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July 16, 2005
Targeting Reformers

Posted by Bill

Jane from the blog Armies of Liberation shines a light on the anti-Democracy tactics of the Yemeni government:

Summary of events: A security guard employed by the Yemeni government took over the PFU (opposition political party) building at gunpoint. Then he took over the building of its newspaper, al-Shoura. The Yemen govt then recognized him, their own gunman, as the new leader of the party.

Nifty way to silence the oppositon, huh?

Read the whole thing to learn how repressive governments work.

Posted by Bill at July 16, 2005 09:31 PM | TrackBack (0)

Comments

Thanks Bill. Did you see Dean in the comments? He's pissed. Their attitude of total immunity as they trample the party, and the paper, is infuriating. Its not even a good story. How stupid: The gunman is now the leader of the party.
What?

Posted by: Jane [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 16, 2005 09:53 PM

So, how's that different from Karl Rove?

Posted by: MichaelM [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 16, 2005 10:02 PM