Losing Yemen -- Gregory Johnsen, Foreign Policy
How this forgotten corner of the Arabian Peninsula became the most dangerous country in the world.
In the final presidential debate, more than 11 years after the Bush administration launched its global war on terror, President Barack Obama identified "terrorist networks" as the gravest national security threat facing America. But Yemen, which is home to the most dangerous al Qaeda affiliate, has attracted precious little attention from either of the candidates in this election. In the recent foreign-policy debate, for instance, Yemen was mentioned only once; compare that to Iran, which was name-dropped 47 times.
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My Comment: A sobering analysis on how Al Qaeda came back. Read it all.
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