Posted on 05/14/2009 2:40:00 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Nasser Al-Wuhaishi declared on Wednesday his support for what he called "the rejection of oppression", referring to the protests which have been taking place since April in the southern cities.
At least eight Yemenis, including four soldiers, have been killed in a week of unrest in Abyan, Lahj and Aldhala'a, where witnessed clashes between the government and groups of locals who complained that northerners have abused a unity agreement to grab their resources and discriminate against them, and raised slogans call for separating their governorates from Yemen, which was united in 1990.
"What you are demanding is your right granted to you by your religion... injustice, oppression and tyranny should not be practiced in the name of unity," Al-Wuhaishi said in a audiotape carried by SITE Intelligence, a US group that monitors Islamist websites.
"We in the Al-Qaeda network support what you are doing: your rejection of oppression practised against you and others, your fight against the government and your defending yourself."
Al Qaeda called for Islamic rule in Yemen and vowed to retaliate for what it said was the killing of civilians in the clashes. "The time for the rule of Islam has come so that you could bask in the justice and tolerance it brings" said Al-Wuhaish, also known as Abu Basir
"The injustice that befell you, God willing, will not pass without punishment. The killing of Muslims in the streets is a great crime that has no justification."
Al-Wuhaishi criticized President Ali Abdullah Saleh saying:"As far as we are concerned, Ali Abdullah Saleh is an infidel and an agent ... and today he is using all forms of oppression with the pretext of preserving unity."
The US has backed Yemen's moves to crack down on al Qaeda after the September 11, 2001 attacks on U.S. cities.
Yemen has witnessed a number of attacks claimed by the organization in recent years against foreign missions, tourist sites and oil installations.
Good job Al-Queda has never done anything like that.
Speaking of SOUTH YEMEN:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2252380/posts
“Library Named After Palestinian Suicide Bomber Wafa Idris Inaugurated at a Yemen Children’s Hospital”
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2357 ^ | May 14, 2009 | n/a
Posted on May 16, 2009 2:47:37 PM PDT by Cindy
Another great “ally” of ours.
A bit off thread topic, but fyi:
Note: The following blog entry is a quote:
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/20060.htm
Pakistani Minister: Al-Qaeda Leaders Escaping To Somalia And Yemen
Many senior Al-Qaeda leaders are escaping to Somalia and Yemen, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said.
According to a report in the Lahore-based Daily Times, the interior minister said that Egypt, Sudan and Yemen-based Al-Qaeda groups were backing the Taliban and other terrorist organizations in Pakistan.
‘‘Some people are still providing shelter to Al-Qaeda leaders,’’ he said, adding that preparations for developing a new database of all foreigners entering Pakistan are underway.
Source: Daily Times, Pakistan, September 15, 2009
Posted at: 2009-09-15
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