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Filed under: Yemen — by Jane Novak at 8:47 am on Monday, May 1, 2006

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Hey guys! You always claim journalists are distorting the image of the country and producing false reports on the country. We are not; we are not tribesmen blackmailing you by kidnapping; we do just need the correct information from you and let us work freely. Again, we are not the ones who are damaging the country’s reputation. It is you and your misbehavior that is damaging the country. We have been, rather, a source of pride for the country, being praised by the international community; it is for the remarkable scope of press freedom we have had that the international community had committed itself to support Yemen and its democratization drive. The backsliding steps we have made have invited the uproar of the world community which has started setting conditions for its support.

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Comment by Yahia Zaid

5/1/2006 @ 12:23 pm

SALAM JANE,
I need a full psychological support from you and all the good friends inside and out side, many in my country needs it as ibelieve, when are we going to make our way from this dreadfull nightmare? All things are standstill, nobody except one ignorant lunatic non-educated killer sosdier is making all the desisions in my country. three qurters of the budget is alloted for him and his security and the other quarter is for hisbrothers and the general public in the ratio of 10:1 please help all of us just at least psychologically.

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Comment by Jane

5/1/2006 @ 12:43 pm

Salaam Yahia, we could all just be depressed together. It is a very gloomy situation and very locked in. Things are going backwards as Krajeski almost said. Im worried.

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Comment by yassin

5/2/2006 @ 6:46 am

u r worried ,u got such affliction, empathy, worrisome for us ,huh ,,
u know who I ran into today ,well I found one Iraqi friend of mine ,with his little tiny sister ,she was there silent very hurt ,miserable and heartbreaking ,she was shouted and lost her leg and also her eye looking at the kids how happily they were playing around which she can not do like them ,god knows wht feeling i had, well ,I did not know wht to tell my friend ,and I was thinking if this s the way I feel how about her parents ,and then I thought abt the disasters and calamities that happened to 200,000 not 35,000 innocents Iraqis ,kids moms dads youth ,etc ,and I knew that the new way we get news really is far up from picturing to us the real image with all its sorrows ,and horrors ,we r really not human as we may think i felt it today when I saw this little kid with my eyes , ,we r not affected the way we should ,
and now u come to tell Yemenis ,u r so worried ,,believe me ur monk in the white house ,that terrorist really screwing the world order ,,don’t worry about us ,,do worry about the families the friends of 200,000
godknows wht they intent to do to America ,,worry abt ur future ,we need u nt

,,again and again ,,,I m saying ,never give damn to f uckermother traitors those whose fathers r not known ,those who r willing to sell their wife out for amount of dollars.
yehya wife wanna psychological support ,,well ,,wht the f uck u r doing u bastard ,,u think u can fool arabs ,,,and for ur fuc king information wht u r beting on is over ,,u listen u son of bitchh ,Americans were screwed up in iraq ,,and the strategic goal is iran , rummy stated days ago ,,that u fu ckermother that the wars on afghan and iraq has no thing with ur bullshit ,the war was just made to stop iran from emerging ,was to besiege iran ,,now it is iran and its nuclear is the real concern of ur lords ,
even if it was not this way ,yemen is beyond any one reach ,,Yemenis the historic ppl ,have struggled for their dreams and independence .now fuc kin damn could deprive them of it, whtever happen ,even if we all die for this valuable cause ,u listened u whose father unknown .

