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Sunday, January 10, 2010
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Yemeni president vows crackdown on al-Qaeda branch

The comments by President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a longtime ruler who has been accused of vacillating about his country's Islamic extremists, underscored a growing sense in Yemen that his government could be imperiled if stronger actions are not taken. But Saleh also told Abu Dhabi TV that "we are ready to talk with any person who gives up violence and terrorism," extending an olive branch to extremists in keeping with political resentment in the country over close ties to Washington.
"Dialogue is the best way" even with al-Qaeda, Saleh said. But if al-Qaeda continues "sabotage and terrorist acts," he said, his government is "determined to stand up to the challenges."
Saleh's willingness to enter discussions with al-Qaeda came a day after Yemen's most influential cleric, Sheik Abdul Majid al-Zindani, railed against what he branded as American pressure on Yemen to combat al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the affiliate that has claimed responsibility for the failed Christmas Day bomb plot on Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines Flight 253. Zindani, whom the United States has characterized as a terrorist for his alleged ties to al-Qaeda, also charged that Washington and the United Nations wanted to "impose an international occupation of Yemen."
Saleh's comments made it clear that he would deal with al-Qaeda on his own terms, even as the Obama administration is boosting overall aid and doubling its counterterrorism funding for the country. The Yemeni government has been fragmented by insurgencies and is beset by popular frustration. But Yemeni officials in recent days have bluntly said they do not want American troops on their soil, fearing that such a deployment would only generate more support for al-Qaeda.
Obama's remarks on Friday to People magazine, released in part on Sunday in advance of publication next week, appeared designed in part to soothe those concerns. Obama said, "We've known throughout this year that al-Qaeda in Yemen has become a more serious problem." He said that "the same is true in Somalia, another country where there are large chunks that are not fully under government control and al-Qaeda is trying to take advantage of them."The president said that while he never ruled out any possibilities, he has "no intention of sending U.S. boots on the ground in those regions" while the local governments remain effective partners.
Alluding to local resistance likely to meet any U.S. military presence, Obama said Washington must consider "how we project ourselves to the world, the message we send to Muslim communities . . . the overwhelming majority of which reject al-Qaeda but where a handful of individuals may be moved by a jihadist ideology." Obama said he favors a "larger process of winning over the hearts and minds of ordinary people and isolating these violent extremists."
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has the support of many powerful, well-armed tribes, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the country, which dislike any interference by the central government on their lands. There are vast stretches of ungoverned areas where the government has little or no authority whatsoever.
"The problem the president faces is that his power is getting weaker," said Abdullah al-Faqih, a professor of political science at Sanaa University. "I do agree with him that U.S. involvement in terms of troops and air strikes is not going to help him. But at the same time, I don't see how he can get anything done without a partnership with the United States."
Saleh has had a long history of striking deals with Islamic militants. He deployed them against the southern secessionists in a brief 1994 civil war, and many analysts say he is currently deploying them against Shiite rebels in the north.
Despite U.S. complaints, the government has also freed key al-Qaeda figures after they promised not to engage in terrorism. They included Jamal al-Badawi, who helped orchestrate the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 American sailors. Yemen has refused to extradite him to the United States, citing Yemen's constitution, which prohibits its citizens' extradition.
Hundreds of suspected militants have been processed through a rehabilitation program, then released. The program is now widely seen in the West as a failure, but top Yemeni officials continue to call it a success. Among those set free was Fahd al-Quso, who was sentenced by Yemen to 10 years in prison for his role in the Cole bombing. Today, he is active again in al-Qaeda, say analysts and Yemeni officials.
Prosecutors have blamed the attempted Christmas Day bombing on a Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who they say previously spent time with al-Qaeda operatives based in Yemen. Obama last week suspended the repatriation of any of the nearly 100 Yemeni prisoners remaining at the U.S. military's Guantanamo prison. Obama told People magazine that "I do think it's important to recognize that the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan remains the epicenter of al-Qaeda, their leadership, and their extremist allies."
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Ackerman said Abdulmutallab was indicted for attempted murder of the 290 people on board the plane. "But this charge does not carry the longest sentence. Rather, the most serious of the six charges is trying to use a weapon of mass destruction", he said.Ackerman said that Abdulmutallab may also be detained indefinitely for illegal alien entry to the US.
He added that about 100 residents of Detroit - which has one of the largest Arab communities outside the Middle East - demonstrated outside the court in solidarity with the US government and against al-Qaeda who they said were trying to smear all Muslims. Allegedly linked to al-Qaeda, Abdulmutallab's failed attack on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit has triggered worldwide security alarm. In particular, it has led the United States to adopt stringent new screening and security measures at airports. Dozens of names have also been added to no-fly lists. Barack Obama, the US president, on Thursday ordered a sweeping overhaul of flawed intelligence services but said "ultimately the buck stops with me".
Obama said intelligence agencies had the necessary information to prevent the bomb attempt but failed to connect and understand the disparate pieces of data. The measures outlined at the White House included wider and quicker distribution of intelligence reports and stronger analysis of them, as well as tightened passenger screening and expanded watch lists. But he warned that "there is, of course, no foolproof solution".
'Systemic failure'
The White House also released a report on Thursday of how the alleged bomber in the December 25 failed attack managed to elude the authorities and board the Detroit-bound plane with explosives.The six-page summary of the report given to Obama stated that US intelligence officials had received unspecified "discreet pieces of intelligence" as early as October to identify Abdulmutallab as an al-Qaeda operative and keep him off the plane. But officials did not increase their focus on the threat and did not pull together fragments of data needed to foil the scheme, said the summary. Obama said the "incident was not the fault of a single individual or organisation, but rather a systemic failure across organisations and agencies". "I am less interested in passing out blame than I am in learning from and correcting these mistakes to make us safer. For ultimately the buck stops with me," he added. "As president I have a solemn responsibility to protect our nation and our people, and when the system fails, it is my responsibility."
source: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/01/201018144014658767.html
Yemen as a hothouse for Islamic terrorism in U.S

