The Yemeni Cleric’s Association today issued a warning that they will call for jihad in the event that the United States or anyone else invades Yemen. The statement also cautioned against allowing foreign powers to set up military bases or carry out attacks on Yemeni soil.
The group, led by hardline cleric Sheikh Abdulmajeed al-Zindani, met in the capital city of Saana this week, and reportedly the statement was signed by 150 clerics, giving it enormous significance in the nation.
The United States insists they are not considering a ground invasion of Yemen, but has already launched missile strikes on Yemeni soil. There has been growing pressure to escalate America’s presence in Yemen, as well as launching even more strikes.
The statement puts the Yemeni government in a difficult position, as privately officials concede the war against al-Qaeda isn’t going nearly as well as claimed. With the nation already fighting two civil wars as well as the al-Qaeda conflict, its position continues to weaken. At the same time, it can scarcely afford to alienate the Sunni clergy, one of the few allies it still has.
the perfect battleground for the USA. they will always pick on an poor Country unable to kick them out. gee, now they can sell Weapons to both sides again. Obama, give back the Nobel Price. you are worse than Bush ever was.
robert get a life
"bama, give back the Nobel Price. you are worse than Bush ever was. "
Really Robert? Such comments serve no one, and discredit you.
Yes, President Obama is driven by politics instead of statesmanship in these matters, but as yet, he is hardly "worse the Bush".
It does seem that he isn't as good a student of history as we had hoped, and is in abject fear of the sound bite or move that will provide fodder for the right wing noise machine.
It seems that those charged with handling our affairs, see only the money to be made through conflict and have little common sense or humanity.
President Obama is clearly a corporatist, and as such will act in the corporate state's behalf.
The hope and the dream fade a little bit more everyday.
A Knesal 'Liberal Warrior' "Little Beirut"
Change you can believe in!
Knesal, you have it half right. Reason Bush was allowed to get away with mass murder and lies,the Democrats were buddies in crime. Even if Americans elected Donald Duck as President and Goofus as VP,nothing changes.America has always been a war mungering nation. Democrat regimes have mostly been envolved/started in all major wars.Only when the (German)Bush family took control. Sad Affairs :^/
So what? what's one more jihad against US more or less. Send in the Drones!
Reg; "Reason Bush was allowed to get away with mass murder and lies,the Democrats were buddies in crime."
No argument there 'Jojo', and you have too include a majority of the citizens of this country who either supported the wars, or passively acquiesced to illegal wars, a condition that still exists.
A Knesal 'Liberal Warrior' "Little Beirut"
Having lived in Sana'a for 2 1/2 years in the early 1970s I can tell you that Yemenis are intelligent, tough and full of pride. Killing people by drones or putting soldiers into the country is a big mistake and will do us no good at all.
And absolutely with in their right to defend their sovereign territory. The Corporate war machine needs more 'insurgents' to sell their inhumane hardware. It's a 'Jobs' program…..
A Knesal 'Liberal Warrior' "Little Beirut"