Yemen is also going from bad to worse. President Saleh, injured in a rocket attack on his compound is in Saudi Arabia seeking medical treatment for burns that reportedly cover up to 40% of his body. His Vice President has stated that no dialogue can take place until President Saleh is back in the country.
Needless to say that hasn't made people very happy.
Of all the Arab Uprisings currently going on, Yemen may be the one where the nay-sayers and worriers have a point. There seems to be a real and growing chance that, unless some kind of transition takes place, the entire country could drop into Civil War and unlike Egypt, where Islamist perfidy is confined to the imagination of Glenn Beck, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is actually based in Yemen.
A transition back to some kind of sanity and stability in Yemen can only be good for everyone and at this point, it's hard to imagine what else that could involve until President Saleh goes. And I think with burns covering 40% of his body, he's probably got bigger things to worry about.
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