“It’s not that Yemen is the most mysterious and unknowable country in the world,” said Micah Zenko, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. “One needs to ask why more wasn’t done sooner.”
The State Department said it had decided to step up its engagement with Yemen even before the botched Dec. 25 attack on the jetliner. In September, the United States signed an agreement with the Yemeni government for a three-year, $120 million “stabilization program,” devised to create jobs and improve health and other public services on an accelerated timetable.
“We wanted to put together a package of quick-impact projects that would give people a sense that their lives are improving,” said Janet A. Sanderson, a deputy assistant secretary of state who oversees Yemen. After the Navy destroyer Cole was bombed in Yemen in 2000, the United States embarked on a similar effort. In addition to focusing on counterterrorism operations, the State Department helped finance projects like a health clinic on the rugged highway between the capital, Sana, and Marib, a town in a remote region where Qaeda forces are known to cluster.
Improving health care is one way to make Yemenis less receptive to Al Qaeda and other extremists, Mr. Hull said. The United States had previously tended to focus its economic aid on politically influential places like Sana and Aden, the port city where the Cole was attacked. From 2002 to 2004, officials said, Qaeda elements in Yemen were on the defensive. But Washington’s relations with Yemen soured after several Qaeda suspects escaped from a prison in Sana in 2006. After the release of a high-profile Qaeda operative in 2007, the United States suspended aid that Yemen was supposed to get through the Millennium Challenge program. “You had this reversal and downward trend in relations,” Mr. Hull said. “Both we and they took our eyes off the ball.” By 2008, nonmilitary aid to Yemen had dwindled to less than $20 million. Afghanistan is expected to receive $2.7 billion a year in nonmilitary aid, Pakistan $1.5 billion and Iraq $500 million. The administration doubled Yemen’s economic aid last year, but as Barbara K. Bodine, another former ambassador, pointed out, the amount “works out to $1.60 per Yemeni.” “That won’t even buy you a cup of coffee in Yemen,” she added, “and they invented coffee.”
Ms. Bodine, who was posted to Yemen at the time of the Cole bombing, said that even with the increased commitment, American aid was still overly skewed toward military support, much of it covert. Over time, she said, that could undermine Yemen’s struggling democracy. “If they see David Petraeus more than Kathleen Sebelius, then we have a problem,” Ms. Bodine said, referring to the military commander and the secretary of health and human services. State Department officials acknowledge that the United States has limited resources for Yemen, though given the intense scrutiny focused on the country, those numbers could rise. But they question whether more aid money would be used effectively, given the pervasive corruption there. As it is, the United States steers most of its dollars through outside organizations like CARE. Officials also say the United States has to be realistic about what can be done in Yemen, given a long list of problems, including a water shortage, dwindling oil reserves and secessionist movements in the south, a major insurgency in the north and a growing young population with no jobs. In a speech this week on development strategy, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton came close to labeling Yemen a lost cause. “In countries that are incubators of extremism, like Yemen,” she said, “the odds are long. But the cost of doing nothing is potentially far greater.”
The biggest hurdle to aid may be Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh. While American officials said he appeared determined to root out Qaeda elements, his resolve has wavered over time, depending on his calculation of whether radical Islamists are a threat or benefit to him. Mr. Saleh is also worried about being too closely identified with the United States. Saudi Arabia already pours an estimated $1 billion a year into Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates, Britain and Germany have longstanding ties.
“He hasn’t always been eager for American support,” a senior administration official said of Mr. Saleh. “That’s all the more reason to wrap this in broader international support. That makes it easier politically for him.”
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/09/world/middleeast/09diplo.html
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India, China hold defence dialogue

