We have another leader down... we think

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said yesterday he would step down in the next few days after months of protests against his 33-year rule that risked tipping the dirt-poor nation bordering Saudi Arabia into civil war and economic collapse. But opponents were sceptical of the wily political survivor who has backed out of a Gulf-brokered power transition plan three times this year, and they should be. Meanwhile, Bashar al-Assad isn't even close to stepping down. But Steve Jobs showed that if you put good Syrian genes (NOT Bashar al-Assad) together with a good education and value system, you can get an exceptional product. In fact, several exceptional products. It was Apple technology which helped the people overthrow autocratic regimes in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya. The wrong Syrian died last week. It's quite a sick world we live in when Steve Jobs has to die of cancer and Bashar al-Assad remains Syria’s cancer.