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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/23/world/middleeast/yemen-houthi-crisis-sana.html
Total FNG failure
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everything he gets involved with turns to crap
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Nothing to see......Hil will win....Obama is great. Its fucking wonderful that the world burns and she was Sec State.......
Cruz/Christie/whoever at debate: Um Hil can you name a major accomplishment as either senator or sec of state
Hil:........................ .............fuck it I quit...............oh wait I put up with Bill.
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uh huh...and Kennedy was to blame I guess when we lost Cuba.....people said the world was going to shit...look how THAT turned out ::)
also since WHEN did the Yermenis elect Obama as president???????????..their collapse is HIS fault????...when the president and the cabinet stepped down willingly and refused to fight???
The Obama mental illness strikes again
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Nothing to see......Hil will win....Obama is great. Its fucking wonderful that the world burns and she was Sec State.......
Cruz/Christie/whoever at debate: Um Hil can you name a major accomplishment as either senator or sec of state
Hil:........................ .............fuck it I quit...............oh wait I put up with Bill.
And "what difference at this point does it make"?!
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Houthi Rebels Take Over Yemen's Government
AP | By AHMED AL-HAJ
Posted: 02/06/2015 9:54 am EST Updated: 1 hour ago
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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's powerful Shiite rebels announced on Friday that they have taken over the country and dissolved parliament, a dramatic move that finalizes their months-long power grab.
The development also pushes the impoverished country further into chaos and threatens to turn the political power struggle into a full-blown civil and sectarian conflict, pitting Houthi Shiites against the country's majority Sunnis, including powerful tribesmen and secessionists in the south.
It could also play into the hands of Yemen's al-Qaida branch, the world's most dangerous offshoot of the terror group, and jeopardize the U.S. counter-terrorism operations in the country.
The declaration was read out by TV announcer who said the move marked "a new era that will take Yemen to safe shores." It was televised to the nation on the rebels' television network, Al-Masseria TV.
An audience of hundreds of supporters, including former officials, at the Republican Palace in the capital, Sanaa, clapped furiously. Houthi supporters were expected to take to the streets in the capital and celebrate long into the night.
The takeover statement placed Houthis' security and intelligence arm, known as the "Revolutionary Committee," as the ruler of Yemen.
The impoverished Arabian Peninsula country has teetered on the brink of fragmentation for the past year but the crisis took a turn for the worse in September, when the Houthis took control of Sanaa after descending from their northern stronghold and fighting their way into central Yemen, seizing several other cities and towns along the way.
Their rising dominance — which included a raid of the presidential palace and a siege of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's residence — forced the president and all Cabinet members to submit their resignations in January.
Since then, Hadi and the ministers have been under house arrest. The rebels issued a deadline, which expired on Wednesday, for Yemen's political parties to negotiate what they called a way forward, warning that if there was no resolution, they would act unilaterally.
The Houthis also said that "Revolutionary Committee" would act as the country's government. The committee would also be tasked with forming a new parliament with 551 members. The committee is led by Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a cousin of the Houthis' leader Abdel-Malek al-Houthi.
The new parliament would then set up a presidential council of five members that would replace Hadi for an interim, two-year period.
The announcement did not give a timetable for elections and gave no indication of Hadi's fate.
The announcement accused the political parties of "intentionally stalling" and failing to meet the Wednesday deadline, which forced their action, the Houthis said.
The takeover comes after days of failed talks sponsored by the U.N. envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar.
There was no immediate reaction from Washington, which has been Hadi's top ally, or the Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia, which shares a long border with Yemen. The kingdom is unlikely to welcome the Shiite rebels' takeover of a country at its doorstep.
Earlier Friday, Mohammed al-Sabri, a top politician from a multi-party alliance called the Joint Meeting Parties, described the Houthis' actions as a "coup," predicting it would lead to "international and regional isolation of Yemen."
Last year, the U.N. Security Council placed two Houthi leaders and deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh — also believed to be a main backer of the Houthis — on a sanctions list for their role in derailing Yemen's transition.
"Today, the Houthis are taking an uncalculated (risk)," said al-Sabri. "They are a militia, not a political group."
A former member of the Houthis' political arm, Ansar Allah, described the takeover as "madness" and a "horror movie" that would result in Yemen's collapse.
"Goodbye Yemen," wrote Ali al-Bukhiti on his official Facebook page.
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Obama administration surprised by collapse of Yemen govt
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration's senior counterterrorism official acknowledged Thursday that U.S. intelligence was surprised by the collapse of the U.S.-backed government in Yemen."
"Nick Rasmussen, who directs the National Counterterrorism Center, told the Senate intelligence committee that Yemen's American-funded army failed to oppose advancing Houthi rebels in the same way the U.S.-supported Iraqi military refused to fight Islamic State militants last year."
