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Opponents fear Yemen’s president may renege on exit plan

He seems poised to stay in power

By Ahmed Al-Haj and Ben Hubbard

 |  Associated Press  

  January 06, 2012

Suspicions are mounting in Yemen that outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh is trying to wiggle out of a U.S.-backed deal meant to bring his 33-year, autocratic rule to an end. Both opposition leaders and officials close to the president said yesterday that they remain unconvinced that Saleh is serious about leaving power. They worry he will try to use the unstable country’s continued unrest to keep his seat on the grounds that Yemen’s active Al Qaeda branch will step up operations if he leaves.

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