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Comment by yassin

5/2/2006 @ 6:52 am

and then come on ,jane ,,u believe we r deprived of our rights ,,u believe some one waving our rights,,,well
wht abt my right ,my brother’s right ,my parents rights ,all Yemenis rights ,all arabs rights in Jerusalem ,,wht abt our rights to get rid of Israel geopolitical cancer ,,,u think that really does not have bad influence on our future ,well it does

and if u go to ask every Yemeni ,,that is if he willing to die for Jerusalem (he would tell u without the slightest hesitation ,yes ,and he would tell willing to give up every thing leave his family ,his wealth ,his country ,his etc …and go there ,,,do u know wht the priorities of yemenis rather than wht nonsense u came to mention ,,

well why don’t u right abt our rights in Palestine and Jerusalem ,,I doubt u will , Zionism

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Comment by Jane

5/2/2006 @ 7:14 am

yassin, you idiot. i shouldnt waste my time talking to you. you make less sense than the guy who loves the taliban. yassin, you and the us govt have the same position, so what are you talking about? do you think the US wants a change in yemen-no they dont. they love saleh as much as you do.

and you make the dictators point very well, no one can talk about anything until the palestinians issues are worked out. so its been thirty years, everything stuck in all the other countries. do you ever think if the arab people actually controlled their governments that things might change? you idiot. the dictators need the palestinians victimized. you in one historically rational moment discussed how poorly the palestinians are treated in jordan. yassin are you young or just stupid? you are the zionist stooge of the US, little boy, not me. FETE

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Comment by Mo Dubaie

5/2/2006 @ 1:08 pm

Traitors or Zionists or whatever you want to label us, we care for Yemen. We will speak the truth about Yemen whether you like it or not.

Yemen if you can’t already see is destined to catastrophe. There is shortage of water, electricity, schools, medicine, jobs, equality, and democracy.

The oil is almost finished without the country smelling a sniff of it. Where did all the oil revenue go? Someone ask Saleh? May be he gets to keep it all because he’s a hero!!!!!??

There are illiterate people, there is no civil society, there is so much bribery and corruption, nothing can be done except through connections reaching all the way up to Saleh.

Arms and weapons are out of control in the country, there is illegal trade of arms, drugs, and children to other parts of Middle-East People are living in poverty. Brothers and sisters borrow the same school unifrom from one another because their families can’t afford to buy a seperate uniform for each one. Young teenage girls have to sell themselves in order to support their families.

Historic agricultural revenues are on the decline. The once famous and booming Yemen trade of coffee and cotton has now subsided. The useless narcotic ‘Qat’ plant is now grown by farmers and others who need the money. With a shortage of water for people and drying and eroding land, a once fertile soil is being harvested with Qat.

The economy is shrinking annually. There is no productivity and the value of the Yemen Riyal currency is endlessly dropping. Yet Saleh still maintains 40% of the budget for military expenditure!!!!! This expenditure is not even controlled or verified by the parliament. Saleh, his son, his brothers, and nephew can spend without account to anyone!!!

With all this taking place, leading international organizations and institutions have cautioned Yemen. The IMF, World Bank, the US and Canada have alerted Yemen of reduction of aid should corruption, non-transparency and lack of accountability continue.

Finally, yes it’s true that there are tragedies in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan, Somalia, Ethopia, and many, many other places of the world.

However for me as a Yemeni, for those concerned with Yemen’s future, this site is a platform to bring awareness to the catastrophe Yemen is definately heading towards unless significant reforms take place.

For those interested in discussing Zionism, the Palestinian dilemma, and the tragedies in Iraq and elsewhere, I am sure there are means of expressing oneself differently and in other venues.

Moreover, if one is that extremely concerned about Iraq, then please support the Iraqis through funds, or take-up a charity or a UN role and go help in person.

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Comment by yassin

5/2/2006 @ 5:14 pm

Ok ,but you did not say a word, or filter out to input ur say ambiguously as either we have the right in Jerusalem or not ,,how many words u have written on the regime , how many times u implied and said clearly they r criminal ,wicked ,crooking, thieves, they behave illicitly ,unlawfully etc ,etc ..etc etc
and now when it proceeds to Zionism it turns out to be such iniquitous to intervene and comment and depict Israel with same words speak out against Sharon ,against Israel ,,u can not write word saying that Yemenis as arabs have the right to be liberated from Israel ,,,why can not ,I thought u find it fun writing, cursing, accusing ..

