http://armiesofliberation.com Jane Novak's blog about Yemen Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:12:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Katushkya Missile missed? Land mine redeployed? BBC At least five people have been killed in an explosion in north-western Yemen, according to news reports. Local officials said they do not yet know what caused the explosion, which happened at a post office. But the blast is reported to have hit the ... http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2008/07/05/five-killed-in-blast-at-saada-post-office/ Yemen Times SANA’A, July 2 — Parliament last Tuesday approved suspending discussion on a project to amend a law regarding the Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum in order to achieve political agreement between Yemen’s main parties within the formation of such committee. The government proposed a project last November to amend ... http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2008/07/04/yemeni-opposition-mps-continue-boycott-of-parliament/ errrrr... Arbitrary detiontion are a problem for everybody in Yemen but we can't take anything at face value. Wasn't the last statement to al-Wasat discredited? Is this from Jund al-Yemen or al-Qaeda in Yemen? There's always more questions than answers. Al Qaida threatens to turn Yemen into 'second Iraq' , ... http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2008/07/04/al-qaeda-makes-threats/ The regime refuses to keep even convicted terrorists in jail and al-Hitar's dialog only requires a promise not to launch attacks within Yemen. YemenOnline-July 2,2008- Judge. Hamoud Al-Hitar, Minister of Endowment and Guidance, confirmed to YemenOnline that Yemen intends to provide appropriate circumstances to receive the 106 Yemeni prisoners of ... http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2008/07/04/al-hittar-to-dialog-with-returning-gitmo-detainees/ Smarter than God, maybe we should cut off our ears also. Saba [04 July 2008] SANA'A, July 04 (Saba)- A recent study has showed a quarter of Yemeni women have been subjected to circumcision and 71.4% of the Yemeni women favored female circumcision while 48% of the Yemeni men support continuing the ... http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2008/07/04/fgm-25/ Another strange story, AKI Sanaa, 26 June (AKI) - The authorities in Yemen have arrested 10 suspected al-Qaeda terrorists in two different police operations conducted in the capital Sanaa and in the desert area of Hadramawt, in the south of the country. According to a report in London-based Arabic-language daily Al-Quds ... http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2008/07/04/jihaiddis-takfiring-socialists/ Bajammal's Office Director killed by Hamid al-Ahmar's bodyguards? Its a developing story.... al-Motamar Almotamar.net - Medical sources have said Friday that Ali Atif, director of the General People's Congress (GPC) 's Secretary General Abdulqader Bajammal's Office died Friday of wounds he received after he came under gunfire attack by gunmen ... http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2008/07/04/gpc-official-shot-dead-in-sanaa/ Almotamar.net - The Aden Security Committee held Thursday its regular meeting chaired by governor Dr Adnan al-Jifri and discussed the topics on its agenda and reports related to security situation in the governorate. A statement issued by the committee said it has considered some reports in a newspaper concerning the ... http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2008/07/04/aden-security-warns-against-public-gatherings-in-advance-of-july-7/ A humanitarian truce, a good idea. Peacekeepers to disengage the warring sides is another one, but that won't get any traction. Sahwa Net- The United States has expressed its concern over human consequences caused by the conflict in Saada . American officials in Sana'a urged infighting sides, Houthi rebels and the ... http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2008/07/04/us-concerned-about-humanitarian-disaster-in-saada/ This doesn't make sense. I dont think the Houthis are connected to Lebanese Hezbollah, and if Saleh wants to end the fighting, all he has to do is implement his end of the peace accord. CBS News President Saleh sent a message to the Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of the ... http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2008/07/04/saleh-asks-lebanese-hezbollah-for-help-with-houthis/