Saleh Wont Run, he says again

Filed under: Yemen — by Jane Novak at 3:25 pm on Monday, February 27, 2006

President Ali Abdullah Saleh has repeated that he will not stand for presidency in the upcoming elections expected for September, according to an interview with the London-based Al-Hayat weekly newspaper.

In the wide ranging interview, republished on the official 26Sep.net website, Saleh gave the example of Lebanon as an example of where a president had stepped down from power. ..

Saleh repeated his intention not to run in the presidential elections in September. The President said that the recent cabinet reshuffle was necessary for the national interest, and to encourage government missions to take greater steps towards greater development, reform and to fight corruption.

Well, if he sticks to it, I’ll really have to give him credit, unless Ahmed steps in.

Otay so its six months to the elections and theres no candidate inside Yemen. While the JMP does have valid points regarding the electoral commisssion, can’t they fight that while they field a candidate? Wouldn’t it be more of a powerful statement if a popular opposition candidate threatened to withdraw rather than all this mumbling about a boycott? Lacking resources and in an atmosphere of ruling party domination of the media, doesnt it make sense to attempt to develop some grass roots support for an opposition candidate? Its a long shot, but its a shot. I dont get it. (Considering Saleh vetoed the GPC’s choices for the presiduim of the Parliament, its likely the GPC candidate would have to have his approval and continue to serve vested interests although there are some in the GPC with the national interest as their priority.)

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Comment by Anonymous

2/27/2006 @ 6:05 pm

You should read the full text of the interview from al-Hayat, before you come to any conclusions. It is more ambiguous than the Observer story would suggest.

The link is: http://www.daralhayat.com/arab_news/gulf_news/02-2006/Item-20060225-a2ba3a56-c0a8-10ed-001e-064c86ab1a17/story.html

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Comment by Jane

2/27/2006 @ 6:27 pm

Thats not surprising. I cant figure whats up with the whole announcement from the beginning. Hes repeated the pledge several times in different interviews, once recently with Ahmed Jerallah in Quwait.

Comment by Yahia Zaid

2/28/2006 @ 12:01 am

Salam Jane,
The lunatic is a fragmented personality. He can never be true exept within the frame work of one of his dominant personality fragment.
This man keeps saying so since he was approved as a prisedent in 1978. So I dont trust him an inch.
I do believe that he has no capacity nor guts to act as a head of state. He and his gang ,I believe so, know this fact. For that and some other important external and internal reasons he must go. If he did it voluntarily, then we will all respect him.

Comment by CM

2/28/2006 @ 2:53 am

While Saleh is announcing that he will not run he is working behind doors for his return to power more hungry more crazy.

Comment by Jane

2/28/2006 @ 8:30 am

CM thats normally the way, up means down and right means left.

Hey Yahia, whats the alternative to Saleh? I know there’s lot of qualified people but he does have popular support, so how to jump. Is the JMP reform platform gaining acceptence among the regular people and are they promoting it? I thought they were going to print 5 mil copies. Did they do that?

Comment by Yahia Zaid

2/28/2006 @ 9:12 pm

salam Jane
the gpc is a salih made body. no reform can be done through corruption .but let us ask our selves how did salih himself who was an ignorant army neglected individual came.
if we consider changing salih is an extraordinary task! let us leave this miracle to God i am sure he will do it. and i bet that i will tell you the mechanism of this miracle after it happens verbally and face to face jane in sanaa one day in sha’a Allah. i dont know how but i am sure that it will happen. many ordinary peoples have seen it in their dreams and daydreames and hopes.
salam jane.

Comment by Jane

2/28/2006 @ 10:03 pm

Thats nice Yahia, I would like very much to see you in Sanaa. The saying in the US is God helps those who help themselves. Im always thinking in terms of a politcal analysis to show where the obsticals and opportunities are and how to make a transition, in this case to an authentic democracy and an equitaqble government that treats everyone equally and acts in the national interest, not in the personal interests of a few.

Comment by yassen

3/1/2006 @ 11:57 am

How did salih himself who was an ignorant army neglected individual came.

Many losers find nothing serious to say against Ali saleh, so they go for such nonsense like ignorant.
Well regardless of our opinions as Muslims, according to many western thinkers and historians they stated that the most influential man in history is the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, I am asking, was the Prophet educated? If you tell me his a prophet we can not take him as an example ,I say, he is human and that s why the almighty sent us humans rather than angels so we don’t say (they r angels and we are human ,they r not examples)

And there are many other examples in history and today
Like for example, one of the best 12 thinkers in the world (Muhammad Husnnen Heykal) of Egypt,
President Muhammad Hussni Mubarak said about heykal (many think heykal was the man of the historic leader Jamal Abdual Naser, in fact I believe Abdual Naser was his man rather)
Henry Kissinger said about Heykal (if you meet him u would be familiar with every thing in the Mideast)
And many others about such legendry thinker, I don’t have to introduce him to anyone, he is in no need of that.
I m asking have heykal ever joined university? I m asking is there any Arabic of those who studied in western countries for decades can compete him?

Even if we go to art field, Aum Kalthoum again of Egypt, such singer
The president of French at that time sent her message saying (we were wondering why Arabs are crazy about this woman, however just listening to u we found ourselves crazy about your amazing performance and marc ale voice.
Now I m sure you watched and u know about some thing like star academy where students pay hundreds of thousands dollars to join in order to become singers, I m asking is any one of them worth the worst song of Kalthoum??

I m asking had AK even studied essentials in schools?

Thomas Edison the famous inventor, did he continue his studying in school? And and, there are many examples ‘’

This does not mean knowledge is less important ,of course not ,,but it means ,,there are some people with their instinct Intelligence ,personal skills ,charisma ,moral values like ,honesty ,truthfulness, integrity, willingness of sacrifice for whom in need, forgiveness, mercy, kindness ,etc and distinguished intellectual capabilities ,creativity ,etc ,,for these people you can say they are in no need to sit and act as receiver since they were born to be creative rather ,,,

Ali Saleh is one of the historic examples I mentioned, none can circumvent around this fact but either blind or loser.

Comment by Jane

3/1/2006 @ 6:13 pm

So Yassen to what do you attribute the the growing corruption and sinking living standards of the people? Whose responsibility is it and who or what is failing? What is Saleh’s role within the govt?

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