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Al Qaeda Claims Credit for Massive Suicide Attack in Yemen

There's some very disturbing news out of Yemen today: A suicide bomber dressed in military uniform detonated explosives in the middle of a parade rehearsal, and according to reports killed at least 96 and wounded at least 300. Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility.

By John Hudson

May 18, 2012

Will Senator Feinstein Call for an Investigation of the White House?

On Sunday, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said whoever leaked the underwear bomber story must be prosecuted. Does that include White House officials?

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By John Hudson

May 14, 2012

Whoever Leaked the Underwear Bomber Story Ought to Be Nervous

The heat is on a U.S. official responsible for leaking details of al Qaeda's disrupted bomb plot to the Associated Press.

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By Dashiell Bennett

May 11, 2012

British Intelligence Also Getting Credit for Foiling Airline Bomb Plot

Intelligence services in the United Kingdom are now getting pulled into the story of the foiled airline bomb plot as it's been revealed that the mole who infiltrated al Qaeda in Yemen was actually a British citizen.

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By John Hudson

May 9, 2012

The Underwear Bomber Sting Was an Intel Bonanza

It's difficult to exaggerate the value of the sting operation that foiled Al Qaeda's latest underwear bomb plot.

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By Dashiell Bennett

May 9, 2012

Latest Underwear Bomber Was Actually a CIA Spy

In a shocking revelation from intelligence sources, the suicide bomber reportedly thwarted trying to blow up a U.S. airliner last month, was actually an informant who willingly turned over the bomb and a top al-Qaeda operative to the CIA.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 26, 2012

Get Ready For More Drone Attacks in Yemen

The United States has "relaxed" its rules regarding unmanned drone attacks in Yemen, giving the CIA and the military the authority to fire on suspected militants even when their identity can't be totally confirmed.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 21, 2012

Violence Doesn't Stop Yemenis From Voting Out President Saleh

There was only one candidate to become Yemen's next president on Tuesday's poll, and The New York Times describes the election as "hardly an exercise in democracy," but Yemenis took to polling stations despite reports of violence.

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By Seth Abramovitch

Jan 22, 2012

Please Welcome Yemen's Fleeing Leader

Outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen has departed the country he has ruled for 33 years, and is making his way to the U.S. for "medical treatment."

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By Adam Martin

Jan 2, 2012

Anti-government protests have rocked Yemen's capital for months

Missing French Journalist Found Strangled in Yemen

A French-Algerian journalist who was found strangled by an electrical cord in a hotel room in the Yemeni Capital of Sanaa had been missing for four days before his body was discovered on Monday.

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By Adam Martin

Dec 29, 2011

As Saleh Prepares a U.S. Visit, Officials Say He 'Played' Them

At least some U.S. officials say the military got 'played' when it acted on local intelligence to conduct a drone strike in Yemen last year, killing not a terrorist but a political rival of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

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By Ted Mann

Dec 24, 2011

Yemen Leader is Bound for the United States

President Ali Abdullah Saleh is planning to seek medical treatment in the U.S. after ceding power to a new unity government, a spokesman says.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 12, 2011

Al Qaeda Stages Prisoner Break at Yemeni Jail ... Again

Around 15 al Qaeda militants busted out of a jail in the city of Aden today, making it the fourth jailbreak by al Qaeda in the past eight years, which makes having an al Qaeda prison in Yemen not like having one at all.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 23, 2011

Yemen's ex-President Just Got a Sweet Deal for Stepping Down

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has officially stepped down, signed over a transfer of power agreement and landed himself a nice deal in the process--possibly avoiding the fate of overthrown Arab dictators before him.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Nov 23, 2011

Yemen's President Could Finally Step Down Today

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has reportedly agreed to a transfer of power that would finally end the 10-month long uprising that nearly got him killed.

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By Ted Mann

Oct 15, 2011