, told The Associated Press.
And thus the U.S. MUST GET IN THERE NOW!!
Thank the stars for "Xmas bomber," huh?
Oil revenues -- which provide 70 percent of the budget -- plummeted last year....
Oh, you SEE WHY we need to BE THERE, 'eh, America?
The resource drain could undermine Saleh's ability to keep both supporters and opponents in line as he aligns closer to the Americans.... At the same time, the government is waging a costly war with Shiite rebels in the north and fighting separatists in the south....
Oh, I'm sorry, THAT did NOT MAKE my printed paper copy!
Nor did this:
Saleh, a military officer, rose to power in 1978 after two previous presidents were assassinated, one after only eight months in power.
More CIA manipulations?
"A doctrinaire Marxist, Ismail seized power in mid-1978 as head of a triumvirate that overthrew (and executed) President Salem Robaye Ali for "laxism toward reactionary states." Ismail strengthened his country's ties with Moscow and last year signed a friendship treaty with the U.S.S.R. Soviet arms and experts poured into South Yemen, raising the specter of a Soviet-run military base near the oilfields and shipping lanes of the Persian Gulf."
Nope.
Many expected Saleh would not last long either.
Related:
"Saleh has held a one-man rule since 1978, first as President of North Yemen (the Yemen Arab Republic) and since 1990 as President of the unified new Yemen. The southern army revolt failed as Saleh enlisted al-Fadhli and other Yemeni Salafists, followers of a conservative interpretation of Islam, and jihadists to fight the formerly Marxist forces of the Yemen Socialist Party in the south. Before 1990, Washington and the Saudi Kingdom backed and supported Saleh and his policy of Islamization as a bid to contain the communist south.[2] Since then Saleh has relied on a strong Salafist-jihadi movement to retain a one-man dictatorial rule."
And you wonder why "Al-CIA-Duh" is there?
But the 67-year-old leader cemented his hold by planting close relatives -- including a son -- in top military commands, and he has centralized political and economic power in his family. He also struck alliances with Islamic extremists, known as Salafis. Many of the Salafis hold a similar fiercely anti-U.S. ideology as al-Qaida -- and they have considerable influence in the government, military and economy.
Yeah, NO NEED to mention that in my newspaper -- or on the web, for that matter!
Yemen is also the second most corrupt nation in the Arab world after Iraq, according to a 2009 report by the watchdog group Transparency International. Arms smuggling is rampant, providing weaponry to the country's tribes, many of which resent the government, saying they are left out of Saleh's patronage system....
Hassan, however, said American aid could prove a life saver for Saleh. "It is a turning point for Yemen, and .... there are indications he will turn to the right side," Hassan said. "He has no other options. He has reached a dead end after all his maneuvering."
He better watch his back, especially with us pouring into the country.
Related:
"the FBI and the CIA, having a "permanent" presence in Yemen since 2003."
And Al-CIA-Duh has GROWN, huh?
Related: Yemen, an Uneasy Ally, Proves Adept at Playing Off Old Rivals
That was a long time ago, huh?
Oh, we are ALREADY THERE!!
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Yes, the Globe played switcheroo with the web version:
SANA, Yemen - Yemen, which Washington sees as a revived new front against Al Qaeda....
Saleh, 67, is wily, witty, and fit.... trying to consolidate the power of his family, the analysts say. As Yemen’s oil revenues erode and Saleh has fewer resources to spread around, so the reach of the central government has been shrinking. “The government is practically caged in the capital,’’ Sana, one senior Western diplomat said.
Saleh presents the Obama administration with a problem that is all too familiar in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is amenable to US support, but his ineffective and corrupt bureaucracy has limited reach. And his willingness to battle Al Qaeda, which he does not view as his main enemy, is questionable.....
And thus IN WE GO, America!!!
Much of Yemen is in turmoil. There is rebellion in the north and a growing secessionist movement in the south. In important provinces where key oil resources are and where Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is strong....
