Comments on: Huge Protests in Yemen

By: In Yemen, Many Protests, One Villain

In Yemen, Many Protests, One Villain — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:03:51 +0000

[...] response to the 2005 fuel riots, President Saleh enacted the revised Wages Strategy which purported to offset higher fuel costs [...]

By: President Saleh bribes Yemeni protesters again with promise of salary increas | Armies of Liberation

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:59:14 +0000

[...] previously and successfully promised wage increases in order to short circuit civil unrest. During the 2005 fuel riots, Saleh enacted the revised Wages Strategy which purported to offset higher fuel costs with salary [...]

By: Searchlight Crusade

Searchlight Crusade — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:01:49 +0000

Today’s Links and Minifeatures 2005 07 21 Thursday

China revalues currency. Well, sort of. China is at least forty percent low, and they revalued by about two percent. Malasia pulls the same nonsense. This is the rough equivalent of placing a small bandaid on a severed leg that…

By: Searchlight Crusade

Searchlight Crusade — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:56:00 +0000

Today’s Links and Minifeatures 2005 07 20 Wednesday

Now I know I’ve arrived. Just got spam offering a link exchange for an online pharmacy. No thanks. I’m trying to avoid advertising here, because it would damage the business model I’m trying for. ********** A sad day for Trekkies…

By: Searchlight Crusade

Searchlight Crusade — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:36:15 +0000

Today’s Links and Minifeatures 2005 07 21 Thursday
China revalues currency. Well, sort of. China is at least forty percent low, and they revalued by about two percent. Malasia pulls the same nonsense. This i…

By: The Strata-Sphere

The Strata-Sphere — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:50:22 +0000

Yemen In Upheaval, Huge Protests
The Armies of Liberation site has been posting for weeks on events taking place in Yemen. The latest post is a tour de force on the massive protests and upheavels there. Some excerpts
After 25 years of President Saleh’s brutal rule, Yemen is amon…

By: Cao's Blog

Cao's Blog — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:44:31 +0000

uh oh more trouble in Yemen
Jane has the scoop.
The BBC reports it here:

At least 12 Yemenis have been killed when armed men exchanged fire with police during protests over a rise in fuel prices, witnesses have said.

Clashes broke out in the capital, Sanaa, and several oth…

By: Dean's World

Dean's World — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 07:43:28 +0000

Protests In Yemen
Enormous protests in Yemen. Jane is all over it.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 03:39:09 +0000

Oh please Rosemary, rant away. The poverty is shocking. These price increases will make some children starve. And the comparisons with US gas prices really dont make any sense when the US GDP is so much higher as you point out. $500/year? the whole year? for a family? when theres millions and millions in the pockets of the corrupt officials. I can understand their fustration.

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 03:29:45 +0000

Okay, Tom. So it is $.38/liter. For us, that is nothing. Do you happen to know their GDP? It is $508/yr, including the rich tyrants. That would leave $42/mo. and $1.04/day. Would you prefer they work w/o food? You may find this info at The State Dept. We must stop thinking in terms that apply to YOU and me. Really, now.

Sorry about that Jane. I just get a little perturbed when some people don’t seem to understand that you can take any statistic you like and by itself, means nothing!

Great article. Great job. Keep it up.