Yemen accused of 'genocide'

[oberliner]

A rebel leader in Yemen has said that the government's attacks on Shia civilians amount to "genocide".

Abd al-Malik al-Houthi, a brother of Hussein Badr al-din al-Houthi who began the group's campaign to topple the government in 2004, also said that his followers will continue their fight to establish a Shia theocracy in the country.

"Cities and villages are being subjected nowadays to the most dreadful forms of annihilation by the corrupt authorities, and the citizens are the only damaged side because of this fierce bombing," al-Houthi told the Associated Press near the northern Yemeni city of Saada on Saturday.

He also blamed the government for recent battles that left hundreds dead on both sides, saying the army's attacks on rebel-held villages amounted to "genocide".

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/BE116547-277B-4FF2-B206-822E7609F8C6.htm

[shenmue]

1. The theocracy will probably turn around and do the same thing

People never learn.

:cry:

[oberliner]

2. Yemen president to meet with Bush

WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen has arrived in Washington for talks with the White House on how to deepen bilateral relations.

Saleh is to meet with President Bush and other U.S. officials to discuss ways of increasing cooperation between the two countries, the Yemen news agency Saba reported Monday.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/04/30/yemen_president_to_meet_with_bush/