Comments on Hassan Al-Haifi's article - How much worse Yemen can get (Letters).The article reflects the mind of any Yemeni intellectual, but with this article it seems you tend to cross the firing line with out protection. Mr. Al-Haifi knows very well that in any Arab country, criticism of their rulers and their policies is not acceptable. The majority of the Yemeni problems are self inflicted. Somehow Yemen Yemen (yĕm`ən), officially Republic of Yemen, republic (2005 est. pop. 20,727,000), 207,300 sq mi (535,800 sq km), SW Asia, at the southern edge of the Arabian peninsula. has adopted a policy of looking outward for solutions to their internal problems. For every issue, whether it is flooding, piracy piracy, robbery committed or attempted on the high seas. It is distinguished from privateering in that the pirate holds no commission from and receives the protection of no nation but usually attacks vessels of all nations. , immunizations, internal security, food security, and so forth, Yemen tends to lean on outsiders' shoulders. If so, how can Yemen solve its problems? That is a point the author should rethink re·think tr. & intr.v. re·thought , re·think·ing, re·thinks To reconsider (something) or to involve oneself in reconsideration. re .... Copyright Yemen Times The Yemen Times is unified Yemen's first and most widely-read independent English-language newspaper. The paper is published twice-weekly (on Mondays and Thursdays) and has its own printing press, advertising associates and news service. . All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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