Yemen's Fate After the Attack on Saleh

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh appears to be alive after being injured in a June 3 attack on the presidential palace, but his health is in doubt. That the attackers knew Saleh's precise whereabouts and possessed the skills to hit him suggests a plot involving officers within Saleh's loyalist camp. Nevertheless, Yemen's elite military units, who still control the capital, in turn are still controlled by Saleh's closest relatives. We can expect a great deal of bloodshed in the coming days as Saleh's family seeks revenge for the attack.