Why aren’t Yemenis happy for Saddam’s arrest? [Archives:2003/697/Letters to the Editor]

Michelle Y.
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When I heard that the USA “got Saddam” I immediately called my husband (a Yemeni) to tell him the news. It was amazing, he was extremely happy and you could hear the people in the background (also Yemenis) laughing, clapping, singing and who knows what else.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, I know hundreds of Yemenis in the USA who are very happy that Saddam is out of power. The Iraqi community here was dancing in the streets and very excited also. I don't know exactly why the people in Yemen feel sadness, and disappointment, but those here in the USA are not feeling the same way.
I don't know, maybe some of these people actually lived under Saddam's cruel ways of life and think he got what he deserved, or maybe not. I just don't understand the difference in the reactions.
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