[kittycatonline.com]

Well darn, there go my Memorial Day plans! I’ll have to pay $75 to get the tickets changed and go somewhere safer like, oh, Peshawar or Islamabad. Some place fun for the kids...

[RC one]

I seriously do not require a state dept advisory telling me not to go to Yemen. It’s like advising me not to jump out in front of a moving bus, completely unnecessary.

[AnAmericanAbroad]

I doubt Yemen is at the top of most folks vacation hotspots, but some Americans may be there for businrss/commerce, or may have been planning on going. Like you said, Islamabad or Peshawar may well be more fun. I recommend Istanbul or Dubai.....safer (more or less). Of course, being like the drunk Brit from a few weeks ago may not endear you to the locals.

[mmercier]

We are in fact witnessing what was once called “the domino effect” regarding communism.

These forces in play are not as rational as the communists.

This will not end well with the limp dink we have overseeing this global disaster.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Get out of Yemen, and by yumpin' yiminy, don't come back any more.

[YoungBlackRepublican]

I’d have to be in uniform to be in that part of the world right now.

[sten]

We urge U.S. citizens not to travel to Yemen & U.S. citizens currently in Yemen depart while commercial transport is available

that's stronger language then i ever heard. i would grab the quick bag and head immediately to the airport.

if that failed, my plan was always to don a disguise and try getting out with as little fan fare as possible

[no-to-illegals]

Finally a state department advisory to get out. Common sense would say the advisory is more than a little late.

[Pan_Yan]

That's our State Department, always ahead of the curve.

Yesterday: Yemen suspends air traffic in capital, diverts flights due to clashes

[thackney]

The government survives off of oil reserves that are expected to be depleted by 2017.

Not even close to true. Yemen has proved reserves of 3,000,000,000 barrels and a current production around 250,000 bpd.

Not to mention they have built LNG export facilities in recent years.

Much of the country is still relatively unexplored and the oil production is in early stages. I was on the design and construction team in the early 1990s for their second oil facility. There is much more oil than the current proved 3 billion barrels, but it will take a more stable government for the investment to produce.

[thackney]

Forgot my link for some data:

http://eia.doe.gov/countries/cab.cfm?fips=YM

[gandalftb]

Here's what's going on there:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2724890/posts