'US desires Saleh regime to continue' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogy63H8uvPM

The US wants to embolden Yemeni President Saleh's regime to continue to serve capitalist interests even after the dictator steps down.

Popular revolution continues in Yemen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUDjF_bA7DU

In Yemen, the popular uprising against the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh is continuing amid efforts by regional and extra-regional countries like Saudi Arabia and the US to keep the embattled president in power.

[also see...THE UNITED STATES AND THE GULF ARAB STATES: Interview with Adam Hanieh http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/hanieh180411.html

The GCC really is the core of capitalism in the Middle East. There's also CENTCOM, the forward command headquarters of CENTCOM, located in Qatar. It's also the linkage with the broader world market. And US foreign policy -- not just the United States; Europe as well and other states -- really see their relationship with the broader Middle East through the lens of the GCC. Now, obviously, this has got to do with the vast amounts of oil present in the region. But it's also got to do with the financial weight that the GCC has. You can see the GCC is a major investor globally.

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Between 2002 and 2008, Yemen received some 69 million dollars in U.S. military aid; and 496 Yemeni military personnel were trained under the International Military Education and Training programme (IMET)  http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=49860

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Saudi-US alliance props up dictators http://www.islamidavet.com/english/2011/03/22/saudi-us-alliance-props-up-dictators/

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