Last Week’s Al Qaeda's Video Was Used Used By U.S. Intelligence In Targeting Al Qaeda Targets In Yemen

Herridge: Last Week’s Al Qaeda Video An Intel ‘Goldmine,’ Led To Yemen Strikes -- Washington Free Beacon

Fox News national security reporter Catherine Herridge reported Tuesday last week’s Al Qaeda propaganda video released by militants in Yemen was an intelligence “goldmine” and led to the massive drone strikes over the weekend.

According to Herridge, an unnamed Yemeni official confirmed to Fox News the video played a large role in the strikes and was a grave miscalculation by Al Qaeda operatives. Details such as license plate numbers, faces, and the terrain all enabled intelligence agencies to identify and eliminate the terrorist enclaves. Up to 65 fighters were killed in the attack.

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My Comment: The FOX News/AP post that the Washington Free Beacon is referring to is here.

It appears that Al Qaeda got sloppy and/or arrogant when they released their video .... thinking that they were safe and above it all. No one is ever safe .... a point that U.S./Yemeni counter-terrorism officials quickly drove home to Al Qaeda this past weekend.