Voters must first hand over guns at Yemen polls today

Posted by on Sep 20, 2006 in Uncategorized | 7 comments While the world’s eyes are glued on Thailand‘s dramatic coup and Hungary’s lying Prime Minister, I shall also be thinking of the 9 million voters in Yemen today at their first seriously contested presidential election. To set the scene, more than 90,000 police and troops will be on duty and voters must hand over their traditional daggers and firearms with security guards before...
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