Yemen’s president open to dialogue with al-Qaida (AP)

January 11, 2010 12:39 am | world

A Yemeni soldier checks drivers identity cards and searches for weapons, at a checkpoint in the capital San'a, Yemen Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010. Yemen's president said he is ready to open a dialogue with al-Qaida fighters who lay down their weapons and renounce violence, despite U.S. pressure to crack down on the terror group. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP – Yemen’s president said he is ready to talk to al-Qaida members who renounce violence, suggesting he could show them the same kind of leniency he has granted militants in the past despite U.S. pressure to crack down on the terror group.


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