Retrato del presidente yemení
Cable en el que se describe que incluso los más íntimos critican a Saleh
Una fuente muy cercana al presidente de Yemen cuenta a diplomáticos de la Embajada en Sanaá que cuando le dice que el país tiene problemas graves, Saleh se enfada, le grita y le pide que se vaya
| ID: | 222936 |
| Date: | 2009-08-31 08:20:00 |
| Origin: | 09SANAA1611 |
| Source: | Embassy Sanaa |
| Classification: | SECRET |
| Dunno: | 09SANAA1486 |
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S E C R E T SANAA 001611 SIPDIS FOR NEA/ARP AMACDONALD AND INR SMOFFATT E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/30/2019 TAGS: PGOV, PINR, YM SUBJECT: ANOTHER ROYG INSIDER SPEAKS OUT: "HE WON'T LISTEN TO ANYONE" REF: SANAA 1486 Classified By: Ambassador Stephen Seche for reasons 1.4(b) and (d). 1. (S) SUMMARY. XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX ruling General People's Congress Member of Parliament XXXXXXXXXXXX has joined other prominent former insiders ) XXXXXXXXXXXX ) in blaming President Ali Abdullah Saleh for Yemen's myriad problems, and expressing doubt that the current regime will ever change its wrong-headed policies. XXXXXXXXXXXX claimed that strengthening Parliament to serve as a check on the power of the executive was the last remaining hope to salvage Saleh's government. Along with the ongoing war in Sa'ada, the growing threat from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Yemen's failing economy, the very public loss of influential allies XXXXXXXXXXXX will open President Saleh up to further challenges to his rule. END SUMMARY. 2. (S) Ruling General People's Congress (GPC) MP, XXXXXXXXXXXX in openly criticizing the President and holding him directly responsible for the country's woes in press interviews. XXXXXXXXXXXX, the Yemeni Socialist Party's al-Ishtiraki web site carried public statements XXXXXXXXXXXX accusing the President of interfering with Parliamentary affairs and blaming him for the war in Sa'ada and the ongoing restiveness in southern Yemen. XXXXXXXXXXXX is among a very small number of well-connected members of the political elite in Yemen who enjoy the influence and position to speak more openly than the rest of the population about President Saleh and his family members. CIRQUE DE SALEH --------------- 3. (S) In an August 23 meeting with PolOff, XXXXXXXXXXXX echoed the concerns of many of Saleh's former confidants and advisors when he described how the President has, over the last 15 years, increasingly shut them out and begun relying solely on himself or his closest family members in his decision-making. "Since 1994, he decided that he was the only man capable of making decisions in this country," XXXXXXXXXXXX said. XXXXXXXXXXXX "I have tried to tell him that Yemen has serious problems, but he gets angry and shuts me out. He and I fight often about his sons. He doesn't listen to anyone." XXXXXXXXXXXX . NO HOPE FOR CHANGE ------------------ 4. (S) According to XXXXXXXXXXXX the President will never leave office as long as he has a firm grasp on the military and security services, which are stacked with men from Sanhan. Although the President is bothered by the fact that he has lost popularity among the general population in recent years, it does not really threaten his grip on power, XXXXXXXXXXXX said. As to the succession question, XXXXXXXXXXXX was unable to name a likely or "acceptable" replacement for Saleh. On Hamid al-Ahmar, he said, "The President has conducted a campaign against him for 10 years, and at this point, most people think he's worse than the President." XXXXXXXXXXXX acknowledged, however, that Ahmar possesses the two things a Yemeni president must have to be successful ) money, first, and then political power. XXXXXXXXXXXX dismissed members of the Taiz-based Hayel Saeed family, despite their extensive wealth and connections, because "they have no political skills." 5. (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX hopes to use the Solidarity Council, a political action group XXXXXXXXXXXX as a tool for compelling the regime to implement badly needed reforms. XXXXXXXXXXXX The Council will conduct "massive citizen education campaigns" to inform Yemenis about their rights in a democratic system, with the goal of mobilizing the populace to agitate for change through public demonstrations. XXXXXXXXXXXX THE PROBLEM WITH PARLIAMENT --------------------------- 6. (S) "The crux of the problem in Yemen is that the Parliament, judicial system and all of the ministries report directly to the President," XXXXXXXXXXXX told PolOff. He argued that Parliament is totally subjugated by the regime, with its speaker Yahya al-Raie taking orders directly from President Ali Abdullah Saleh regarding the topic and tone of Parliamentary sessions, sometimes only minutes before a session is about to start. One-third of MPs are uneducated and unaware of their duties as Parliamentarians and one-third of MPs are co-opted by the regime and afraid to challenge the President lest they lose their privileges, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX. The fewer than 100 remaining MPs are comprised of weak opposition party members and a group of reform-minded GPC members. He said that strengthening Parliament as a check on the power of the executive was "the only hope to save this regime." After Ramadan, XXXXXXXXXXXX said, he and other reformers in Parliament would push to replace the current leadership ) Raie and his three deputies ) and replace them with independent MPs willing to challenge the President. (Note: Ramadan will end in late September. End Note.) XXXXXXXXXXXX ----------------- 7. (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX COMMENT ------- 8. (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX is the latest of several high-profile political insiders to speak out openly against the President, a red-line topic in Yemen less than one year ago. XXXXXXXXXXXX Whether XXXXXXXXXXXX influential insiders ) XXXXXXXXXXXX) are truly concerned about the fate of Yemen, or, smelling blood in the water, are positioning themselves for a post-Saleh era, their open criticism and "Saleh must go" attitude are a considerable departure from the political norm. The public loss of former friends and allies, coupled with Saleh's failures in resolving conflict in Sa'ada, defeating al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and turning around Yemen's struggling economy, are likely to encourage a pile-on effect that will open him up to further challenges to his rule. END COMMENT. SECHE |
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