'Hundreds of thousands' protest in Yemen

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Source: al Jazeera

Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis have flooded the streets of the capital, Sanaa, and elsewhere after Friday prayers in the ongoing protest against Ali Abdullah Saleh 33-year rule, witnesses and the opposition say.

In the southwestern province of Taez, where the outpouring was significant, three children were wounded when a landmine exploded.

Protesters in Sanaa braved rainfall and were protected by troops loyal to Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, a dissident general, as they gathered after weekly Muslim prayers at University Square - which they have dubbed Change Square.

"The mask of the regime has fallen ... for 33 years the country has been a hostage of a family band," the prayer leader was quoted as saying.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/09/201199152650812715.html

[ozone_man]

1. Hmmm, will the U.S. back this one I wonder?

The U.S. backs insurgencies where oil is involved, but not so much elsewhere.

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2. Actually, I think we're on the other side of this one.

Under the table of course, spook wars. Overt support for the present regime might not be good for it.

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3. May all beings be free.

May all beings be safe.
May all beings have peace.