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March 23, 2011

U.S. Continues Muted Criticism of Yemeni Crackdown 
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The Obama administration continues to temper its criticism of the Saleh
regime despite a deadly crackdown on protesters. The U.S.-backed Saleh
regime has declared a "state of emergency" following its killing of at
least 45 protesters in the capital, Sana'a, on Friday. In Washington,
U.S. State Department spokesperson Mark Toner urged "all sides" to
practice restraint.

Mark Toner: "What we're looking for is a path to—or rather,
dialogue that leads to a peaceful solution. We're not going to make any
predictions about what may happen in Yemen or the results of that
political dialogue. We just continue to call on all sides and all
parties to demonstrate restraint and use dialogue to work for a peaceful
resolution."



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