ok if u care for Yemenis ,most probably Yemenis wanna know where u stand regarding their first and most paramount concern ,Palestine, Jerusalem, and also ur outlook on US govt job in iraq and on resistance(insurgency accordin to u) ..of course u know why this matters ,cz if u havent got parallel stance on such definite and settled rights then none would want to listen u to u again except these treacheries who ferret no thing but lust of positions ,

,,I m wondering that u have written millions of words ,u almost through all words that can be said against a regime ,,and now u will suffer such insomnia if u say ,Israel is racist country , Israel has nt left crimes without committing here ,u don’t dare to say ,Israel is the resource of all troubles and terror in the world , c etc ,,

I m stuck with such points cz u r American ,,I may understand even if not accept wht Mo Dubaie said ,,that he is as Yemeni cares for his country and as for his nationalism, there r other venues where we can express our national security concerns as arabs ,,,but when it happens u as American comes across all lines, across the different cultures ,geography tradition and u wave side the most important conflict historically (we and Israel ) and get to the soil of yemen talking like one of us ,,that sounds illogical ,
Specially that u in the west has some thing to do with wht s on there in palestine
And u can do a lot by ur writing in this regard a lot more than wht u can change through ur articles on yemen

As for Jordan and how wrongly Palestinians r treated , I m still all for that ,,and I m not stooge of Zionism ,America ,,not any force else ,,well ,,I m a puppet now cz I mentioning iraq victims ,mentionin palestine ,Jerusalem .is that it .if this s wht it is then of course I have been living in different planet ,I m nt connected to the world affairs correctly ,nothing is wht it seems inspite of the cyber space in todayworld that leave nobody with misunderstanding ,that leave no clandstineactivities secrets rather than obvious history and so known strategies ., i doubt this s wht it is .

Finally I m asking .would u write either in frontpage magazine .worldpress or anywhere about Israel ,,ok here is the deal ,u have written millions words against the legends of our country ,well we want hundreds words abt the monsters and terror ghost of Israel .is nt fair ,,of course it s not cz billions of words should be written ,but we demand hundreds if u would dare to .

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Comment by Mo Dubaie

5/2/2006 @ 6:22 pm

Again YEMEN, YEMEN, YEMEN is our concern.

Don’t try to avoid the subject and convert this to a debate about Jerusalem because you can not answer the critique on the deteriorating conditions in Yemen.

You are just like the regime, you abuse Yemen and the Yemeni people, and divert attention claiming you are heroes defending Jerusalem.

Start with Yemen and take it step a time.

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Comment by yassin

5/2/2006 @ 6:47 pm

Mo Dubaie

I don nt know if u think politics means Moses wand .just as u put it on the gash then immediately it is recovered , there are many things that beyond wht politics offer. many things should be done by all the different sections of the society ,all ppl ,every one individually is responsible for building the country ,we ought all rise this holy duty up and carry itforward until our country as it is always and forever is the fortunate one .

and plz let us just get rid of such mindset that there are accountable persons ,r responsible for the mistakes a whole country
((((((a country That Had Several Revolutions which means ppl from the early time were aware that their future is not destined to be between the hand of monarchy or countable persons(just to differentiate between countries like yemen Egypt libya etc and on the other hand Kuwait ,Jordan etc))))))
again to the topic in such era u can not talk abt specific number of persons holding such responsibility . This makes no sense .

this s not the situations in yemen ,,I don’t know why u just wanna make it out this way ,it is known that all yemenis together built the modern country of course headed by the legendry charismatic leader saleh ,but yemenis all gave their lives for the country and yemenis all responsible for the mistakes (which I really don’t believe they r mistakes but rather such problems were put side till the national security requirements and theories r idealized ,and u can see now when we successfully achieved all such historic points ,unification ,war on 1994, conflicts of borders ,u can see now how is the historic and glorious regime turned into reform and governmental changes ,promotional projects in all fields ,etc
and that s really the right way to practice politics ,putting the priorities in their right orders ,

