Yemen’s Saleh plays cat and mouse with Saudis and US

A girl holds balloons as she marches during a parade at a celebration by anti-government protesters commemorating the anniversary of Yemen's reunification in Sanaa. (File Photo)

By JAMES M. DORSEY
AL ARABIYA

Yemenis have little to celebrate on the republic’s 21st birthday as President Ali Abdullah Saleh blows hot and cold on a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC…