Yemen's embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed off on an agreement where he would step down after 30 days and hand power to his vice president in exchange for several conditions.One of those condition is immunity for him and his family. The opposition seems willing to accept this but they draw the line at halting demonstrations.The agreement was cobbled together by the Gulf Cooperation Council, with Saudi Arabia leading the way. The Saudis are afraid that the unrest in the country will allow al-Qaeda and its affiliates to run wild and carry out their stated desire to bring down the royal family.There is chaos in the country nowm and as the NY Times reports, that won't change anytime soon:Mr. Saleh has been an important ally of the United States in its efforts to stamp out Al Qaeda, which has an active branch in the country. The relationship became especially crucial to the United States after attempted terrorist attacks were linked to the Qaeda branch there. That included...(Read Full Post)