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Yesterday, the White House disclosed it is considering a visa request from Yemen's feared and loathed president who wishes to see medical treatment in the United States. If Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh visits New York City, he may want to bring a good lawyer with him.
I'm scooping myself slightly because the impending Sahel food crisis of 2012 is on our forthcoming UN Dispatch list of 12 global stories for 2012. Yesterday, though, UNICEF sounded the alarm so I wanted to pass it along.