U.S. Drone Strikes: Questions Are Being Raised On Who Is Being Targeted And Why

U.S. Drone Targets In Yemen Raise Questions -- Washington Post

There is little doubt among U.S. intelligence officials that Kaid and Nabil al-Dhahab — brothers who reportedly survived a U.S. airstrike in Yemen on Memorial Day — are associated with the al-Qaeda insurgency in that country. Less clear is the extent to which they are plotting against the United States.

“It’s still an open question,” a U.S. counterterrorism official said. The siblings were related by marriage to Anwar al-Awlaki, an al-Qaeda operative killed in September, but they have not been connectedto a major plot. Their focus has been “more local,” the official said. But “look at their associations and what that portends.”

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My Comment: Much of the drone program is still secret .... and will continue to be kept under wraps considering the sensitivity of the subject. My only hope is that Congress ..... who are responsible for providing the necessary oversight .... are doing their job and are asking the right questions.