"In response to other questioning, Rasmussen also noted that extremists in Libya, Afghanistan, Egypt and Algeria had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, suggesting a growing influence of that al-Qaida rival."
http://news.yahoo.com/us-official-us-surprised-collapse-yemen-govt-205612576.html
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uh huh...and Kennedy was to blame I guess when we lost Cuba.....people said the world was going to shit...look how THAT turned out ::)
And it almost did:
"The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba. It played out on television worldwide and was the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis
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uh huh...and Kennedy was to blame I guess when we lost Cuba.....people said the world was going to shit...look how THAT turned out ::)
also since WHEN did the Yermenis elect Obama as president???????????..their collapse is HIS fault????...when the president and the cabinet stepped down willingly and refused to fight???
The Obama mental illness strikes again
You do know that Castro came to power in 1959 and Kennedy became president in 1961.
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“Obama golfed with three old friends – Bobby Titcomb - and Greg Orme, who flew in from Hawaii, and Marty Nesbitt, who is from Chicago.
Obama Takes a Three-Day Golf Vacation in Palm Springs
Posted on February 15, 2015, 1:52 pm by Keith Koffler • 54 Comments
“I know what you’re thinking. Should he really be doing this given that the economy is just so-so and the world is in crisis? — But look, it’s been six weeks since he had a vacation. I mean, give the guy a break.
“President Obama is taking a three-day golf vacation in Palm Springs, California. Obama arrived there Saturday after a quick flight from San Francisco, where he a had two “official” events and a fundraiser.
“He played Saturday at the Sunnylands retreat in Rancho Mirage, where he has visited now four times since 2013.
At your expense.
“Obama golfed with three old friends – Bobby Titcomb - and Greg Orme, who flew in from Hawaii, and Marty Nesbitt, who is from Chicago.
“Obama is staying at the home of his interior decorator, Michael Smith, and Smith’s partner, James Costos, who is the U.S. Ambassador to Spain.
“Mochelle Obama was reportedly expected in Aspen, where she usually skis Presidents’ Day Weekend”
Read more:
http://www.whitehousedossier.com/
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“Obama golfed with three old friends – Bobby Titcomb - and Greg Orme, who flew in from Hawaii, and Marty Nesbitt, who is from Chicago.
Obama Takes a Three-Day Golf Vacation in Palm Springs
Posted on February 15, 2015, 1:52 pm by Keith Koffler • 54 Comments
“I know what you’re thinking. Should he really be doing this given that the economy is just so-so and the world is in crisis? — But look, it’s been six weeks since he had a vacation. I mean, give the guy a break.
“President Obama is taking a three-day golf vacation in Palm Springs, California. Obama arrived there Saturday after a quick flight from San Francisco, where he a had two “official” events and a fundraiser.
“He played Saturday at the Sunnylands retreat in Rancho Mirage, where he has visited now four times since 2013.
At your expense.
“Obama golfed with three old friends – Bobby Titcomb - and Greg Orme, who flew in from Hawaii, and Marty Nesbitt, who is from Chicago.
“Obama is staying at the home of his interior decorator, Michael Smith, and Smith’s partner, James Costos, who is the U.S. Ambassador to Spain.
“Mochelle Obama was reportedly expected in Aspen, where she usually skis Presidents’ Day Weekend”
Read more:
http://www.whitehousedossier.com/
its already been proven that Obama has taken MUCH LESS vacations than past presidents..but in your mind, he should be working 24/7 without sleep
however in terms of Yemen, it does appear that its collapsing.....but I don't think theres anything anyone can do about it
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“Obama is staying at the home of his interior decorator, Michael Smith, and Smith’s partner, James Costos, who is the U.S. Ambassador to Spain.
Yeah Obama aint gay. ::) ::) ::)
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“Obama is staying at the home of his interior decorator, Michael Smith, and Smith’s partner, James Costos, who is the U.S. Ambassador to Spain.
Yeah Obama aint gay. ::) ::) ::)
you are obsessed with this topic?.....Jealousy???
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you are obsessed with this topic?.....Jealousy???
No - but the public has a right to know if he aint bombing the shit out of Isis what other things take priority
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No - but the public has a right to know if he aint bombing the shit out of Isis what other things take priority
He is not bombing ISIS because he is busy finding male sex partners.
You should be a political commentator SoulC.
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He is not bombing ISIS because he is busy finding male sex partners.
You should be a political commentator SoulC.
Honestly - who the fuck stays over w an interior decotrator and his gay partner on Valentines Day while all this shit is going doing like this?
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Honestly - who the fuck stays over w an interior decotrator and his gay partner on Valentines Day while all this shit is going doing like this?
He is spending Valentines Day with a gay couple?
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He is spending Valentines Day with a gay couple?
Yes he did
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Yes he did
Sounds very gay.
The first gay (and black) -president.
Somewhere some old gay hating racist just had a heart attack.