MIDEAST PROTESTS
U.S. Cables: Top Yemeni General, Now Siding With Protesters, Was
Linked to Corruption
by Marian Wang
ProPublica

Several top military officials have split from Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in the wake of a violent government crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. In announcing their support for the demonstrators on Monday, the generals dealt a blow to Saleh’s power base, but will their influence be a boon for the protesters’ cause? (mais…)