DIVIDED WE STAND

Two currencies, two national airlines, two legal systems. Even two armies, supposedly with an integrated command but with separate units in the field. Well past the second anniversary of Yemen's unification, the two parts of the country are finding it very difficult to abandon some aspects of their distinct identities. Most politically- minded Yemenis, however, remain optimistic; they say the process of unification is irreversible and anomalies will disappear as the merging process continues.