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Yemen Reporter Kept in Jail at Obama's Request, to Cover Up 2009 U.S. Drone Attack A Yemeni journalist is continuing in jail in his country, after direct intervention by Obama to the Yemen government, in...

Al-Qaeda Leader Anwar al-Awlaki Killed: Watch Obama Speech Live

Anwar al-Awlaki Killed in CIA Drone Strike Al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in Yemen by a CIA drone strike. US President Barack Obama will address the nation about al-Awlaki's death at around 11am ET/8am...

Anwar al-Awlaki dead

Anwar al-Awlaki, American-born, a gifted Muslim preacher and savvy Internet operator, became a powerful al-Qaida tool for recruiting in the West, its English-speaking voice spreading a terrorist credo via a blog,...

Another one bites the dust-Anwar al-Aulaqi

One of the most dangerous of his kind, Anwar al-Aulaqi is dead. " “News Alert: U.S.-born cleric and al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Aulaqi killed, Yemen says  September 30, 2011 5:49:16 AM Anwar al-Aulaqi,...

Refugees – the exploding consequence

OK by me that the US attacks Al Qaeda so long as the consequence doesn’t backfire. “Officials in Washington said that opposition leaders have told the ambassador, Gerald M. Feierstein, that operations against...

Obama policy: War Allovertheplace

Whoa. To be clear about it, the USA is attacking Al Qaeda wherever they are. Al Qaeda has an HQ-like operation in Yemen and attacked Yemen’s president. Saudis are cooperating, but I wonder why Saudis are not...

Yemen President Saleh Injured in Shelling Attack

Ali Abdullah Saleh Injured in Yemen Shelling Attack Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh was wounded, along with several others, in an attack on his presidential palace compound. No group has claimed responsibility for...

Yemen Protests: Troops Kill Protesters in Taiz (Video)

Liberty Square: Tents Burned, Protesters Shot as Troops Crack Down Ali Abdullah Saleh's troops cleared Liberty Square in the Yemeni city of Taiz, which had been occupied for months by pro-democracy protesters. At...

The Yemen Franchise

Box them in and wall them out Until Yemen government is sufficiently stable and competent to contain its al Qaeda menace living there, the US and world must shutdown travel in and out of Yemen, box it in. Any...

Trade Afghanistan & Iraq for Yemen & Libya

Since Al Qaeda has HQ in Yemen, and since we have made a down payment on Libya, how about a swap? Not just yet. We have the Taliban problem. They can become more of menace than the faltering al Qaeda. That means,...

Pakistan to Yemen, Drone Attacks are Greatest Security Risk

With the May 5th Hellfire missile attack in Nissab in Yemen’s Shabwa province the United States has continued yet another campaign of military airstrikes inside a country that is thought to have a significant population of Taliban fighters. As in Pakistan, the US...

Yemen Protests Continue after Saleh Immunity Deal- Latest Video

Yemen Protests Continue as Security Forces Attack Citizens President Ali Abdulla Saleh's opponents agreed to a handover deal which would give Saleh immunity from prosecution. The deal may be finalized within the...

Yemen Protests: Ali Abdullah Saleh 'to Step Down in 30 Days'

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen 'to Step Down'According to a presidential aide, Yemeni strongman Ali Abdulah Saleh is set to step down after 32 years in power. While publicly defiant against his own population, Saleh has been in talks with other Gulf leaders to...

Foreign policy and military experience essentials

Presidential candidates should have foreign policy and military experience as requirements for the job. The reason is simple, on the job training is too risky and the consequences are too great. President Obama was...

Yemen President to Quit? Saleh, Ahmar Resign: Who Will Take Over?

There are reports that the President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar are days away from quitting their posts. The Wall Street Journal reports that Saleh and Ahmar are working on a plan to step down and set up a transitional government. It is...

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