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Yemeni forces raid al-Qaida hideout

World Dec. 31, 2009 - 06:50AM JST ( 8 )

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adaydreamDec. 31, 2009 - 08:22AM JST

We've got Special Forces in Yemen right now looking for hostile areas that we can identify and take out Al-Quaeda forces.

So while Yemen is taking out some of Al-Quaeda, the US is entering Yemen to find more bad guys, also. < :-)
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michaelqtoddDec. 31, 2009 - 09:45AM JST

"the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo is a flawed process demanding immediate review.”

They are not wrong here.It is insane.It is the equivalent of the Germans capturing say Winston Churchill and the top American fighter pilot during WW2 then handing them back before the war was over. And why has it taken so long (with the use of $67 million) for Yemen to do something about the 300 or so strong al-Quida cell inside Yemen when the Yemeni government seem to know who and where they are. We are in a war here.It was incredibly lucky 280 or so innocent passengers did not die a week ago and only matter of time before the luck runs out
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nandakandamandaDec. 31, 2009 - 11:14AM JST

Would have liked more details of the Somali man caught with a similar bomb at Mogadishu airport. I wonder how they caught him? Was it just the case that was the problem?

They should close Guantanamo because Obama promised he would in order to gather votes. They should build another one on the same spot and call it El Alamo or something and reinstall these dangerous prisoners of war until the war ends. Agree with Michael above. Maybe give them proper POW status too.

Still, the raid sounds like a bit of a damp squib. Quote: the owner was arrested, a suspected al-Qaida member was injured and several militants who fled were being pursued
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goddogDec. 31, 2009 - 11:20AM JST

joke
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bushloverDec. 31, 2009 - 01:59PM JST

Any raid on an Al-Qaida hideout makes my day especially if some of them meet their end on our terms.
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SuperLibDec. 31, 2009 - 08:52PM JST

POW status is a right given to people who engage in warfare by a certain set of rules. Giving people POW status when they refuse to reciprocate makes a mockery of the entire Geneva Conventions.
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lostrune2Dec. 31, 2009 - 08:53PM JST

It takes the Yemen government so long because, unfortunately, more Yemeni people are anti-American than anti-Al Qaeda. That's why it doesn't help America when it turns a population off.
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LIBERTASJan. 01, 2010 - 07:19AM JST

Well, Mr. O has just declared war on Yemen. He should read this first: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24292.htm It's entitled, "Threats to Yemen Prove America Hasn't Learned the Lesson of History." Fairly accurate I thought. Probably applies to geography too.

If he thought Iraq & Af-Pak was bad, he ain't seen nuthin' yet!