PBS NewsHour

Yemeni Officials Back Opposition As Longtime President...

Clip: 03/21/2011 | 5m 6s

Yemen's longtime ruler, President Ali Abdullah Saleh, faces a growing opposition movement as several top military, diplomatic and political officials defected to join protesters demanding the president's resignation. Ray Suarez discusses the unrest with Christopher Boucek of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Aired: 03/21/11

Rating: NR

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