Have you HAD ENOUGH YET, readers?
Murad Zafir, a Yemeni political analyst, referring to a southern province: “There are large areas of the country where there is no electricity, no running water, and no central authority.’’
That is not "Al-CIA-Duh" or "terrorists."
That is a POPULATION FED UP with OPPRESSION and REPRESSION!
United States aid has been paltry up until last year, and it was only when US intelligence could show Saleh that his family was being singled out by Al Qaeda that he began to take the group’s threat seriously, diplomats said....
This IS ABOUT REGIME CHANGE, readers!!!
The sense of Yemen as a family corporation that has also enriched itself is part of the problem, Zafir said; the president’s mosque, al-Saleh Mosque, was completed less than two years ago and is said to have cost at least $120 million....
Yeah, it's only okay if you are a (rhymes with) you-know-who.
With oil revenues down, Saleh has had to turn to outside allies to help finance the war in the north. Saudi Arabia provided $2 billion last year to make up for the budget shortfall, an amount that dwarfs the $150 million in security assistance that the United States will ask Congress to approve for fiscal year 2010. “The Saudis understand,’’ said Ahmed M. al-Kibisi, a political scientist at Sana University, “that they are the real prize for Al Qaeda, and Yemen is the platform.’’
So ALL that COOPERATION and supplying of terrorists that you thought would protect you meant NOTHING, Saudi!!
To heck with Iran, YOU are NEXT!!!!
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Related: The Saudis Silent Declaration of War
Sure has been in the Zionist AmeriKan MSM ever since!
That is what is known as SETTING UP a COUP!!!!
SANA, Yemen - Yemen insisted yesterday that it is capable of leading the fight against Al Qaeda, revealing friction with the United States in their growing alliance against the terror group.
I think he has FIGURED IT OUT, folks!
The DEVIL came to his door and he LET 'EM IN!
The Yemen government sent thousands of troops this week to remote provinces where Al Qaeda has set up strongholds, and it has carried out a series of US-backed strikes against militant hide-outs in the past month. Yemeni officials have been angered by suggestions the state is too weakened to handle the fight. The closure of the US Embassy in the capital this week became a case in point, rankling some officials who said it gave the appearance that Yemeni security forces could not protect the facilities.
All to make a propaganda point!
Doesn't the arrogant U.S government ever learn?
Yesterday, as the embassy reopened, the Interior Ministry insisted the fight against Al Qaeda was under control, saying Yemeni forces “have imposed a security cordon around Al Qaeda elements everywhere they are present and . . . are observing and pursuing them around the clock.’’
More broadly, the intensified partnership with the United States presents dilemmas for Yemen. The government is concerned that too public an American role in the antiterror campaign could embarrass the government, presenting it as weak before a Yemeni public where mistrust of the United States runs high.
Yeah, NO ONE LIKES US when we BOMB THEM with OUR DICTATOR!
It also could bring a backlash from Islamic conservatives who are a major pillar of support for President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Oh, the "terrorists" he counts on for support? Funny how that is LEFT OUT of the printed paper us rubes are sent!
Moreover, Yemeni officials appear worried American aid will come with pressure on Saleh to reform his rule in this unstable, divided nation.
What, he THOUGHT NOT?
Pretty NAIVE for a DICTATOR who has held power for 30 YEARS!
The government is sensitive over any hint of meddling in its internal affairs.
Which one isn't?
But at the same time, it is being battered by multiple crises and needs assistance. It has little control outside the capital, and heavily armed tribes hold sway over large parts of the mountainous, impoverished nation. Many tribes are disgruntled with Saleh, and some have allowed Al Qaeda fighters to take refuge. On other fronts, it is battling Shi’ite rebels in the north and a revived separatist campaign in the once-independent south.
Oh, FINALLY, the Shi'ite rebels are mentioned.
