Smart Diplomacy Alert: Yemeni President Abed Mansour Hadi and Cabinet have all resigned

[SheriffJoe]

Do European countries have bill of rights?

It's not just the terrorists that need to go. It's the Islamic radicals who disrupt our freedoms and way of life constantly pushing to change our institutions and communities under the guise of "religious rights" - they use and abuse our Western values and goodwill to impose and spread their fascist ideology.

I know Christians who fled Egypt 20 years ago because they no longer felt safe...I can't even begin to imagine what it's like to be there now, or any place with a rising Muslim population.

Islam is completely incompatible with other cultures and religions - they hate everything about us. Yes, they hate our freedoms.

When are enough people in the West going to give political-correctness the finger, wake up and demand action?

 

[SheriffJoe]

Amish people are extremely religious with many of the same practices and beliefs as Islam.

But notice the difference - the Amish mind their own fucking business, whereas Islam is hostile. Like Islam, the Amish believe many of our technologies and liberal lifestyles are, well, sinful, but they don't go around blowing up buildings, strapping bombs to their bodies, AND they don't infiltrate our communities demanding their 'rights'. The Amish just stay in their little villages and live their little primitive lifestyles. They don't bother us, and we don't bother them - live let live.

Big, BIG difference from a death cult that commands its followers to kill infidels and seeks world domination, just like the Nazis and Communist revolutionaries.

Ronald Reagan once referred to communism as, "the focus of evil in the modern world"

We need real leaders with moral clarity who will stand up and speak the same truths about Islam - ALL of Islam, political-correctness and CAIR be damned.

 

[SheriffJoe]

Obama


"So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed. That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn't. And I consider it part of my responsibility as president of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear."

Obama

"Much has been made of the fact that an African-American with the name Barack Hussein Obama could be elected president. But my personal story is not so unique. The dream of opportunity for all people has not come true for everyone in America, but its promise exists for all who come to our shores – that includes nearly 7 million American Muslims in our country today who enjoy incomes and education that are higher than average.

Moreover, freedom in America is indivisible from the freedom to practise one's religion. That is why there is a mosque in every state of our union, and over 1,200 mosques within our borders. That is why the US government has gone to court to protect the right of women and girls to wear the hijab, and to punish those who would deny it."

Obama

"Likewise, it is important for western countries to avoid impeding Muslim citizens from practising religion as they see fit– for instance, by dictating what clothes a Muslim woman should wear. We cannot disguise hostility towards any religion behind the pretence of liberalism."

Obama


"We have the power to make the world we seek, but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning, keeping in mind what has been written.The Holy Koran tells u: "O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another."

What's funny is the Muslim clown actually believed he was making world history giving that embarrassing, pathetic speech. Nothing could be further from the truth - the coming global events will ensure it is completely forgotten buried under the rubble called reality.

"Obama in Cairo" will be like waxing nostalgic about Neville Chamberlain's "peace in our time"

 

[SheriffJoe]

It's time to face reality:

 

[Acebb]

Didn't Obama recently proclaim Yemen was another one of his foreign policy successes? Good Grief!

Yes, last September:

“This strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us, while supporting partners on the front lines, is one that we have successfully pursued in Yemen and Somalia for years,” he added.

 

[ScottL]

