Posted on 04/26/2012 12:40:37 PM PDT by NoLibZone
The United States has begun launching drone strikes against suspected al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen under new authority approved by President Obama that allows the CIA and the military to fire even when the identity of those who could be killed is not known, U.S. officials said.
The policy shift marks a significant expansion of the clandestine drone war against an al-Qaeda affiliate that has seized large pieces of territory in Yemen and is linked to a series of terrorist plots against the United States.
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I thought the war on terror was over.
During the Persian Gulf War I was deployed to the Omani Air Base at Thumrait, not far from the Oman/Yemen border. I wonder if this is where the UAV’s are flying out of. If so, I feel sorry for the folks working and living there, not a very pleasant place.
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