26_September [Archives:2003/653/Press Review]

17 July 2003
Main headlines:
-17 July, inauguration of national gains era
-Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopian foreign ministers meet in Sana'a next month
-Defense ministry source denies news of a military personality to chair anti-terror society
Columnist Abdulsamad al-Qaleesi says in an article that the people's referendum for Ali Abdulla Saleh to become president of the republic and in the way it was carried out is a Yemeni precedence in this time and venue. It has overstepped the historical heritage on the one hand and also stepped ahead in the geographical sense. This is a favor we can ascribe to president Saleh, but the question is whether he was alone in this regard. Was he alone who achieved this achievement? Or hasn't he partners as advisers or a good entourage?
It is a grave mistake to attribute all favors tone person and also a serious mistake and injustice to ascribe mistakes to one. The truth is that any leader is surrounded always by many persons, some have an official position and other some have close personal relationship. A leader would certainly take important resolutions influenced by their opinions except the dictators who take their decisions without consulting his advisers.
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