• The Long Arm: Iran Is Expanding Its Influence Abroad
  Officials in Tehran are not shy about their aim of spreading influence abroad, nor of their apparent success. Tehran can claim, with only a pinch of hubris, to run three Arab capitals: Baghdad, Damascus and Beirut. This week it may have added a fourth: Sana'a, Yemen's capital.
  Moreover, an Israeli strike on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights that killed Mohammad Ali Allahdadi, an Iranian general, exposed Iranian meddling in another part of the Middle East. To its critics, Iran alarmingly holds sway from the Mediterranean Sea to the Fertile Crescent and the Gulf of Aden. "The Iranians are experts at taking advantage of chaos," says Shimon Shapira, a retired military man now at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. (Economist-UK)
  See also Iran's Emerging Empire - Charles Krauthammer
  Iran's march toward conventional domination of the Arab world has been largely overlooked in Washington. For the Saudis and the other Gulf Arabs, this is a nightmare. They're engaged in a titanic regional struggle with Iran. And they are losing - losing Yemen, losing Lebanon, losing Syria and watching post-U.S.-withdrawal Iraq come under increasing Iranian domination. The nightmare would be hugely compounded by Iran going nuclear. (Washington Post)
• Fact Checker: Has Iran's Nuclear Program Been "Halted" and Its Nuclear Stockpile "Reduced"? - Glenn Kessler
  In his State of the Union address on Jan. 20, 2015, President Obama said: "Our diplomacy is at work with respect to Iran, where, for the first time in a decade, we've halted the progress of its nuclear program and reduced its stockpile of nuclear material."
  Olli Heinonen, who headed the IAEA's safeguards section, said, "It is true that 20%-enriched uranium stocks have decreased, but Iran is still producing uranium enriched up to 5% uranium. The latter stocks have actually increased when you talk about stocks of UF6 [uranium hexafluoride] and other chemical compounds." Moreover, "it appears that the production of centrifuge components continues. Same with the Arak reactor. No new nuclear components have been installed, but it does not mean that the production of those came to halt."
  David Albright, who heads the Institute for Science and International Security, said it was not correct that the 3.5%-enriched stock had been reduced; instead it has been converted from one form ("hexafluoride") to another ("oxide"�), a step that he said was taken largely for cosmetic (political) purposes. As a practical matter, the conversion of 3.5% to oxide form would only add about two weeks to the break-out period, since Iran could reconvert it back into hexafluoride. In effect, the amount of nuclear material available to Iran has gone up "about a bomb's worth during the JPOA [interim agreement]," Albright said. (Washington Post)
• How Congress Can Use Its Leverage on Iran - David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey
  Tehran's insistence that existing U.S. sanctions be lifted as part of a nuclear-weapons agreement gives U.S. lawmakers substantial leverage. Congress should insist that any Iranian agreement take the form of a treaty. The Constitution requires that treaties be made only with the advice and consent of the Senate.
  Congress should pass legislation now clearly stating the parameters of an acceptable nuclear deal with Iran, emphasizing the need to eliminate any Iranian breakout capability. It should also put the Iranians and our allies on notice that, absent congressional approval, the president cannot deliver comprehensive and permanent relief from the existing sanctions statutes. Messrs. Rivkin and Casey served in the Justice Department under Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Mr. Rivkin is also a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. (Wall Street Journal)

 

[Acebb]

Reuters Top News @Reuters
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U.S. official in Washington confirms American embassy in Yemen is closing.


^ Obama called Yemen a success story in the fight against terrorism.

 

[Dave007inVegas]

Reuters Top News@Reuters
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U.S. official in Washington confirms American embassy in Yemen is closing.


^ Obama called Yemen a success story in the fight against terrorism.

The only success story Obama has seen is in his mind.

 

[neverbend]

The only success story Obama has seen is in his mind.

Maybe not, Obama in his mind probably secretly considers a turn of events a success, when his Muslim brothers essentially
takeover lands. Afterall he was happy as a lark when the Muslim Brotherhood ran Egypt for a brief period,

 

[superbeets]

Yet another rapid exit from a Country.


As reported by the Business Insider, “Armed Houthi rebels in the Yemeni capital Sanaa seized US embassy vehicles after the ambassador and diplomats left the country on Wednesday, local members of embassy staff told Reuters.
“The employees said that more than 20 vehicles were taken by the fighters after the Americans departed from Sanaa’s airport. Yemen-based analyst Haykal Bafana tweeted that US personnel surrendered 30 vehicles to Houthi militants. CNN is reporting that Houthi militants took “all US Embassy vehicles” parked at Sanaa’s airport as US personnel left the country and confiscated weapons from departing US Marines. If this is true, then forbidding American embassy security to travel with their weapons represents a major breach of diplomatic protocol on the part of Houthi rebels, who are now one of the country’s dominant political forces after the fall of Yemen’s government last week.”

 

[Dave007inVegas]

Working hard to combat Islamic terrorists.

White House Vows to Combat Terrorism -- By Calling Summit

"We want to make sure that we're staying one step ahead of them."

How does the United States government plan on countering Islamic terrorism? By calling a summit.

That's what White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told CBS' Bob Schieffer on Sunday's Face the Nation.

"We are scheduling a summit late in the week, a three-day summit at the State Department on countering violent extremism," McDonough said in response to the latest terror attack in Denmark.

