Armies of Liberation

Another fork in the road up ahead, whether or not to continue the democratic experiment. When the Parliamentary elections were “postponed” in 2009, it was clear that there may never be another election again. One root cause of the tensions in Yemen is the declaration of the last presidential election as free and fair by both western observers and the JMP. The opposition traded the right to contest the process and outcome in hope of future reforms. The fragmented JMP was concerned about political violence arising from protests, and they used the moment to extract concessions on electoral reform from the Saleh regime. Many voters felt betrayed by the JMP and the system. And the JMP was prompted and predictably betrayed by Saleh. The targeting of the democracy activists after the election made it clear that no democratic spring was impending. If there is no way to impact the system with ballots, bullets become more attractive. The JMP is ineffective and disconnected from the voter base, and no one on the street may notice if the parties were disbanded. The JMP is being targeted for their statements in support of the principle of political inclusion, for calling for dialog with the Southern Movement (also highly fractured) and the Houthi rebels. The question is, if the existence of the forms of democracy, absent their functioning and the impartial application of the law, is better then a self declared dictatorship. The efforts the regime puts into democratic pretense gives cover to both the goonish shadow government as well as the allies who support them. From Saba News

SANA’A, Nov. 06 (Saba) – The Supreme Security Committee (SSC) has accused Yemeni opposition of involvement with al-Houthi rebellion and separatists in some southern governorates.

A source in the SSC said that the Joint Meeting Parties (JMPs) are engaged publicly in support with the rebels and separatists and justify all their sabotage acts that target the nation’s security and stability.

Amazing how the Yemeni government is unable to distinguish between criticism of tactics and policies and opposition to the political system itself. Just as a note, both Hussain and Yahya al Houthi were members of the GPC, so according to the SSC’s rudimentary logic, the GPC should be the first to be disbanded, which I suggested two years ago.

To follow, an Arabic article from al Masdar Online on the rather colorful SSC statement that the JMP is a “coalition of the devil.” Its Orwellian the way the Yemeni government deploys democratic terminology to do the most undemocratic things possible- as if shuttering al Ayyan, jailing journalists and targeting the opposition parties somehow strengthens the republic instead of just the elite.

اللجنة الأمنية العليا تتهم المشترك بالتورط في تأييد الحوثيين في صعدة والعناصر “الانفصالية” بالجنوب High Security Commission has accused of involvement in the joint support Houthis in Sa’ada and the elements “separatist” in the south
المصدر أونلاين- خاص Source Online – Special

في تطور خطير، وجهت اللجنة الأمنية العليا اتهامات مباشرة وغير مسبوقة لأحزاب اللقاء المشترك بالتورط والضلوع بشكل علني ومكشوف في تأييد ودعم المتمرديـن الحوثيين في صعدة، والعناصر “الانفصالية” في المحافظات الجنوبية. In serious development, the Committee made the supreme security charges direct and unprecedented JMP involvement and involvement in public and openly in favor of and support for the insurgents in Saada, and the elements “separatist” in the southern provinces.

وإذ عبر مصدر مسؤول في اللجنة عن أسفه، قال في بيان صحافي – تلقى المصدر أونلاين نسخة منه – “أن أحزاب المشترك تورطت في تقديم التبريرات والغطاء لتلك العناصر لارتكاب المزيد من الأعمال التخريبية والفوضوية المستهدفة أمن الوطن واستقراره ووحدته الوطنية وسلمه الاجتماعي وتجاوز الدستور والنظام والقانون”. Taking over the official source of the Committee expressed regret, said in a press statement – received a copy of the source online – “that the parties involved in the provision of common excuses and cover for those elements to commit more acts of sabotage and targeted chaotic homeland security and stability, national unity and social and handed him to override the Constitution and law and order” .

وأضاف البيان “تناست هذه الأحزاب بأن شرعيتها وممارستها لعملها السياسي مستمداً أساساً من الالتزام بالدستور والقوانين النافذة ومن النظام الديمقراطي التعددي الذي ينضوي تحت مظلته الجميع في الوطن ومن حالة الأمن والاستقرار والسلم الاجتماعي”. The statement added, “throwing these parties that the legitimacy and the exercise of its political commitment derives primarily from the Constitution and the laws in force and pluralist democratic system that falls under the umbrella at home and all the security and stability and social peace.”

وهددت اللجنة بحل الأحزاب وإلغاء التعددية والديمقراطية بالقول “إن أي تشجيع على الخروج على الدستور والنظام والقانون سوف يمس شرعية هذه الأحزاب وأساس وجودها قبل غيرها”. The Commission threatened to dissolve the parties and the abolition of pluralism and democracy, saying that “any encouragement to go out on the Constitution and law and order will affect the legitimacy of the parties and the basis of their existence before the other.”

