The Moral Guidance Department revealed a document issued by the US State Department on “Some Important Affairs in Yemen” for the year 1998, in which the US State Department talks about reactivating Jewish synagogues and Christian churches, and the role of US forces in Aden in protecting members of the Jewish community in Sa’adah and Sana’a.
The US State Department document also identified places for prostitution and entertainment in Aden and says that they are encouraged and supported by some parties from top authorities.
It also talks about benefiting from “clubs” in the regions of Aden to serve American soldiers in Yemen. The document also identified a number of places that sell alcoholic beverages in Sana’a and Aden, and talks about entities that manufacture “beer” from local sources.
The report said, the naval base in Al-Buraiqah should be equipped for the presence of reconnaissance, fighter and bomber aircraft, an aircraft carrier, some submarines and marine military equipment. An agreement signed by General “Anthony Zinni”, commander of the US Central Forces in the Middle East, and the Yemeni government in May 1998 regarding services of the naval base in Al- Buraiqah.
The report confirmed that the naval base in Aden will work to equip a military port to provide US naval units with fuel and other services, as well as to equip anchorage for US submarines, including submarines operating with atomic fuel.
It also added, the naval base will work to equip anchorage for US naval vessels that serve the US aircraft carrier operating in the Gulf and the Indian Ocean. US forces’ base in Aden will include fuel and ammunition stores, waste, atomic and chemical weapons stores, and it is a military supply base for our forces in the Gulf, the Arabian Sea, the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea.
The report included a part highlighting the geographical, demographic and economic details of Yemen, in addition to an overview of the foreign military presence in Yemen.