SANAA: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh vowed on Thursday to defend himself by "all possible means" against protesters seeking to unseat him and urged army officers who defected to the opposition to return to the fold.
"We are determined to preserve the security, independence and stability of Yemen by all possible means," he told army and police officers at a meeting broadcast on state television. He urged military officers and soldiers who defected and joined the growing anti-regime campaign to "return to reason," Saying their action was "stupid." Saleh also launched a virulent attack against the parliamentary opposition, rejecting any dialogue with MPs opposed to his three-decade rule.
"Even if we engage in an arrangement with them (opposition leaders) the situation will be worse than now," he said.
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