And by the way many of wht u mentioned is contrary to the reality and
, most likely u just sat there letting all the problems that u could imagine and figure out keep flowing and popping to ur mind even if they irrelative , and then u brought them up.
also remember ,u can say whtever u wanna about the regime this s ur rights which the historic leader and his fellows kept struggling to guarantee them for u.
but never think u can talk about yemen girls that way ,,yemen girls die before they allow themselves filter such ideas out ,yemen girls willing to meet death and not go that way ,we r one of the most conservative societies in the world ,never think u can come at this.
one thing more ,the legendry leader saleh and his son brothers ,his cousins,, etc ,this gives us headache u know ,,well ,well ,,,there are hundreds if nt thousands of important and influential men in the military corporations ,should I list names here huh ,,well I m sure u know them and heard of them ,,there r millions of opportunities in the country where ppl can participate in building their country ,,why the hell u r hung on these few positions the legends and some of his family holding ,well ,it sounds like that u hate the military corporation cz always it has been the rock where all conspiracies r destroyed on , ,well ,I don’t care for saleh and his ppl ,,I know them not ,they know me not ,,I haven’t meet any one of them ,,but I m saying it now ,,if I hear that the legendry leader would replace those who r in this sensitive militarily positions ,I would give up every thing ,I would be on strike I would gather with me every one I can ,and I will keep protesting until he reverse such decision ,,,know why ,,cz we r 16 years old of democracy ,,u know why ,,cz we r not America livin between such strategic location in view of national security between two oceans ,,know why ,cz the geopolitical politics surrounding our region does not guarantee us such stability( we can not tolerate any conspiracies within the military) ,we need ppl who r Trustworthy ,reliable ,honest absolutely can not be traitors to take care of the military corporation ,(I think u all remember alhassani the head of navy ,u see how it may turns out when traitors run such bossiness),and confidently I say it ,nevertheless yemen is full of honest and patriotic ppl but these ppl of the legendry saleh are the best to take such sensitive positions ,, and behind the scene of these few positions the fortunate yemen carries millions of opportunities where we can all go and take , that is it ,,

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Comment by yassin

5/2/2006 @ 7:17 pm

Momun dubai
That post abt Palestine was for ms jane ,cz if we put the geopolitical map of the world before us we would find that it is against the geopolitical nature that American comes to talk abt arab affairs in such detail without stopping at the critical point of the historical conflict
The last post is in response of wht u said ,,

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Comment by Mo Dubaie

5/2/2006 @ 8:10 pm

Yassin poetry and praise of Saleh will not reverse his responsibility for the deteriorating conditions Yemen confronts.

Let us not think we are philosophers or speech writers. Just discuss the facts:
declining economy
trade imbalance
budget defecit
loss of foreign aid
increasing military expenditure
lack of infrastructure
lack of schools and hospitals
deteriorating public services
increasing illiteracy rate
shortage of medicine and vaccination
shortage of hospital staff and equipment
increase of corruption and bribery
wide-spread arms and weapons smuggling
abuses of the political security
Yemen’s declining rating as one of the world’s impoverished nations
Yemen’s rating as one of the world’s most untransparent systems of government
shortages of water and electricity
lack of resources to fund farmers for irrigation and export crops
abuses on journalists
growing number of Yemenis migrating and in exile abroad

These are facts and facts speek for themselves. You can sing for Saleh but it’s a song out of tune.

As the Arab saying goes: One who doesn’t possess an object can never offer it to others (fakked alshai…)

Even if you leave Saleh for another 100yrs, the man is incapable of development.

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Comment by Jane

5/2/2006 @ 9:41 pm

“plz let us just get rid of such mindset that there are accountable persons”

oh come on yassin, no one is accountable? you are making me laugh again. you idiot. is there a good road and a worse road? the one who picks the road is accountable for blame and praise. every citizen is accountable for their own actions in contributing to the nation but even more so, the leaders are accountable for the decisons they make that impact the people. you *cannot* be this stupid yassin. i know you are not.

