Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Yemeni revolution is being hijacked

It is being done before out eyes: they (US/Saudi Arabia/Qatar) have hijacked the Libyan revolution and turned a peaceful uprising into a violent civil war run by a bloody (US supported until weeks ago) and eccentric dictator and a rag-tag army of mysterious figures and former henchmen of Qadhdhafi himself.  The US is in favor of peaceful protests and is opposed (in Lebanon) to any armed opposition except when it arms and trains that group, of course.  The US is against Iranian intervention in Lebanon, but endorses and blesses Saudi military intervention in Bahrain.  The Saudi-Qatari deal for Yemen will ensure the abortion of the Yemeni uprising.  It will keep Salih unpunished and gives his ruling party the advantage in future change in Yemen.  Fortunately, the Yemeni youth who led the uprising are opposed to the deal: only the corrupt opposition who can be influenced by Saudi bribes are on board.  What is happening is very dangerous in the region and it seems that another revolution may be necessary to restore the original revolution in a number of places.