The US Embassy reopened its doors following a two-day closure because of what Washington called an imminent threat of Al Qaeda attack. The British Embassy, which had also closed, resumed operations, though consular and visa services remained closed. Other Western embassies maintained heightened security, including the French and Czech, which closed to the public, and the Spanish and German, which were restricting visitors. The US Embassy said it reopened after Yemeni actions the day before addressed the threats - an apparent reference to clashes Monday northeast of the capital in which two Al Qaeda fighters were killed.
Yeah, except those strikes were WEEKS AGO!!!!
Still, several Yemeni security and government officials privately expressed anger over the closures. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of US-Yemeni ties. The Interior Ministry suggested the closings were unnecessary, insisting “security is good in the capital and the provinces, and there is no fear for the lives of any foreigner or foreign embassy.’’ It said Yemeni forces had captured five militants in recent days in the capital and the western region of Hodeida.
Earlier this week, security officials said thousands of troops had been sent to three provinces - Marib, Jouf, and Abyan - where Al Qaeda is believed to have its strongest presence. There have been no reports of fighting or other operations after the deployment. It appeared to be aimed at beefing up the military’s strength in the region, where the government has almost no authority.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday praised Yemeni action but warned that Al Qaeda’s offshoot in Yemen has become a global threat. The group is being blamed for planning the Christmas attempt to bomb a US passenger jet.
Please, just SHUT UP, lady!!!!
President Obama has sharply increased aid to beef up Yemen’s counterterrorism forces and promised a deepening partnership with San’a. Yemen has welcomed the American help, but the partnership could prove problematic as the two countries try to establish who is in control.
What? That sure is an eerie and cryptic statement, 'eh?
President Saleh’s son Ahmad - who many believe is being groomed to succeed his father - heads the nation’s counter-terrorism force, and the government would probably resist any US attempt to bypass him in the fight. Security officials privately expressed concern the United States and Britain will seek to create a new counterterrorism unit. Yemeni officials say American help should be focused on funding and training the existing forces and exchanges of intelligence.
Yeah, the Saleh's finally got a clue, but TOO LATE!!
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UPDATE:
I must confess, I wonder about the shell-game censorship and triple play articles and cuts all over the place, etc.
Hey, agenda-pushing, war-promoting, AmeriKan MSM, what's up with that?
From the (dutifully marked in red and black ink) PRINTED PAGE!
"Yemen official tells AP US troops not wanted" by Lee Keath, Associated Press Writer | January 6, 2010
Uh-oh.
I think you are going to get them anyway, and if you don't like it, see above, you know, that parallel government, 'er, anti-terror squad we are setting up with the Brits.
Going to welcome us with flowers and candy, right?
SAN'A, Yemen --As Yemen becomes the new front in the war on terror, its leaders want this to be clear: It does not intend to become another Iraq or Afghanistan with thousands of U.S. troops on the ground.
Can it be any clearer, America?
SPELLING IT OUT in the FIRST PARAGRAPH!!
And the signal to Yemen's dictatorship?
Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi drew some red lines Wednesday in its burgeoning alliance with Washington against al-Qaida, telling The Associated Press that Yemen welcomes U.S. and foreign troops for training, intelligence and logistical support.
"But not in any other capacity," he said, adding, "there is a lot of sensitivity" among Yemenis about foreign combat troops. He underlined that Yemeni forces would remain under Yemeni command, without any joint authority with the Americans. His comments came as Yemeni security forces carried out a hunt....
And who is going to stop us? Yemen's army? "Al-CIA-Duh?" The Shi'ite rebels? They would probably welcome us, yeah -- for a while.
So who else?
U.N.?
They don't stop anything.
Iran?
Ooooh, maybe on to something -- but they are too smart and cagey for that.
Russia or China?
Can we say World War III yet?
Washington and San'a are still feeling out how far they can go in their newly intensified partnership against al-Qaida....
I'm not liking the imagery that brings up in my mind, readers.
And relationship has changed in just a few days, huh?
Dictator getting cold feet?
