Emad Abdalla Hassan - Secret Terms in The US-Yemeni Repatriation Negotiations

Secret Terms in The US-Yemeni Repatriation Negotiations

An article published in the Yemen Post on November 13, 2012, reported on secret terms in the US-Yemeni repatriation negotiations. Yemen recently had a change in administration. Officials of the new administration said, "Saleh demanded $200 million in return for receiving the Yemeni detainees, but the US offered him only $20 million. The two sides could not reach an agreement to release the detainees by then."

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