The Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh has departed Yemen for Saudi Arabia to be treated for severe wounds that were inflicted during an extensive attack on his presidential compound. This has led to large numbers of citizens to flood the streets in the capital of Sana and Change Square where protesters have been encamped since February. There was dancing, celebrating, flag waving to the point where even uniformed military men joined in. Dozens of gunmen attacked the presidential compound in Taiz avenging Mr. Saleh's security force's attacks on civilians. Mr. Saleh's departure has allowed the country to become easy pickings for Al-Qaeda, which has placed the United States in something of a pickle. The New York Times believes that Saudi Arabia will not allow Mr. Saleh to return to Yemen as president, an arrangement that many Arab countries have been hoping for for weeks. With the power vacuum opening up, this places Saudi Arabia and the United States in an uneasy position, and will lead to difficult decisions in the coming weeks.
by Margaret Nunne
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/world/middleeast/06yemen.html?_r=1&hp
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