by Peter Bouckaert, Christoph Wilcke | Apr 7, 2010 | Human Rights
The March capture in San`a of a New Jersey man with alleged ties to al-Qaeda has renewed public concern over potential threats of terrorism from Yemen. On March 14 and 15, Yemen’s air force again carried out airstrikes against what the government said were...
by Gabriela Campos, Stephen Zunes | Jan 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
Much attention has recently been focused on the poverty-stricken country of Yemen. The planning of the Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight by al-Qaeda members in Yemen and other incidents have revealed that al-Qaeda cells in Yemen represents a genuine...
by Phyllis Bennis | Jan 13, 2010 | War & Peace
Barack Obama is not the first U.S. president to find Yemen a challenge. And the current $70 million package of military and security assistance is not the first $70 million US aid program to Yemen. Two decades ago, in 1990, then-President George H.W. Bush was...
by Stephen Zunes | Jan 8, 2010 | War & Peace
The United States may be on the verge of involvement in yet another counterinsurgency war which, as in Iraq and Afghanistan, may make a bad situation even worse. The attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight by a Nigerian apparently planned in...
by Stephen Zunes | Dec 1, 2001 | Environment, War & Peace
There has been increasing attention on Yemen as the possible next major focus in the U.S. campaign against terrorism. Yemeni government forces have begun a crackdown against suspected Al-Qaida members and supporters, and a number of armed clashes have ensued. This...
