No great surprise such an allegation, but from an 'insider' adds some weight and the sub-title is:
The oldest military ally of Yemen's injured President Ali Abdullah Saleh has said the al-Qaeda terrorist crisis in the country was manufactured to win backing from outside powers.
Topically given recent events he alleges:
Just after Saleh spoke of al-Qaeda seizing control of provinces, the regime handed over Abyan to terrorist gunmen. I fear that the regime might hand over control over other provinces to terrorist groups.
Now where have we heard, nay encountered with substantial evidence that a government has 'manufactured' an internal terrorist group?

Link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...n-support.html