‘Chance to clarify’
Mr. Ma said the talks gave the two sides a chance to “clarify concerns, deepen mutual trust and coordinate stances.” Officials familiar with the discussions said regional security issues, including the recent tensions along the disputed border and the two countries’ naval strategies, were on the agenda. This week’s meeting was the third round of the annual bilateral Sino-Indian Defence Dialogue, which began in December 2007, but was viewed by both officials and strategic analysts in both countries with particular significance. The talks take place after a period of strained relations between the two neighbours, with a number of media reports in India suggesting increased incursions by Chinese troops along the disputed border. Mr. Kumar’s is also the first ever visit by an Indian defence secretary to China. In Thursday’s talks, Mr. Liang called on both governments to do more to “exert a positive impact on media and public opinion,” to improve the recently strained atmosphere between the two countries, State-run Xinhua news agency reported. It is understood that the two sides discussed the recent tensions, and stressed the need to maintain existing confidence building measures (CBMs), such as local-level brigadier meetings and regular exchanges along the Line of Actual Control, the effective demarcation along the border. Both sides also agreed to increase the frequency of exchanges to improve transparency and reduce mistrust. Last year has seen both countries intensify efforts to improve military communication, with PLA General Wu Quanxu visiting India’s Eastern Command and an Indian Army delegation visiting Tibet and the PLA base in Chengdu. The first round of the annual defence dialogue was held in December 2007, when the two militaries also conducted a joint exercise in Yunnan, in China’s southwest. The second round of talks was held in Belgaum, Karnataka. The timing of this round, amid renewed strains in bilateral ties, has placed added significance on this week’s talks, analysts said. “There is a substantial difference because both civil and military leaderships realise the continuing uncertainty on the border is not in the interests of both countries,” said Srikanth Kondapalli, chairman of the Centre for East Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. “They have now renewed efforts to push CBMs forward.”
Strategic analysts in China viewed the dialogue as an opportunity for the two countries to turn the corner. “The current situation is not very bright, and we have seen negative trends, especially in the media of both countries,” said Zhao Gancheng, director of South Asia Studies at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies. “In this context, this kind of defence dialogue, and a push to increase exchanges, is a positive development that will increase mutual understanding.”
Source: http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article77290.ece
Malawi offers joint uranium exploration with India

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THE British woman arrested in Dubai

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