US Hits Taliban and Al-Qaida Targets The US is reported to have fired two pairs of missiles at a compound in northwestern Pakistan last Thursday. The missiles were fired from an unmanned aircraft at targets where a meeting was being held of about 40 militants who were most likely members of al-Qaida and the Taliban.… Continue Reading
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Stick and Carrot Should Be Tried in Middle East
As violence continues to escalate in the Middle East analysts in the United States are wondering what the best approach to achieving security in the region might be. In wake of the rocket attack of a convoy of British embassy personnel which took place in the Yemeni capital of San’a recently the United States is… Continue Reading
Wikileaks Document Reveals Vulnerability of Yemen’s Nuclear Material
According to a cable sent by an un-named Yemeni official dated January 9, 2010 and sent to the U.S. Embassy, about a week went by with no security at Yemen’s National Atomic Energy Commission’s nuclear facility. “Very little now stands between the bad guys and Yemen’s nuclear material,” is a quote from the cable which… Continue Reading