The US embassy in Yemen has closed one day after President Obama confirmed that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the failed Christmas Day bomber of Northwest Flight 253, was trained and equipped in Yemen. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins - via Christian Science Monitor
The title seems to advocate escalation of US conducted assassinations in Yemen, the last paragraph provides a reason why that may be a bad idea. Schizo, with no deep analysis of Yemen and it's recent history.
the attacks also give the US grounds for caution. Local media reports suggest that many women and children were killed in one of the strikes. “Now you have ... More »
This article is a bit of a disappointment, given the importance to the reader of learning more about why Yemen is a threat. Sappenfield provides a broad outline of the issues, but not enough detail, like what constitutes the "trappings of a functional government," and why does Yemen "appear to be an eager partner for the U.S."? Why do the Yemenis like us? The few typos also weakens the piece.
A short statement of what has happened (drove out Al Qaeda in the past, now internal problems have prompted Al Qaeda to return, current government wants/needs help). A presentation of the inherent risks, namely that bombing will kill the innocent.
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