According to the Wall Street Journal, Yemen’s most influential scholar, Sheik Abdul Majid Al Zindani, has warned his country against allowing foreign troops or an occupying force inside the country in an attempt to pursue suspected al Qaeda terrorists. Zindani however also encouraged his country to accept international aid in stabilizing the country. Zidani said, [...]
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Before Joe Lieberman, we had Chandler Bing
December 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics, TV Shows, World News
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) made news a few days ago, suggesting pre-emptive military action could be necessary in Yemen. Well Mr. Senator, Chandler Bing beat us to the “pre-emptive strike” in Yemen! You may recall Chandler, in an attempt to break up with his girlfriend, told her he was being transfered to Yemen.
Tags:Chandler·Flt 253·Friends·Joe Lieberman·Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab·Yemen
Is there a link between Ft. Hood and the Christmas Terror Attempt?
December 26th, 2009 · No Comments · World News
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) suggests there is. It’s possible, but we should avoid jumping to conclusions and still way too early to know for certain.
Update: Media is reporting the imam and the would-be Christmas bomber could be linked.
“Authorities say they do not yet know if the imam was the same one who was in contact [...]
Tags:airplane bomb·Fort Hood·Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab·Yemen·Yemen Airstrike
Yemen Airstrikes Target Imam Allegedly Linked to Ft. Hood Shooter
December 25th, 2009 · No Comments · World News
Some news you probably missed. It’s currently unclear whether Anwar al-Awlaki was killed.
Yemen said it launched airstrikes Thursday against extremists including Anwar al-Awlaki, the U.S.-born imam whom Fort Hood massacre suspect Nidal Malik Hasan consulted before last month’s shootings in Texas. Story here.
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