US Drones, Yemeni Warplanes Kill 24 in Southern Yemen

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US Drones, Yemeni Warplanes Kill 24 in Southern Yemen
Yemen Denies Ataq Fell to al-Qaeda
by Jason Ditz, April 08, 2012

Strikes against “suspected” members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have killed 24 people across southern and eastern Yemen, with both Yemeni warplanes and US drones taking part in the attacks.

Yemeni warplanes killed 16 of them, with the attacks taking place near the Abyan Provincial capital of Zinjibar. The attack targeted what Yemeni officials termed an “extremist stronghold.”...

Full post:
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/04/08/us-drones-yemeni-warplanes-kill-24-in-southern-yemen/

Related:

Main Yemen airport reopens after officers lift siege
Sun Apr 8, 2012 8:30am EDT

* Gulf neighbours pressure Saleh family to end blockade

* U.S. air strike misses al Qaeda leaders

* Washington supports reshuffle, new president

By Mohammed Ghobari

SANAA, April 8 (Reuters) - Yemen's main airport reopened on Sunday, a day after officers and tribesmen loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh forced it to close in protest at the sacking of the air force commander, a half-brother of Saleh.

The one-day showdown highlighted the continuing turmoil in the country despite a peace deal under which Saleh stood down after months of protests against his 33-year rule and was replaced in February by his deputy, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi....

Full article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/08/yemen-airport-idUSL6E8F805320120408

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1. peep. nt

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2. Thank you. I can no longer make that claim lol.

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10. ^_^ nt

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3. The empire loves blowing stuff up, how many wars does this make?

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5. Not sure. But here is a link to a fairly complete list of US Military interventions:

http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/interventions.html

There's been quite a few to say the least.

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4. just think if the US had a leader that was a peace prize winner. oh, wait.

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6. Maybe they got it mixed up with the Peas Prize

It would be an innocent mistake

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7. what a bloody scene that must have been

i wonder who the people were that got blown to pieces.

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9. That is the burning question isn't it. No investigation, trial, or jury

Just death from above by an unmanned flying object.

And it is now done so frequently without the American MSM even mentioning it. It's just business as usual...

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8. Winning the Global War on Terror!

And if any of these 24 people sent to join the Choir Invisible were by chance not terrorists and not deserving of summary execution, we'll just blame our good friends the Yemenis for being too trigger-happy. Damn it feels good to be an American!