Military personnel from the United States and other Western countries are already on the ground helping train Yemeni counterterror units and exchanging intelligence, and Washington and Britain are ramping up aid, pouring in tens of millions of dollars to build up the security forces.
Yeah, the SPIES have been running around since WELL BEFORE 9/11!!!!
Yemen's government has been weakened by wars, poverty and its own misrule and corruption. Central authority barely extends beyond the capital, and heavily armed tribes control large areas. Many tribes are bitter toward San'a, and some give refuge to al-Qaida fighters.
And the Shi'ite rebels? I keep waiting for them to mention those guys instead of "Al-CIA-Duh, Al-CIA-Duh, Al-CIA-duh" all the time!
Related:
"The Yemeni government has long accused Iran of supporting the Huthis, despite the fact that Zaydism is doctrinally distinct from the Shi’ism practiced in Iran."
Hey, wouldn't they be a HELP against "Al-CIA-Duh" AND Iran?
The U.S. says....
That's where the axe falls; I read enough lies.
The U.S. and other Western countries temporarily closed their embassies in San'a after threats of a terrorist attack surfaced.
In which they missiled the guys to death weeks ago!
WTF? Talk about a STAGED and SCRIPTED PoS!
The move was criticized by al-Qirbi. "It was the wrong decision actually," he said of the closures Sunday and Monday. "Closing embassies in response to a threat plays into the hands of the terrorists."
Isn't that what this WHOLE BOOGA-BOOGA SHMOOGA is ABOUT?!!
He was also critical of Obama's decision to halt the release of Yemenis held at Guantanamo Bay military prison, out of fear they could return to terror activities.
Now THAT WILL get you some "errant" missile strikes if you are not careful!!!
The government "would like Yemenis to be handed over" and will prosecute any who committed crimes, al-Qirbi said. Al-Qirbi said the U.S. should focus itself on building up Yemen's own forces. Mistrust of the United States is high among the population of 22 million, and President Ali Abdullah Saleh relies in part on support from Islamic conservatives -- including some in the military -- who may resist too close an alliance with the Americans against al-Qaida.
Okay, THAT is a CLEAR SIGNAL to Yemen's dictatorship that they are on the clock!!! NO MENTION of the "terrorists" the dictator depends on for support; NO MENTION of the fact that the MILITARY is HIS FAMILY; and those Houthis?!!!
As a result, while Yemen has embraced U.S. help, Saleh is deeply wary of giving up too much authority or appearing to be a tool of Washington, a charge often leveled by extremists against Afghan President Hamid Karzai....
I'll clue him in on something: YOU ALREADY DO, dude!!!!
Just by HAVING US IN!!
It's like INVITING an (in this case, oil-sucking) VAMPIRE into your house!
And what my printed paper whacked:
On Tuesday, security forces arrested three other cell members wounded in the clash while they were being treated in a hospital in a nearby town. Four people who took them to the hospital were also detained, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday....
The [air] strikes have also illustrated the sensitive nature of U.S. cooperation, amid media reports that U.S. cruise missiles or warplanes were used in the attacks.
Yes, OBAMA SIGNED OFF ON IT!
U.S. officials have not confirmed the reports, and Yemen says its air force -- which has Russian-made MiG warplanes -- carried out the strikes with U.S. intelligence help.
So THOSE are what Yemen would fight back with?
MiG down, huh?
Related: The Russian Bear Awakes From Hibernation
Russia Flies the Friendly Skies
Maybe not.
Earlier this week, al-Qirbi insisted there is no agreement allowing the American military to use cruise missiles, armed drones or warplanes on Yemeni territory, "and there is no proposal for such an agreement."
Translation: We approve of the bombings and have signed off on them like Pakistan's government; however, we must say this lie to mollify our people.
A number of women, children and other civilians were reported killed in one of the strikes, a Dec. 17 attack on a suspected al-Qaida training camp.
Yeah, YOU WOULDN'T WANT to bring THAT UP AGAIN, Glob!
