What Four Miles of Yemeni Protesters Looks and Sounds Like

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What Four Miles of Yemeni Protesters Looks and Sounds Like

BY URI FRIEDMAN11:18 AM ET
On the same day that Ali Abdullah Saleh defiantly pledged to "defend" his country "by all means" and warned protesters to "stop playing with fire," Reuters reports that armored vehicles, troops, and military academy students with batons fanned out across the capital, Sanaa, as a "sea of protesters" gathered in a main street for four miles straight, chanting "we are steadfast, you leader of the corrupt" and "peaceful, peaceful, no to civil war." The anti-government demonstrators displayed the bodies of 13 protesters killed during bloody clashes with security forces on Wednesday at the speaker's platform. What does a "sea of protesters" look and sound like? NPR's Andy Carvin has come across video of the event, and it's breathtaking--unlike any other protest footage we've seen so far:

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[BillyJack]

1. WOW! That is truly AMAZING!

Thanks for posting this. Otherwise, sorry to say, I probably would have missed it. The video at the link is incredible!

[The Midway Rebel]

2. k&r

Wow1 Power to the people!

[BillyJack]

3. SO MANY PEOPLE *gathered together* peacefully with a common purpose

is just :-) WONDERFUL!!!!!

[HughBeaumont]

4. What if every major American city looked like that?

Would the wealthy and their government start fearing us then?

[leftstreet]

6. It did, in 2006. Remember the immigration reform protests?

[Hannah Bell]

11. and we see the effect it had.

[PatSeg]

5. That is an amazing sight!

[Zorra]

7. Dear Saleh: Does the name "Custer" mean anything to you? nt

[Maru Kitteh]

8. whoah.

[myrna minx]

9. WOW! K&R n/t

[sabrina 1]

10. Magnificent!

When will Saleh learn that the more you brutalize people the more they will resist?

Although he's not the only one who needs to learn that ...

That's a stunning photo ~