McDonough was interviewed by Schieffer on Saturday after the first deadly attack against a free speech event in Copenhagen, but before the same gunman killed a Jewish security guard at the city's main synagogue hours later.

Speaking for the United States, McDonough said, "We've obviously made clear that we abhor this and will not let these kinds of attacks stand."

These "kinds of attacks" are carefully scripted by the White House to be acts of extremism, not Islamic terrorism specifically. And their preferred method of dealing with these extremists is apparently by calling summits.

But McDonough has confidence that a summit will ensure that the U.S. government is way ahead of the terrorists:

We know that AQAP, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has plans to do things like this around the world. So we want to make sure that we're staying one step ahead of them.

I wonder if they plan on serving beer?

 

[Acebb]

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) The U.S. military has pulled its remaining personnel out of Yemen due to the deteriorating security situation, the U.S. State Department said.

The evacuation involved about 100 Special Operations forces members from the Al Anad airbase, sources in the region familiar with the situation told CNN. The State Department called it a temporary relocation.

Those evacuated, which include Navy SEALs and members of the Army's Delta Force, were the last American forces stationed in the Arab nation, which is home to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terrorist group also known as AQAP.

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Huge win for AQAP, huge defeat for US. 6 Months ago Obama was touting Yemen as a success.

 

[SheriffJoe]

Smart power!

 

[superbeets]

BBC 21 March 2015Last updated at 10:09


'No US plan'

Beyond Yemen, the Sanaa bombings underscore how the American strategy against Islamic State is lacking. The US is not degrading IS fast enough to stop its expansion, and it does not appear to have a plan for confronting IS branches in Sinai, Libya, West Africa, and now Yemen.
In taking its time to address a quickly expanding threat, the US not only risks further turmoil in the Middle East and Africa, but also makes attacks by IS members in the West more likely.
Barak Mendelsohn is Associate Professor of Political Science at Haverford College and a Research Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

FULL ARTICLE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-31998682

 

[Acebb]

[h=1]Yemen Descends Into Chaos As Foreign Minister Seeks Help From Neighbors[/h]
Britain reportedly has withdrawn its remaining special forces from [FONT=Georgia, serif]Yemen[/FONT], days after a similar U.S. move, in response to the worsening security that the U.N. envoy for Yemen described as the "edge of civil war."

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Notice all the left wingers commenting on this topic...

 

[superbeets]

Yemen minister calls for Gulf military intervention

• The Yemeni foreign minister has called for Gulf Arab states to intervene to prevent the advance of Shia Houthi rebels into the south of the country.
  The Houthis ousted President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi last month, who fled to the southern port city of Aden where he established a rival power base.
  At the weekend, the Houthis seized Taiz, Yemen's third largest city, bringing them closer to Aden.
  The UN has warned that Yemen is on the edge of civil war.
  Mr Hadi's Foreign Minister Riad Yassin told the Saudi-owned Asharq al-Awsat newspaper he asked the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to intervene, without elaborating what that would mean.
  
  
  He also said he had asked the UN and GCC to impose a no-fly zone, after warplanes hit the presidential palace in Aden over the weekend.
  The Houthis' rise has alarmed the GCC, and in particular Sunni-controlled Saudi Arabia, which accuses the Houthis of being a proxy for their key regional rival, Shia-majority Iran. Both of them have denied the Saudi claims.
  
  
  Yemen - who is fighting whom?
  The Houthis: A minority Shia from the north, the group seized control of Sanaa last year and have since been expanding their control.
  President Hadi: Backed by military and police loyalists, and by militia known as Popular Resistance Committees, he is trying to fight back against the rebels from his stronghold in the south.
  Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula: Seen by the US as the most dangerous branch of Al-Qaeda, AQAP opposes both the Houthis and forces loyal to President Hadi.
  Islamic State: A Yemeni affiliate of IS has recently emerged, which seeks to eclipse AQAP.
  
