Toasting a Tyrant
Forward, March, 2000
Forward 03-31-2000 Toasting a Tyrant The Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation, chaired by Slim-Fast magnate S. Daniel Abraham, is scheduled to host a lunch today at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel for the president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh. The invitation to the event, signed by Mr.
Abraham, describes the occasion as "festive," "honoring" Mr. Saleh for taking a leading role in "the democratization of his country" and for his "actively supporting a comprehensive regional peace." Hello? Mr. Saleh was re-elected last year with 96.3% of the vote, and he is grooming his son to succeed him -- not exactly signs of a vigorous democracy. According to this year's State Department human rights report on Yemen, the Yemen government's ministry of ...
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