“these ppl of the legendry saleh are the best to take such sensitive positions”

what is that? they have genetic diposition that makes them more qualified? i thought that went out with the imamate. are you actually for heditary and identity-based-power yassin? or are ALL yemenis equal? is it a monarchy? doof.

beyond bizzare, truely. can you comprehend how illogical and contradictory your statements are?

“we demand hundreds if u would dare to”

bwahahaha, no. sorry yassin, i do not respond to demands, ever, especially yours, you knat. ask me nicely and perhaps there is a chance, but unfortunately now Im buzy now so, sorry little boy. but your illogical tantrums are always amusing. is saleh your father figure yassin? thats nice. there comes a point in everyones life when we can see our parents as humans, not as gods. time for you to wake up yassin. I have a six year old, he makes more sense than you. Yassin, lay off Yahia’s wife, that pisses me off, you low-life sleezeball, you slimey dirtbag, in case you cant figure it out, its more ethical if you direct your remarks to me and the other commenters who are here to answer you. how low do you go yassin? you are a bottomless pit. yassin are you yourself married? maybe you need to take up a hobby like basketweaving. Also you idiot, the correct phrase is not f uckermother, it is motherf ucker. dweeb.

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Comment by yassin

5/3/2006 @ 7:29 pm

these ppl of the legendry saleh are the best to take such sensitive positions”

what is that? they have genetic diposition that makes them more qualified? i thought that went out with the imamate. are you actually for heditary and identity-based-power yassin? or are ALL yemenis equal? is it a monarchy?

no it s not this , i mentioned why i believe they r the ones who should handle such sensitive jobs(1- just 16 years democracy ,which can not be compared to 200,100,70 etc years of democracy in ssome countries in the west ,,the little baby that s democracy in yemen needs some one to take care of him ,,and then he will go out freely like any man does(sorry for such example but that s it) 2- the geopolitical politics environments around 3- etc 4- etc etc I mentioned them already) ,,I believe in that ,millions of Yemenis believe in that too ,,and who the hell told u we r waiting for u to tell us wht to do ,,we need u not ,,and ,we know our country well ,and we know how to deal with its affairs ..for me personally , i m willing to die for my causes ,,and this s the bottom line this s wht all boils down to when we talk abt politics ,,,it s not words written here or there ,,it is abt who will give up his life for his causes ,,and I m and millions of yemenis willing to die for our legends and particularly for the historic man of the country ,as for the traitors u r fond of ,I m sure they wont defend their wives if the heat comes from the corner,,that s it ,

and now u r mentionin yehya wife ,,well long time since i talked abt her ,,mother f ucker not fuc moth ,well I admit i don’t know much abt such words I never use them in reality and it s just in cyber spavce I tried them and I m sick of them ,I wont use them again ,,I was just wondering why Gourge Tent could not stop saying such words against suddam when he talking with bush on the phone ,also rummy and poul wolwftiz ,karel rouv ,,many others in ur admin and in the previous ones used to such language ,they r really immoral . once i talked about the interaction of cultures and how it temporarily affect all ppl ,,so thx for this info nevertheless I don’t need it such as Yemenis all don’t need wht u telling them ,,,

and i m wondring now ,or in fact i find it funny ,,u mentiond all that abt yahya wife ,etc ,, just now u remembered all that now when i asked u abt our rights in Jerusalem ,asked to write some thing against Israel ,, , for long time u have been talking abt our rights ,and how we as Yemenis r sufferin ,,well I just wanna u say we have the rights as Yemenis to go to Jerusalem and pray there ,that s it ,,,and either I asked u nicely or not ,,I don’t care u write abt Palestine and Jerusalem or not wht u wrote above is wht I was seeking ,,,just TO PROVE to all Yemenis who read u ,,that u r willing to tell them any thing any thing abt their regime,,but u will never write word against ur little beloved country Israel ,Sharon (even if he became insane now but still),,u will never write in the press that they have the right in Jerusalem ,,that s wht I wanted ,,and I already got it ,.,,now do we have the right to say Zionism

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