Posted on 01/22/2015 4:48:48 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
Houthi fighters entered Yemen's presidential palace after a brief clash with the compound's security guards, witnesses and security sources told Reuters, a day after some of the worst battles in the capital in years....
"This is a coup. There is no other word to describe what is happening but a coup," Saleh al-Jamalani, a Yemeni army colonel, told The Associated Press. He said that the rebels likely had the assistance of elements inside the current government, headed by president Abdu Mansour Haddi.
....Houthis have also received forms of assistance from Iran as well, turning Yemen into the latest battleground between Tehran and the Middle East's Sunni states.
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What a shock.
When Israel gets nuked - we will be next.
The new meme today in the media is that this WASN’T a coup, and the terrorists are now NEGOTIATING and being civilized....you know, the same lie Obama and the media (but I repeat myself) tell us about Iran.
Obama and Putin are both making an Iranian nuclear-armed nation likely.
More “arab spring”?
That always sounded kinda creepy to me, like “Springtime for Hitler”
It was nothing more than a coordinated attempt WITH ACTUAL MEDIA CATCH-PHRASES for Muslim Brotherhood takeover or all those countries, with EXPLICIT help from Obama to get rid of kaddaffy, Mrubarek, etc. etc.
Very good points, cc. Yes, any middle east government that enthusiastically works with Obama is suspect.
Those negotiations began with kidnapping the President of the country. The president was willing to make concessions at that point.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/21/us-sends-navy-warships-into-red-sea-poised-for-emb/
Also his Chief of Staff
I’d love to hear Bibi’s speech to Congress next month start out “As I speak, Israeli jets are bombing key targets in Iran....”
IIRC, Yemen has a majority Shi’ia population.
Isn’t this a reversion to the North and South Yemen of just a few years ago?
That is, a fight between Sunni and Shia tribes
The only downside is that one side or the other will win.
I see no real downside........
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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In the end, the only win is the total extinction of islam from the world.
Islam is a hate crime against humanity.
I guess Saudi Arabia will need to build another wall. Pretty soon they are going to be surrounded by Iranian backed armies.
Oh yeah, that would be cool.
Funny that there is NO call to evacuate the embassy.
Staff needs to stay to ensure smooth transition of government from one tribe to the next tribe of the month?
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