Let’s be rational

Yemen...in my heart

Yes, we support reform and change but not alongside corruption and destruction.  We want to work with cool heads that generate balanced opinions, not with those who are completely unreasonable.  We seek Yemeni forgiveness for Yemeni intolerance.  We seek nationalism and unity, not division and decay.

I will not, for any reason, allow myself or my colleagues to become a danger to our nation.  People from all economic backgrounds love their country and this is the common ground upon which we must all stand.  From such common love, we can begin a constructive and dynamic dialogue.
To all Yemenis, I say that we must earnestly reform, but it must be accomplished via peaceful dialogue.  We cannot continue to take sides, declaring both winners and losers.  In 1986 and 1994, so many of our countrymen were killed in wars that broke out in spite of our common national heritage and ancestry.  Therefore, we must not allow another war to break out amongst our national brethren – between families, brothers and children.  If war were to occur today, it would be far worse than anything we’ve seen in the past.  This is why we much devote ourselves instead to building, developing and repairing.

My homeland

We may reject certain aspects of our county and disagree upon certain things, but this disagreement doesn’t require us to declare war.  Instead, we should proceed along the path of development.  Today is not like yesterday.  You have seen what happened in Iraq after the collapse of Saddam’s system – a civil and religious war was sparked, and it continues to the present day.  Indeed, the Somali situation is even worse.  As such, we shouldn’t heed the calls of people who call for separation.  They will stand over the dead bodies of a united people.  Only we will be the losers.

Let’s call for total national reparation.  Let’s realize that if we follow people who are simply greedy for status and position, we will be led towards division and destruction.  We should not fill our minds with hatred and strife.

Let’s live a good life based upon equality and let’s give everyone what they deserve.  We should rid ourselves of the notion of separation and abolish these bloody demonstrations.  Let’s make honesty, tenderness and mercy the hallmarks of our national relationship, and let’s fix our mistakes with love and determination.  We will continue to demand and to protest, but from a position of non-violence.  We will not be a part of a machine controlled by greedy, divisive people.

Yemen needs us

We should know that this is our country.  We should not strive to destroy it, as it would mean our own destruction as well.

One million greetings to our country and peace be upon you all.  I hope that Allah protects Yemen and keeps its people in a state of peace.  May Allah prevent separation and war.  May Allah make our hearts tender and protect us from all bad things.