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Since when has the American Empire declared war on Yemen????
On the other hand maybe the American Empire should just declare a never ending war on every country in the world. At least these air strikes and other attacks would be "constitutional", even if they are immoral and wrong. U.S. strikes slay 4 militants in Yemen U.S. had targeted al-Qaida leaders by Ahmed Al-Haj - Jan. 31, 2012 10:38 PM Associated Press SANAA, Yemen - U.S. airstrikes targeting leaders from Yemen's active al-Qaida branch killed four suspected militants, including a man suspected of involvement in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, officials said Tuesday. Missiles struck a school and a car late Monday in the southern Abyan province, Yemeni security and military officials said. Large swaths of the province have fallen under the influence of al-Qaida as the militants exploit a security vacuum stemming from an uprising against President Ali Abdullah Saleh that began last year. The U.S. considers the Yemen branch of al-Qaida to be one of the most dangerous arms of the terrorist group. U.S. aircraft have targeted al-Qaida leaders there before, notably killing Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S. citizen, last year. The U.S. rarely comments on its air activity in Yemen. Al-Qaida in Yemen has been linked to several attacks targeting the U.S., including that by the "underwear bomber" who tried to bring down an airliner over Detroit on Christmas two years ago. Tribal officials in the area said the latest strike hit the militants as they were holding an important meeting at the school. Airstrikes also hit targets in the surrounding mountains and a car carrying people to the meeting between the towns of Lauder and Moudia. Another car on its way to the meeting got away, the officials said. They said one of the suspected militants killed was involved in the bombing of the USS Cole in October 2000, which killed 17 American sailors and injured 39 others. They identified him as Abdel-Monem al-Fathani. The attack on the U.S. destroyer was carried out while it was in the Yemeni port of Aden for refueling. |