Yemen versus Egypt

[malaise]

The protesters in Yemen have been demonstrating every day for two months. Of course their protests are invisible.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13041949
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Yemen unrest: Opposition rejects Gulf Arab proposal
Rallies are being held across Yemen to protest against a Gulf Arab initiative for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down in return for protection.

The proposal reportedly says Mr Saleh should transfer many of his powers to his vice president, but offers no time-frame for him to leave office.

Mr Saleh welcomed the Gulf Co-operation Council's (GCC) offer on Sunday.

But his opponents have rejected it, saying they want him to step down after 32 years in office.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13053161
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Yemeni women: 'All we can do is wait and pray'
As the political turmoil brews in Yemen, ordinary women are worrying about running their homes and caring for their families. Here, three women tell their stories. All names have been changed to protect their identity.
Umm Ali, a mother-of-five, from Aden

"Since the unrest first started, my daughters have stopped going to school. All the schools near here are now closed because of the teachers' strike.

"Food prices have increased sharply - particularly the price of rice, sugar and wheat. My husband is a day labourer. Since the unrest, he has not found any work. He goes out of the house every morning at five looking for work and then comes back at 10 at night empty-handed. This situation makes him very depressed.

[Distant Observer]

1. And Bahrain, Syria, Jordan. Word is that most Bahraini protest leaders have "dissapeared."

[blindpig]

2. The difference being....

The US couldn't do anything in Egypt, caught by surprise, a country too populace to easily apply force in. Yemen is more easily manipulated.