The deaths raised an outcry among Yemenis -- and San'a fears the possibility of fueling sympathy for al-Qaida, as Afghan and Pakistani officials argue U.S. strikes have in their countries. An international conference being convened by Britain with the U.S. and other nations on Jan. 27 will explore ways of fighting al-Qaida in Yemen. Al-Qirbi said he hopes the London gathering will bring promises of aid....
Yeah, THEY THOUGHT they were getting $$$$; instead, they are getting an OCCUPATION or a COUP!!!
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This is to what you webbers were treated:
"Yemen arrests three militants after shoot-out; Alleged Qaeda leader is among those captured" by Steven Erlanger, New York Times | January 7, 2010
SANA, Yemen - Yemen announced yesterday that it had arrested three militants from a cell of Al Qaeda suspected of making threats to Western targets here.
The three had been wounded Monday in a fight with Yemeni forces in the Arhab region, 25 miles from Sana, the capital, and were captured at a hospital, officials said....
Somehow I sense a Geneva conventions violation nearby.
The three arrests are a good sign of Yemen’s new focus on fighting Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, another senior Western diplomat said. The government’s ability and willingness to grapple with terrorist suspects are major questions. Its reach is limited, and it is fighting rebels in the north and secessionists in the south that it regards as a more direct threat to its power....
Okay, one last call for Shi'ites, NYT!!!!
Yeah, you know what the rest is, readers.
So WHERE is the AGENDA HEADED for REAL, readers?
Let's go STRAIGHT to the EDITORIAL SOURCE!
Just MISSILE STRIKES that SLAUGHTER INNOCENTS on the ALTAR of LIES we call "A-CIA-Duh" terrorism!!!!
"Action, not reaction, in Yemen
.... It would be a mistake to over-react and take steps that could play into the hands of Al Qaeda. The grist for over-reaction is apparent. Senator Joseph Lieberman, for instance, cited the need to “act preemptively’’ to prevent “tomorrow’s war.’’ In Boston, there have been calls to stop a delivery of natural gas loaded in that country. Yet the reality is that Yemen has served as a nesting place for Al Qaeda for many years, even before Sept. 11, 2001.
Yeah, wave the bloody shirt.
As for reality, what connection a lying, divisive, obfuscating, omitting, agenda-pushing, war-promoting, Zionist AmeriKan War Daily is beyond me because THERE IS NONE!
Lately, Yemen’s government has been receiving increased security assistance from Washington. Indeed, the group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said the Christmas Day plot was meant as revenge for the US role in recent air strikes that killed 60 extremists in Yemen last month.
Already the "Christmas Day plot" propaganda has begun, second on par only to 9/11 (emergency, help).
Now we have a MUSLIM BOMBER trying to blow up a plane at CHRISTIAN CHRISTMAS TIME!
And the INDELIBLE IMAGERY to be IMPLANTED on the American mind by the JEWISH MASS MEDIA?
You know the answer to that one!!!
For the record, and as a Christian, I've never felt any animosity or beef from Muslims or towards them, ever.
That's why this "terrorist Al-CIA-Duh" crap was such a surprise -- even before I discovered the term false flag and the truth about 9/11.
And you gotta love this next lead-in....
Al Qaeda uses conflict with America as a key element of its recruiting efforts.
And what are all those TAXPAYER-FUNDED RECRUITING ADS for ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, and MARINES I SEE all Sunday long, hmmmmm?
That is why, in the past, the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations have all wisely refrained from trumpeting intelligence cooperation, arms transfers, and joint planning of anti-terrorist operations with the Yemeni government. President Obama must avoid being provoked into public threats of military actions in Yemen.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever, Glob.
There is already the danger that ongoing US missile strikes against Al Qaeda targets in areas of Yemen dominated by local tribes may turn those tribes against the foreigners who kill their people - and thus endow Al Qaeda with the local protectors the extremists want and need.
Oh, YOU THINK?
