Yemen ready for regime change?
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Yemen ready for regime change?
Government's decrees face strong tribal traditions »Government's decrees face strong tribal traditions
Many Yemenis live below the poverty line »Many Yemenis live below the poverty line
President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s government is saturated in corruption »President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s government is saturated in corruption
Yemen is plagued with over 35 percent unemployment »Yemen is plagued with over 35 percent unemployment
Less than a third of population is urbanized »Less than a third of population is urbanized
Low literacy rate (about 50%) »Low literacy rate (about 50%)
No credible opposition party with a strong leader »No credible opposition party with a strong leader
Only 1 out of 3 Yemeni has a cell phone (9 out of 10 in Tunisia) »Only 1 out of 3 Yemeni has a cell phone (9 out of 10 in Tunisia)
President Saleh not iron-fisted; good at juggling patronage, politics »President Saleh not iron-fisted; good at juggling patronage, politics
The Saleh regime has already made important concessions »The Saleh regime has already made important concessions
Yemenis lack wide Internet access »Yemenis lack wide Internet access
Yemen's geography makes revolution difficult »Yemen's geography makes revolution difficult
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