U.S. Doubts Yemen Ability as Ally in Fight on Terror

upi ^ | 2.2.10 | upi

[Flavius]

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency doubts Yemen would be a tough ally of the U.S. in the fight on Al Qaeda at a time when the government is facing major challenges represented by the Houthi rebels in the far north and the secessionist movement in the south.

The announcement by CIA director Leon Panetta comes after the U.S. said it had raised its military and financial development to Yemen to fight Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and boost its ailing economy, which experts say is a main reason for extremism in the country.

The increase of the aid by the U.S. Defense and Foreign Offices followed the Christmas Day botched attack on a U.S.-bound passenger jetliner by a Nigerian man that was later claimed by Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

[SuperLuminal]

DUH!

You couldn't find three Yemenis anywhere in the world who do not despise the U.S. (Speaking from some extended experience...)

Anything we give to them will, ultimately, be used against us.

[Cindy]

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en

Archived copy of jihadi forum:
http://s88179113.onlinehome.us/2010-02-21/tahadi-report_of_arrests_in_south_yemen/post.html

www.atahadi.com/vb/showthread.php?p=52769#post52769

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http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006786.html

“23 February 2010
JIHADIS REPORT A FRESH ROUND OF ARRESTS IN SOUTH YEMEN”

[Cindy]

http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html

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Re post no. 1 and the “Houthi rebels”:

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2377684/posts

Yemeni Shi’ite Cleric and Houthi Disciple ‘Issam Al-’Imad: Our Leader Houthi is Close to Khamenei...
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2627 ^ | November 2, 2009 | n/a
Posted on November 3, 2009 1:22:05 PM PST by Cindy

SNIPPET: “Yemeni Shi’ite Cleric and Houthi Disciple ‘Issam Al-’Imad: Our Leader Houthi is Close to Khamenei; We Are Influenced Religiously and Ideologically By Iran”

SNIPPET: “On September 28, 2009, the Iranian website ayandenews.com, which is affiliated with former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezai, published an interview with cleric ‘Issam Al-’Imad, who is a disciple of Hussein Al-Houthi, leader of the Houthi rebels in Yemen. [1] Al-’Imad, who was born 1968 in Yemen, received his religious education in Saudi Arabia, but after studying Shi’ite Islam left Wahhabism to become a Twelver Shi’ite. Since1989 he has been pursuing advanced Islamic studies in the holy city of Qom in Iran. [2]

In the interview, Al-Imad describes the religious, ideological, and political affinity that has evolved between the Yemeni Houthis and the Iranian regime, saying that the Houthis have effectively converted from Zaidi Shi’a to Twelver Shi’a, which is Iran’s official religion. [3] He adds that Houthi leaders have visited and lived in Qom, that their leader Hussein Al-Houthi considers Ayatollah Khomeini to be a model for emulation, and that Al-Houthi’s relationship with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is similar to Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s.

Following are excerpts from the interview:”

(Excerpt) Read more at memri.org ...