Attacked, Burned Body President of Yemen

The attack comes amid execution Friday prayers last week.

President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, suffered burns to 40 percent of his body. Her lungs were seriously wounded. This is a result of the attacks carried out his political opponents against a mosque, where Ali Abdullah worship.
This was conveyed by the Saudi Arabian diplomat who did not want to be named, as quoted by CNN, Monday, June 6, 2011. He said that Saleh was currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Saudi Arabia.
The diplomat said that besides the burns and injuries to the lungs, Saleh also suffered injuries on his body as deep as seven inches. Allegedly, the wounds caused by bomb explosion at a mosque in the residence complex Saleh last Friday. As a result of this incident, three guards and a priest of the mosque Saleh were killed.
Eyewitnesses who did not want to be named, said the mosque is not in the bombs, but the two times when the missile was held Friday prayers. Allegedly, the attacks carried out by supporters of Sadeq al-Ahmar, tribal leaders and opponents of government hashed Saleh.
Yemeni troops hit back to the residence of Al-Ahmar, killing 10 people and wounding 35 others.
Vice President, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, quoted by The Telegraph said that Saleh condition gradually improved and he is scheduled to go home within a few days. "The noble (Saleh) recover quickly and will return to Yemen in a few days," said Mansour.
Despite increasingly intense resistance from the opposition, but Mansour said that Saleh did not intend to put the reins of leadership that has clutched for 33 years.• VIVAnews

Scandal Strauss-Kahn Add Image Bad IMF

KLINSTON Blogs- Arrest IMF Managing Director Strauss-Kahn on charges of attempted rape in New York assessed the IMF boss is not a conspiracy though it was widely touted as a potential candidate for the French presidency.

Chief Economist Danareksa Research Institute (DRI) Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said allegations of attempted rape against the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn might be true. Because, Strauss-Kahn had previously been involved in an affair in 2008.

Therefore, Purbaya stressed, hard to say the existence of a conspiracy to bring down his name as a candidate of President of France next year. Unless there is proof. Moreover, his arrest in the U.S.. "On the other hand, the woman lied also no use because it is very big risks," he told INILAH.COM, in Jakarta on Monday (16 / 5).

For example, according to Purbaya, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered a woman to trap Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape. If that happens, it will be a backfire (a boomerang), which will hit back President Sarkozy himself. "I think it is too big pertaruhannya for something that is not yet certain," he said.

On the other hand, if true sex scandal Strauss-Kahn as alleged, would add a bad image of the IMF. Conditions that will trigger the reluctance of member states to deal more with the IMF.

Indeed, according to Purbaya, must be distinguished between professional lives in the IMF's Strauss-Kahn with his everyday personal life. "It is a law of nature, people who are not able to manage their daily life well, also can not properly take care of his professional life," he said.

Therefore, Purbaya increasingly skeptical about the IMF's prescriptions related to the economy in developing countries. The scandal also could be a blow to the institution which currently require a good image. Therefore, many countries in need of IMF aid. "Although the IMF's credibility as an international monetary institution is not reduced, but, it remains to be the laughingstock of the world," he said.

Therefore, countries that had swallowed the drug prescriptions of the IMF's economic and increasingly difficult economic circumstances, will be increasingly pessimistic over the IMF. Just take care of themselves can not, let alone take care of other countries. "Therefore, the IMF prescriptions will no longer be trusted," he said. "But this is not professional judgments."

Above all, continued Purbaya, all parties could take a lesson from this scandal that the IMF is not a savior god. "The IMF authorities are ordinary people so that views can be wrong that can not be followed with alacrity," she says.

But, he added, the case will not affect the operational policies and IMF as an institution. "In organizational, the IMF has been well structured. This case, the IMF does not make a mess, "he added.

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn Strauss-Kahn, 62 years old arrested for alleged attempted rape of a hotel waiter 32-year-old woman. According to her hotel maid, Strauss-Kahn out of the bathroom naked and suddenly perform sexual assault.

The scandal occurred at the luxurious Sofitel hotel kamal, New York, valued at U.S. $ 3,000 per night in New York's Times Square on Saturday (14 / 5) night. According to the IMF, Strauss-Kahn was in town for personal business.

Reportedly, Strauss-Kahn will soon be developed as the President of France who dicokok just 10 minutes before the plane departed for Paris from John F. Kennedy Airport, USA. [MDR]

Source : Inilah.com