Yemen

Leaks, Bombs And Double-Agents: More On That AP Story

Scott Neuman — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:26:00 +0000

The Justice Department's subpoena of Associated Press phone records as part of an investigation into what Attorney General Eric Holder has called "a very grave leak" to the news agency has set off a political firestorm on Capitol Hill, but there's a lot to the AP story published a year ago that started it all.

You can read it yourself here. The May 7, 2012, story cites unnamed sources who told the news agency that the CIA had thwarted a plan by a Yemeni affiliate of al-Qaida to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner.

'The Last Refuge': Fighting Al-Qaida In Yemen

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:29:00 +0000

Transcript

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

The war in Iraq is officially over. The war in Afghanistan is winding down. But that doesn't mean President Obama is set to become a peacetime president in his second term. During his first term, Mr. Obama ramped up the drone war against al-Qaida in Pakistan and most recently in Yemen, where the last three major terrorist threats against the U.S. have originated. And there's no sign the campaign in Yemen will let up. The latest drone strike took place just last week near Yemen's capital Sana'a, reportedly killing an al-Qaida commander.

Masked Gunman Kills Yemeni Who Worked As Security Official At U.S. Embassy

Eyder Peralta — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:39:00 +0000

A masked gunman killed a Yemeni man when he was on his way to work as a security official at the U.S.

Mideast Violence Prompts Calls For New U.S. Policy

Michele Kelemen — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:33:00 +0000

The protests and violence aimed at U.S. interests in the Middle East have set off a domestic debate about what the U.S. could or should do to relate to new political movements in the region. The Obama administration says it will continue to engage the region. The campaign of Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, says the U.S. needs to do more to lead.

But there are others who say that both parties have it wrong, and that U.S. policies from both Republican and Democratic administrations have failed.

U.S.

Welcome To The New Middle East

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:12:00 +0000

The three attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions this week have a common theme: all took place in countries where autocratic rulers were ousted last year and where new governments are still struggling to keep order.

Last year, many Americans were cheering on Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt, Libya and Yemen. Now the U.S. is the focus of violent anger over an anti-Islamic film produced in this country.

Protests at U.S. embassies and consulates are nothing new. At some diplomatic missions, they're semi-permanent features.