Declaring War on Yemen? Assassinations, Air Strikes, and Al Qaeda

[IndianaGreen]

Published on Thursday, December 24, 2009 by The Washington Post

Declaring War on Yemen? Assassinations, Air Strikes, and Al Qaeda

Yemeni Air Strike Kills 30, Targets Home of Cleric Linked to Ft. Hood Attack

by Sudarsan Raghavan

SANAA, YEMEN -- Yemeni forces killed at least 30 suspected militants in an air strike early Thursday morning on an alleged al-Qaeda hide-out in southeastern Yemen, the second such assault in the past week, according to Yemeni security and government sources.

The strike appeared to target the home of Anwar al-Aulaqi, the extremist Yemeni-American preacher linked to the suspected gunman in the Fort Hood army base attack in November.

A Yemeni government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said al-Qaeda leaders were believed to be meeting at the house. It was unknown whether Aulaqi was present at the gathering, and, if so, whether he died or escaped, the official said.

Aulaqi has been linked to Maj. Nidal Hassan, the gunman suspected of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex., Army base on Nov. 5.

A close relative of Aulaqi, when reached at their family home in Sanaa, the capital, told The Washington Post that family members did not believe that Aulaqi was still residing in Shabwa, a southeastern province of Yemen.

"We have not had any confirmation yet" that Aulaqi was at the meeting, said a man with an American accent who identified himself as Aulaqi's brother. "I don't believe it is true."

The family has denied that Aulaqi has links to al-Qaeda.

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/12/24-1

The "War on Terror" as Defined by 1984's Emmanuel Goldstein

"The social atmosphere is that of a besieged city.. And at the same time the consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable condition of survival."

"It does not matter whether the war is actually happening, and, since no decisive victory is possible, it does not matter whether the war is going badly. All that is needed is that a state of war should exist."

http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/orwell_goldstein_1984.html

[NJmaverick]

1. Yemen is declaring war on Yemen?

"Yemeni forces killed at least 30 suspected militants in an air strike early Thursday morning on an alleged al-Qaeda hide-out in southeastern Yemen":crazy:

[IndianaGreen]

3. Yemen's dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, a Wahhabi, is backed by Saudi Arabia

The US is just the Saudi's bitch, doing their dirty work for them against the Shia insurrection.

[Goldstein1984]

2. Orwell was a prophet

It's frightening how much sense it all makes now.

G1984

[timeforpeace]

4. Too bad those in power see it as a template instead of a cautionary tale.

[Goldstein1984]

5. It's not surprising they don't learn from literature

They don't even learn from history