I mean, AmeriKa just took to Muslims and bin-Laden when we thought he did it, huh?
What an INSULTING PIECE of NONSENSICAL GARBAGE!!
And what THAT tells you is the "terrorists" -- those that are NOT CIA RUNNING AROUND in-country -- are INDIGENOUS FOLK DEFENDING THEMSELVES -- once again -- from GOVERNMENT SLAUGHTER!!!
Above all, Obama must reject any calls for US boots on the ground in Yemen.
Okay, so NO OFFICIAL OCCUPATION (you can never count out "contractors"), but MORE MISSILES, yaaaay (puke)!!
Nothing would better suit Al Qaeda leaders than to lure America into another counterinsurgency war in another Muslim country.
Now it is REALLY REACHING the POINT of UNBEARABLE INSULT!!
Yeah, "Al-CIA-Duh" is "luring" us places by "lurking!"
Given the record of released Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo returning home to join, and in some cases lead, Al Qaeda, it makes sense for Obama to keep at least some of the more suspect ones here in high-security US prisons.
Yeah, you knew that was coming.
Related: Plan to house detainees in Ill. prison is delayed
Yeah, somehow that never appeared in my newspaper, and it is from a former Globe Pulitzer Prize winner (who now writes for you-know-who).
What, Globe carrying a grudge?
But otherwise the shrewdest US policy toward Yemen is to keep as low a profile as possible while providing extensive assistance to Yemeni authorities in their local war against terrorism.
In other words, WAGE a BUTCHERING WAR and the MSM will NOT COVER IT (just as they ignore Saudi's role and activities now).
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More MSM s***-slop:
Bomb suspect was flagged
It was expected that building up the lists would require additional resources.... No firings over the December security debacle are expected...."
"Fla. police: Man threatening Jews taken off flight" by Curt Anderson, AP Legal Affairs Writer | January 7, 2010
MIAMI -- a Detroit-bound plane....
!!!!!
FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela said there were no indications the incident was connected to terrorism. The bureau was initially brought in to look into the disturbance but is no longer involved in the investigation and is treating the case as a local matter. The disturbance came the same day as military jets escorted a commercial jetliner bound for Hawaii back to the Portland, Ore., airport because of a disruptive passenger. The FBI said there was no known terrorism link in that case. The passenger, identified only as a 56-year-old man from Salem, Ore., was released.
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Mansor Mohammad Asad's son, 27-year-old Mickey Asad, told The Associated Press that his father, 43, of Toledo, Ohio, suffered from bipolar disorder and was in and out of mental institutions when he was younger.
Great, just great; ANOTHER FALSE FLAG SCARE!!
"He's far from a terrorist," said the younger Asad. "He just lost his temper. There's no excuse, but someone had to have pushed his button"
So WHO PRESCRIBED the MEDS, huh?
Mansor Asad, who owns an appliance store in Toledo, was returning home from a vacation in Miami with his sister and his 14-year-old daughter.
Oh, THIS IS JUST STINKING MORE by the SENTENCE, readers!!!
His son said his father has a short temper and extensive criminal record. He also said his father had been doing better in recent years. "This is such a strange turn," he said....
Yeah!
Witnesses told investigators who boarded the plane that Asad was loud, disruptive and claimed to be Palestinian. His son said he was an American citizen of Palestinian descent.
I CAN NOT TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Officers didn't find any weapons or explosives on Asad, who police said was agitated and aggressive at times, according to an arrest affidavit. Authorities used a stun gun to subdue Asad on the jet bridge after he charged at an officer with fists clenched. He also chanted in a foreign language and threatened officers during a search....
Ever hear of Project MK Ultra or Operation Bluebird, readers?
Can you SMELL the STENCH?
The Transportation Security Administration said three of Asad's companions were also taken off the plane and questioned. The plane later departed without incident after a search using police dogs....
F*** flying.
NEVER AGAIN!!
Hey, what's one more expected omission, right?
