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The CIA Supports Yemeni Unity

Filed under: Al-Qaeda, Counter-terror, USA, Yemen — by Jane Novak at 6:15 pm on Thursday, May 28, 2009

Who was it who visited? Leon Panetta is the head of the CIA, oddly enough. Ah, its the Deputy Director. (Limited spook snark today, they have enough to deal with there under the bus.)

CIA official: The United States strongly supports unified Yemen, SANA’A, May 28 (Saba)- The United States strongly supports unified and stable Yemen, said Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Stephen Kappes.

In his meeting with President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Thursday, Kappes highlighted Yemen’s efforts in fighting terrorism. He voiced his country’s keenness on enhancing relations with Yemen.

Kappes, who affirmed that Yemen’s stability serves the whole region’s stability, said the United States supports Yemen’s development and anti terror efforts.

For his part, President Saleh affirmed Yemen’s keenness on boosting cooperation relations and partnership with the United States of America on several levels to serve interests of the two countries.

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