In Yemen, others are also beginning to tell a different story [Archives:2005/907/Opinion]

Hassan Al-Haifi
What is apparently obvious from all that is currently written about Yemen, both in the local independent and opposition newspaper is that, and what can be found on the worldwide web, as much as the official media would try to paint otherwise, the situation in the country is not at all that pleasant. Whether, this comes from retuning Yemeni 'migr's, some of whom may have never set foot in the country at all, or from those who are supposedly here to try to bring into the country some expertise on the formation and activities of civil society, there is a dismal picture that arises about the conditions of the country that does not bring pride to anyone. We have often tried to reflect a moderate course in the portrayal of the situation at home, lest we be accused of aiding and abetting “traitorous”” or foreign elements