Posted on 01/20/2015 6:59:27 AM PST by ConservativeMan55
Breaking News: Rebels in Yemen have seized the presidential palace in the capital city of Sanaa, according to the army commander. http://fxn.ws/1C2Q7Fq For further developments on this story, stay tuned to Fox News Channel.
(Excerpt) Read more at fxn.ws ...
Is that a poster of Obola in full Islamic headfeathers and elbow pads?
The jokes write themselves!
ahaha now WHATS Dangerous!
It sounds like all are bad actors just trying to promote their own version of Islam and the place is a snake pit.
My brain hurts like you are icepicking it.
That is because I am.
This kind of stuff is part of why I say I spent 5 years in Yemen during 1993 and early ‘94.
The Houthi advance on the capital and beyond has badly weakened Hadi, who is relied upon by Washington for support in U.S. drone strikes targeting militants from Yemen’s al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, also known as AQAP.
The group claimed responsibility for planning and funding the attack earlier this month at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which touched off days of terrorist violence that left 17 people dead.
AQAP has carried many suicide attacks and has begun to target rival Houthi fighters, which analysts said has exacerbated sectarian tensions.
I would not consider picking sides and thinking they were an ally.
Actually, I think you could make a good case for strongly patrolling all of the Yemen boarders and coasts while setting up volume dealerships of ammo.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/20/us-usa-security-yemen-alqaeda-idUSKBN0KT1VU20150120
Yemeni nationals charged in U.S. over alleged al Qaeda link
This is another chance for nation building and to win Yemeni hearts and souls for democracy by bombing them into submission.
The do have some interesting history:
The Ancient City of Shibam: The Manhattan of the Desert
http://www.weather.com/news/news/shibam-hadhramaut-manhattan-desert-yemen-20131028
We used to greet the travelers from Houston at the airport with:
“Set your watch ahead 9 hours and your calendar back 700 years.”
I brought a video camera into the country. They put the serial number in my passport. I wasn’t allowed to leave unless I took it back out with me.
http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_307124/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=rOiMF5Et
Information Minister Nadia al-Sakkaf posted on her Twitter account that the shelling started at 3 p.m. local time “by armed forces positioned over rooftops facing” the president’s house.
At the same time, Houthi rebels also raided the president’s offices, sweeping into the presidential palace and looting the grounds’ arms depots, according to Col. Saleh al-Jamalani, the commander of the Presidential Protection Force that guards the palace.
“This is a coup. There is no other word to describe what is happening but a coup,” al-Jamalani told The Associated Press, adding that the rebels were likely aided by insiders.
(snip)
Also earlier Tuesday, Houthi rebels roamed the streets on foot and in pickup trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns, manned checkpoints across Sanaa and near the prime minister’s residence, and beefed up their presence around other key building, including the intelligence headquarters.
[ Now, Islah are commonly known in Yemen to be the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ party. ]
Barry has been helping out the MB a LOT the last 6 years...
JV team?
They're Norwegians angered by the poor quality of their sardines.
The biggest killer of muslims is other muslims. Not that you’ll get them to admit it.
CC
LOL - have to be careful there fool... don’t want to give them ideas.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.