http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Ali Salim al-Beidh) en-us Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-030612?start=361 <p>Militia and tribal leaders declare autonomy in east Libya, army death toll rises as Yemeni leaders accused of collaborating with al-Qaeda, militants blow up gas pipeline serving Israel for 13th time, and more.</p> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-030612 Iran, Yemen Uprising, Syrian Civil War, Nuclear program of Iran, Syria, Yemen, Israel, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Al-Qaeda, Cyrenaica Presenter, Female #1 In today's report on Yemen, my colleague Ghadi Francis interviews leaders of Yemen's Southern Movement, who are demanding disengagement from the north, to learn about the movement's motivations and regional affiliations. The report tries to answer, "Why secession?" Guest, Female #2 (Daya'a Ibrahim, Southern Women's Union) When we fought, we fought for unity that everyone welcomed. But why must we endure this injustice, marginalization, and this exclusion. I mean, we are deprived from even our most basic legitimate rights in this country. Reporter, Female #3 Why secession? First, they refer to it as disengagement or independence, because the unification they willingly opted for in 1990 foiled their socialist state. So after the unification that was achieved through a compromise between the head of the South, Ali Salim al-Beidh, and President of the North, Ali Abdullah Saleh, northerners launched a bloody war with the help of al-Qaeda to control the South. All official duties were granted to the northerners, and all the wealth was distributed in their favor. The residents of the South turned into a people who live near the sea, but cannot eat fish; a people living above oil wells, but cannot share the riches. They became hostages on their own land, ravaged by poverty, illiteracy and disease, after the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen had once been a cradle of science, culture and leftist ideology. The northern tribe controlled the resources of the South and eliminated the state. Guest, Male #1 (Qasim Askar, Head of Southern Movement's Supreme Council) After the north's occupation in 1994, the Hentel company moved to the region, as well as a company called Kaldi, the Korean company C.C., and the French Total group. There are now seven companies. There's Hyundai and a number of other companies. All of them split these oil fields, and built pipelines to Balhaf. Reporter, Female #3 Who is the leader, or symbol of this revolutionary pulse in the south? Guest, Male #1 As far as the internal front, the true symbol inside the movement is Hassan Ahmed Baoum. As for the political symbol of our authority, or for the southern state, it is Ali Salim al-Beidh. Reporter, Female #3 In response to the Southern Movement's call, southerners boycotted the elections that made Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi president of the new Yemen. We will now meet one of the most important and prominent leaders of the movement to learn more about the ideology of the southerners, and why they seek liberation from Yemen's north. Guest, Male #2 Sanaa's stability depends on the south. We are moving forward on this path. This is our state; this is our land. We had to agree to peaceful unity, which was seized through war. The international community decided to take one side of the conflict to solve the issue. Reporter, Female #3 Some also accuse you of receiving funds and aid from Iran. Guest, Male #2 First of all, we do not have a special relationship with Iran. Our relationship is normal, standard, and friendly. Our relationships with other parties are also friendly; we have never received any support from anyone. I'm not only talking about Iran, but there are other options that have not yet been used, great options from regional and international powers. Reporter, Female #2 Today, the Southern Movement is accused of being supported by Iran, especially since the territories of the South include the most strategic regions of the world. Everyone is aware that Iran is keeping an eye on these regions, and in particular Bab el-Mandeb strait.