Yemeny Jane
Dean
Our friend Jane of the Armies of Liberation weblog has been writing regularly on the subject of Yemen. For example, see her recent religionjournal.com article.
In response to her fierce criticisms of the oppressive government in Yemen, the Yemen Times recently published a scathing criticism of her and her weblog, calling her a docile pupil of a monkey monk, and accusing her of being a "Houthi" (i.e. a follower of a "rebel" muslim cleric who the government there crushed).
Jane is both amused and proud.
Anyone who thinks blogs and bloggers don't accomplish anything meaningful really ought to be reading Jane's blog.
Anyway.... As honor requires that, in any War, I must name my name and nation:
Name: Steven Malcolm Anderson
Nation: The United States of America
Just from reading over the history of Yemen and Jane's blog, it seems that al Qaeda influence in Yemen is about as strong as al Qaeda's influence in the Sudan.
If the Bush administration isn't already aware of this, they have some significant problems.
I can't believe what passes for professional punditry in Yemen:
If Houthists consider non-tummyists insects and dung, their Slogan is: "Death to America, Death to Israel" ..
..if you like racists and backward people and is enamored with the use of a backfiring gun, then it is your business..
You can always tell the zealots by the cheesy dialogue. Non-tummyists?
from the docile student of a monkey monk
i swear, i can't type that without laughing