Yemen’s embattled President Ali Abdullah Salih

There is an interesting discussion between political scientists Charles Schmitz of Towson University (and President of the American Institute for Yemeni Studies) and Gregory Johnsen, moderator of the blog Waq al-Waq, on the context of the current protests in Yemen, especially on the role of President Ali Abdullah Salih. It is well worth looking at the video which can be viewed here: http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/35377.