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The faithful are quick to voice their
opinion of the prospect of foreign troops |
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operating in Yemen. |
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“No occupation!” shouted the crowed.
They were responding to a question posed |
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by Adbul Majeed Al-Zindani, one of
Yemen’s top clerics who warned during his |
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Friday prayer’s ceremony, against a
western plot to occupy Yemen. |
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The UK’s request for an international
conference on Yemen is meant to pave the |
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way for a United Nation Security Council
to approve an occupation of Yemen. And |
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putting it under a UN mandate. |
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Zindani, the Americans believe has been
an instigator of Islamic extremism in |
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Yemen, said that so called “War on
terror” is in fact a war against Islam. |
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Speaking exclusively to Al Jazeera after
his sermon the cleric said:”President |
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Obama has been advised Yemeni coasts and
Oil resources.” |
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The Obama spokesman said that the US
President has not yet taken a decision to |
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send troops to Yemen. And it was
mentioned in the news both in the US and |
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the arab world that Obama’s advisers
recommended that if Yemen becomes a |
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failed state they have to occupy the oil
resources and Yemen’s seacoasts. And what |
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is this military build up on our coast
for? |
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Is it really just to fight piracy? Nobody
is convinced of that. |
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On the streets of the capital Sanaa a
straw poll reveals little or no sympathy |
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towards Al Qaida. |
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The Yemen both people and army is ready
to fight Al Qaida. If the government does |
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not fight them, we will. We are free and
strong. I am 75 but ready to fight Al |
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Qaida. |
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And off the records some Yemenis told us
they are afraid of persecution. They |
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aired there honest views. But all were
unanimous on opposing foreign troops in |
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Yemen. |
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If the Yemeni government asks the
Americans to enter Yemen, I as a Yemeni |
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citizen am ready to take up my own gun
and fight. Even if my brother is in the |
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government I will fight him. |
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The Al Qaida threat from within is one
of multiple fronts that the Yemeni |
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government faces including a war in the
north of the country with Houthi rebels, |
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a secessionist movement in the south as
well as arising political opposition. |
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The fact of the matter is that both the
Yemeni and the American governments are |
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likely to face a dilemma in this country.
If the US intervenes militarily against |
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Al Qaida, Yemen could turn into another
Afghanistan. If they leave that task to |
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the Yemeni government that could lead to
another Somalia. |