Research on Yemen: al-Qaeda, Houthis, Political Repression

Filed under: Yemen — by Jane Novak at 4:20 am on Tuesday, May 31, 2005

I figured I’d put this here and hope somebody will steal it and use it. Maybe one of those lefty journalists. I have to update it though and include the newest research. But anyone who “borrows” this list has to know that the Yemenis are a nice people who want a real democracy not that pathetic shell that covers up the tyranny now.

islamists: http://www.iric.org/f3t5.asp

144 terrorist bank accounts: http://www.state.gov/g/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2005/vol2/html/42395.htm

reformer arrested: http://www.yobserver.com/news_6746.php
much more, click here

Zindani http://answering-islam.org.uk/Index/Z/zindani.html

Shaykh Abd-al-Majid AL-ZINDANI, http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js1190.htm

Targeting PFU http://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/e_default.asp

Gun running: http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2005/may/05_18_2.html

Ambassador Ahmed Abdullah al-Hasani re Mohsen http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1602813,00.html

Socialist leader assassination, Human Rights Watch http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=836&p=front&a=1

Collusion between the GPC and Islah. Zindani, Islah http://www.pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_printable&report_id=153&language_id=1

burned bodies, bodies dragged behind govt cars, villages destroyed, doctors arrested, religious book confiscated, sermon speakers prohibited, mass arrests of Zaidis
http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=838&p=front&a=3
death penalty for journalists http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=838&p=front&a=1

Saleh’s son http://www.jamestown.org/news_details.php?news_id=61
Al Houthi quote: http://www.yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=840&p=front&a=2

Al-Houthi quote: http://theunjustmedia.com/Muslim%20World%20News/Articles%20June%20&%20July%202004/Yemeni%20government%20runs%20into%20trouble%20as%20it%20cracks%20down%20on%20Zaydi%20Islamic%20movement.htm

Freedom House 2004: http://www.freedomhouse.org/research/freeworld/2004/countryratings/yemen.htm

US State Dept, terrorist financing: http://www.state.gov/g/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2005/vol2/html/42395.htm
Sistani statement: http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=840&p=front&a=3

Ambassador al-Hasani statement re Saleh: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=827510&C=america

Freedom House 2003 re Cole: http://www.freedomhouse.org/research/freeworld/2003/countryratings/yemen.htm

Extremist school closure: http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?
i=835&p=local&a=8

Schools blaspheming: http://www.yobserver.com/news_6002.php

Ongoing violence against Shiites: http://www.yobserver.com/news_6018.php

Govt statement homes destroyed, resident claim of 65000 displaced: http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=833&p=front&a=1

Deviant ideology: http://www.ipsnews.net/new_nota.asp?idnews=24539

Shiite Eid celebrations banned: http://www.yobserver.com/news/article_3617.html

Yemeni election 2006: http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=835&p=local&a=7

Iraqi Shiites denunciation: http://www.sabanews.net/view.php?scope=f9129&dr=&ir=&id=91563

Jamestown, foreign influences, moderate Zaidi: http://www.jamestown.org/news_details.php?news_id=61

Amnesty International: http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/699/re5.htm

Use of tanks and artillery, international orgs prohibited, Shiite parties pressured, foreign influences blamed: http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=832&p=front&a=1

Blaming Hezbollah, opposition statement, deviant ideology, parties threatened: http://www.ipsnews.net/new_nota.asp?idnews=24539

Iranian backing claim: http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/front2453473.0125.html

US State Dept: Judge imprisoned, mass arrests, blame the Jews for rebels, 96% of the vote: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41736.htm

2002 parties statement: http://tides.carebridge.org/WPU/128WPU20APR02.htm#Strike_US

Press Freedoms: http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=805&p=view&a=1

Al-Khaiwani: http://www.wan-press.org/article6453.html

Corruption: http://www.yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=798&p=front&a=2

Saleh rescue ship quote: http://www.yemenembassy.org/index.htm
Witness testimony: http://www.alwasatnews.com/ Al-Wasat newspaper, issue 50, May 4, 2005, page four, (translated from Arabic)

Saudi quote hourly, Yemeni military & gun trade: http://jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2369685

Israeli intell quote: http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2005/may/05_18_2.html

Nk skuds http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/4710183.htm

Well I guess the new stuff goes back here:
al-qaeda in yemen, jihad watch via robert

uday’s momma in saana along with lot o other iraqis

pfu building

http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/tanotes/TAUnotes59.doc

Ba;listic missles north korea to yemen for iraq sudan or trerrorists

http://www.iansa.org/regions/europe/documents/undermining_security/transfers_surplus.htm

alhouthi interview: arabic http://www.alarabiya.net/Article.aspx?v=13273