In Yemen, Both Leadership And Opposition Face Possible Collapse -- J. Dana Stuster, The Atlantic
Before President Saleh was injured on Friday, he had fractured the opposition and begun a violent conflict that continues without him.
Late Saturday night, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh flew to Riyadh for emergency medical treatment for wounds suffered in an attack on the presidential palace on Friday. Other wounded officials -- reportedly including the prime minister, a deputy prime minister, the heads of each chamber of the legislature, and the president's security advisor - had been evacuated for treatment in Saudi Arabia earlier in the day while Saleh received treatment in Sanaa. He may have lingered with the understanding that departing during the months-long revolutionary movement would make his return to power, or even the country, difficult.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The Arab spring is not blossoming -- Telegraph editorial
The Revolution Blows Up -- Niall Ferguson, Newsweek
Obama’s Nuanced Foreign Policy Comes Undone over Syria -- Omri Ceren, Commentary
Why the U.S. probably won't recognize Libya's rebel government -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy
The Obama administration’s dangerous course on Libya -- Richard Luger, Washington Post
US drone attacks gain ground -- The Australian editorial
The Shame of Serbia -- Natasha Kandic, New York Times
Chinese Entrepreneurs Are Leaving China -- Gordon G. Chang, Forbes
Investors run screaming from Peru -- Gideon Rachman, FT
Decline and fall of the American empire -- Larry Elliott, The Guardian
Disaster Not Averted: The latest jobs numbers and the very real chance of another Great Depression. -- Dean Baker, New Republic
What's the secret to Canada's miracle economy? -- Rondi Adamson, Christian Science Monitor