Talk:Salim Ali Rubai

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New to wikipedia. please help proper citing format if not too busy. In "They Dare to Speak Out- People and Institutions Confront Israel's Lobby" by Paul Findley, Findley discusses American State Department Officials to have arranged a visit to Aden on June 26,1978 for exploratory talks and a noncommital way the resumption of diplomatic negotiations. Ali was to meet with them the day of the arrival. According to Findley, "Aden's Marxist hardliners decided to act. Concerned by Ali's probing for improved relations with the United States and Saudi Arabia, radicals seized fighter planes, strafed the presidential quarters, took control of the government, and on the day the U.S. Delegation was scheduled to arrive, arrested Ali. He was executed by a firing squad. Ambassador Ashtal called from New York to tell me the delegation would still be welcome, but the mission was scrubbbed. The group, after traveling as far as Sa'ana, capital of North Yemen, returned to Washington. Distressed over the execution of Ali, I asked Ashtal for an explanation. He told me, 'It's an internal matter of no concern to the outside world. ' " See Findley page 11, (Lawrence Hill Books, Copyright 1985,1989. ISBN- 1-55652-073-5) Distributed by Independent Publishers Group, 814 N. Franklin St. Chicago, IL 60610.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.108.94.61 (talk) 23:27, 29 January 2007 (UTC).