Obama is keeping this journalist behind bars not over a crime but for exposing a covert US missile strike on 12.17.09 that killed 55 including 21 children. His reporting put a lot of criticism on the US & risked US-Yemen relations via public outrage in Yemen. This journalist is being punished by Obama.
Journalist Abdul-Elah Haidar Shaye should have been released from prison as part of concessions to protesters in Yemen. But a phone call from the US president has kept him behind bars. Iona Craig reports
Obama tells Saleh he feels "concern" over the release of the journalist Saleh was about to pardon who was FALSELY accused of having Al-Qaeda links. Obama wants to keep a person behind bars who was wrongfully jailed.
Finally, President Obama expressed concern over the release of Abd-Ilah al-Shai, who had been sentenced to five years in prison for his association with AQAP.
Obama is keeping this journalist behind bars not over a crime but for exposing a covert US missile strike on 12.17.09 that killed 55 including 21 children. His reporting put a lot of criticism on the US & risked US-Yemen relations via public outrage in Yemen. This journalist is being punished by Obama.
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Journalist Abdul-Elah Haidar Shaye should have been released from prison as part of concessions to protesters in Yemen. But a phone call from the US president has kept him behind bars. Iona Craig reports
VexZeez 8 months ago
Obama tells Saleh he feels "concern" over the release of the journalist Saleh was about to pardon who was FALSELY accused of having Al-Qaeda links. Obama wants to keep a person behind bars who was wrongfully jailed.
htt p://w ww.whitehouse.g ov/the-press-office/2011/02/03/readout-presidents-call-president-saleh-yemen
Finally, President Obama expressed concern over the release of Abd-Ilah al-Shai, who had been sentenced to five years in prison for his association with AQAP.
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