Ex-president accuses Sunni-ruled kingdom of seeking to sow ‘sedition’ in his country
Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh said in an interview broadcast Friday he had rejected “millions of dollars” Saudi Arabia offered him if he stood up to the Shiite rebels.
“They told us ‘we’ll pay you millions of dollars if you ally with us'” against the Huthis, Saleh told the Beirut-based Al-Mayadeen television channel, adding that he rejected the offer.
He accused the Sunni-ruled kingdom of seeking to sow “sedition” in his country, saying its “hatred” for the Huthis was “sectarian.”
The former strongman, who ruled Yemen for three decades before being forced out after a year-long popular uprising, insisted: “I will not accept power for myself or my son” Ahmed, who led the elite Republican Guard troops during his rule.
It is unclear where and when the interview took place.
Saudi-led coalition warplanes began an air campaign against the Huthis and forces allied to Saleh in Yemen on March 26.
Saleh still heads Yemen’s influential political party the General People’s Congress, and many people among country’s security forces remain loyal to him.
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The imagery/graphics are brilliant.
A VERY APT FLAG THAT THE HOUSE OF SAUD REPRESENTS IN REALITY, [SINCE ITS INCEPTION] SHAMEFULLY FOR THE ISLAMIC AND ARAB WORLD
I also wonder at the change of heart on the part of Saleh?? if it is genuine, then good for him but if there is a hidden motive, then shame on him.
How Mansur Hadi can ally himself with Foreign Entities and allow them to bomb his people is treasonous, is a gross act of betrayal against his Nation, his people and therefore he can never ever represent them, having already allowed around 4000 innocent Yemenis to be bombed to death!! Any Leader that allows such deaths is not fit for office, a weak spineless man with no honour or integrity and certainly no love for all Yemen, and should instead be serving time in JAIL for Crimes against his own people.
The imagery/graphics are brilliant.
A VERY APT FLAG THAT THE HOUSE OF SAUD REPRESENTS IN REALITY, [SINCE ITS INCEPTION] SHAMEFULLY FOR THE ISLAMIC AND ARAB WORLD
I also wonder at the change of heart on the part of Saleh?? if it is genuine, then good for him but if there is a hidden motive, then shame on him.
How Mansur Hadi can ally himself with Foreign Entities and allow them to bomb his people is treasonous, is a gross act of betrayal against his Nation, his people and therefore he can never ever represent them, having already allowed around 4000 innocent Yemenis to be bombed to death!! Any Leader that allows such deaths is not fit for office, a weak spineless man with no honour or integrity and certainly no love for all Yemen, and should instead be serving time in JAIL for Crimes against his own people.