ولم يوضح المصدر الأسباب الكامنة وراء هذه الاتهامات المفاجئة لأحزاب المشترك، واكتفى بالقول “من يستقرأ الخطاب السياسي والإعلامي لأحزاب اللقاء المشترك يستطيع الإدراك يقين حجم وطبيعة ذلك التماهي بين هذا الخطاب المشحون بالتأزم والتحريض وإثارة الأحقاد والضغائن والعنصرية والمناطقية والنفخ في كير الفتن وخطاب العناصر الإرهابية في محافظة صعده والعناصر الانفصالية في بعض المديريات في بعض المحافظات الجنوبية وما يتبعه من الأفعال الإجرامية الضارة بمصالح الوطن والمواطنين والتي تضع كل مرتكبيها تحت طائلة المساءلة القانونية”. It was not clear the reasons behind this sudden accusations JMP, only saying “stabilize the political discourse of the media and the JMP can cognitive sure the size and nature of the commonality between this distress and charged rhetoric of incitement and hatred, resentment, racism, regionalism, blowing into temptation and a letter CARE terrorist elements in the province Saada and the separatist elements in some districts in some southern provinces and the subsequent criminal acts harmful to the interests of the homeland and citizens, which places all the perpetrators under penalty of legal accountability. ”

وأكد المصدر بأنه “واهم وخاسر من يعتقد بأن اللجوء إلى سياسة إشعال الحرائق والفتن وتأزيم الأوضاع يمكن أن تحقق له أي فائدة تذكر أو توصله إلى تحقيق أي من أهدافه للنيل من الوطن وثورته ونظامه الجمهوري ووحدته ونهجه الديمقراطي ومكاسبه وانجازاته وأمنه واستقراره”. The source added that “The most important and losers are those who believe that the resort to a policy of arson, sedition, aggravating the situation could make him any benefit little or blocks to achieve any of its goals to undermine the revolution and the nation and its unity, and the Republican and Democratic approach and the gains and achievements, security and stability.” مضيفاً بأن “مثل هذا الأفعال غير المسؤولة سوف ترتد بالسوء والخسران وخيبة الأمل على أصحابها ومرتكبيها”. He said, adding that “such irresponsible acts will bounce evil and loss and disappointment to the owners and their perpetrators.”

ووصفت اللجنة الأمنية العليا أحزاب المشترك بـ”تحالف الشيطان” الذي قالت أنه تم “بين دعاة الردة والعودة إلى عهود الكهنوت الإمامي ودعاة التفرقة والتمزق ومن يناصرهم من عناصر الإرهاب في تنظيم القاعدة ومن يقدمون لهم الدعم والمساندة السياسية والمعنوية والإعلامية وغيرها من أحزاب اللقاء المشترك ومن يستطيع تحقيق أهدافه للزج بالوطن في أتون الفتنة والفوضى وعدم الاستقرار او إعاقة جهود البناء والتنمية والتقدم فيه والإضرار بمصالحه ومصالح المواطنين”. Commission described the high-security JMP “coalition of the devil”, which it said that it was “between the advocates of apostasy and return to the priesthood covenants front and the advocates of division and disintegration and their supporters of the terrorist elements of al-Qaeda and their supporters and political support, moral, and media and other parties of the joint meeting, and who can achieve its goals to put the nation in the midst of strife, chaos and instability or impede the efforts of construction, development and progress and damage the interests and the interests of citizens. ”

وأورد المصدر تهديدات ضمنية باللجوء إلى القوات المسلحة، وقال مستدركاً “لكن شعبنا اليمني الواعي ومؤسساته الدستورية وفي المقدمة مؤسسة القوات المسلحة والأمن سوف يتصدون بحزم وقوة لأي محاولة تستهدف المساس بأمن الوطن واستقراره ووحدته”. According to the source implied threats to resort to the armed forces, said afterthought, “but informed the Yemeni people and its constitutional institutions in the forefront of the armed forces and security will stand up firmly and vigorously to any attempt to prejudice national security, stability and unity.”

مؤكداً أن كل من أسمـاها بـ”الوجوه المأزومة النفوس” الحاقدة على الوطن والمتآمرة على أمنه واستقراره ووحدته ومسيرته التنموية ونهضته سوف تفشل وتلحق بها الهزيمة كما هزم من قبل كل المتآمرين”. He added that both he called “Faces of souls in crisis,” malevolent conspiracy against the homeland and its security, stability, unity, and career development and its improvement will fail and cause the defeat and defeated by all the conspirators.