Is it curtains for Yemeni President Saleh?
source: http://www.examiner.com/foreign-policy-in-national/is-it-curtains-for-yemeni-president-saleh
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Yemen's embattled president Ali Abdullah Saleh has suffered some serious setbacks in the last 48 hours. The man who could replace him, a top military officer, along with 18 other senior commanders, joined the opposition forces who have been calling for Saleh's ouster who has been in power for 33 years.
Inspired by Egypt's success in toppling Hosni Mubarak, thousands of youth have been demonstrating peacefully for democracy since February 21, 2011. The tide turned on Friday for Saleh, when his security forces killed 50 protesters near Sanaa University in the country's capital. Further erosion of his legitimacy came as he lost the support of his own tribe and his entire cabinet, which he fired before they could reportedly stage a mass resignation.
On Monday night, the U.S. embassy recommended that Americans in Yemen stay indoors due to the political instability in the country and the uncertainty.
Inspired by Egypt's success in toppling Hosni Mubarak, thousands of youth have been demonstrating peacefully for democracy since February 21, 2011. The tide turned on Friday for Saleh, when his security forces killed 50 protesters near Sanaa University in the country's capital. Further erosion of his legitimacy came as he lost the support of his own tribe and his entire cabinet, which he fired before they could reportedly stage a mass resignation.
On Monday night, the U.S. embassy recommended that Americans in Yemen stay indoors due to the political instability in the country and the uncertainty.