  
  Also on Monday, the Saudi foreign minister warned the Gulf states could take action to shore-up Mr Ha
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  "If this issue is not solved peacefully, we will take the necessary measures to protect the region from their aggression," said Saud al-Faisal.
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  The UN envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar told the BBC the Saudis had "good reasons" to be concerned about the situation.
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  But he added: "I don't think any side could win a civil war. No side can win a civil war - the only way forward is negotiation, which implies concession from all sides, which implies also, a compromise."
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  The Houthis seized southern Taiz at the weekend, sparking protests
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  President Hadi retains strong support in the port of AdenBritain has meanwhile joined the US in withdrawing special military forces from Yemen because of the deteriorating situation there.
• Further deepening the crisis, Islamic State (IS) militants appear to have emerged as a presence in Yemen.
  A purported local IS affiliate says it was behind an attack that left 29 dead in Lahj, north of Aden, after another branch claimed the suicide attacks last week in Sanaa that left more than 100 people dead.6 hours ago
  
  
  
  

 

[Acebb]

LMFAO

I'm old enough to remember when Yemen was a success story. So is my seven-month old neighbor's kid.

 

[Acebb]

[h=1]White House: U.S. has 'succeeded' in Yemen, as President Hadi flees country[/h]
A White House spokesman said American efforts in Yemen are a "template that has succeeded," even as President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi was forced to flee the country by boat.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest on Wednesday said that the U.S. still had Yemeni extremists in its crosshairs.
According to media reports, Hadi fled the presidential palace in Yemen as rebels attempted an armed takeover of the city of Aden.

 

[JDeuce]

Don't worry, Ace! The admin is all over this one.

@Reuters
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BREAKING: White House calls on Houthi militia forces to stop fomenting instability in Yemen.




Oh. Well, then. If that doesn't stop them, then I just don't know what will.

It's incomprehensible how some of the resident Stuttering Clusterfuck schlong slurpers can't see what a joke this country has become under his leadership.

 

[superbeets]

[h=1]Saudi Arabia launches military operation in Yemen - envoy[/h]


Saudi Arabia has launched a military operation - including air strikes - in Yemen against Houthi Shia rebels, the Saudi ambassador in the US has said.
Adel al-Jubeir said Saudi Arabia acted to "defend the legitimate government" of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
The Iran-backed rebels have made rapid gains in recent months, forcing Mr Hadi to flee the capital Sanaa.
Residents said explosions could be heard in Sanaa and the city's airport after the Saudi announcement.
Meanwhile, Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, senior Houthi rebel, warned that the Saudi operation amounted to an aggression against Yemen and could set off a "wide war" in the region, according to Reuters news agency.
Recent developments have also raised fears that Iran - who is Saudi Arabia's major regional rival - could be drawn into the conflict.
In a separate development, reports said the Houthi rebels had seized secret US intelligence files describing US operations in Yemen.
The files reportedly contained informants' identities as well as counter-terrorism operation plans, the Los Angeles Times reportsed.
[h=2]'Ransom for president'[/h]Speaking in Washington on Wednesday, Mr Jubeir said the Saudi operation - which involved air strikes - began at 23:00 GMT.

Mr Jubeir stressed that the Saudis "will do anything necessary'' to protect the people of the neighbouring Yemen and "the legitimate government of Yemen".
This come despite sources in Saudi Arabia telling Reuters earlier on Wednesday that there were no plans for military intervention in the crisis, and that the reported build-up of military forces on its border with Yemen was "purely defensive".
Mr Jubeir also said Gulf states supported the Saudi operation.
According to a statement issued by the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates said they would answer President Hadi's call for help.
The countries are members of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), who Mr Hadi earlier urged to intervene.
The embattled Yemeni president also asked the UN Security Council to back military action by "willing countries" against the Houthi rebels.
Also on Wednesday, reports said Mr Hadi fled his palace in Aden as the rebels rebels advanced towards the southern port city.
But Yemeni government officials denied suggestions that the president has fled the country, and said he remained in Aden.
Meanwhile, Yemen's state television, which is controlled by the rebels, announced a ransom for anyone who captures the "fugitive" president.

Yemen - who is fighting whom?

The Houthis: Zaidi Shia-led rebels from the north, who seized control of Sanaa last year and have since been expanding their control
President Hadi: Backed by military and police loyalists, and by militia known as Popular Resistance Committees, he is trying to fight back against the rebels from his stronghold in the south
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula: Seen by the US as the most dangerous offshoot of al-Qaeda, AQAP opposes both the Houthis and President Hadi.
Islamic State: A Yemeni affiliate of IS has recently emerged, which seeks to eclipse AQAP.