We're All Ready in Yemen

Awesome:

In the midst of two unfinished major wars, the United States has quietly opened a third, largely covert front against Al Qaeda in Yemen. Yemeni protesters staged a demonstration in the southern part of the country on Thursday after a raid against Qaeda militants. A year ago, the Central Intelligence Agency sent several of its top field operatives with counterterrorism experience to the country, according a former top agency official. At the same time, some of the most secretive Special Operations commandos have begun training Yemeni security forces in counterterrorism tactics, senior military officers said.

via NYTimes.com.


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