Arabia not so Felix: a brewing war in Yemen?
Exum and Fontaine, the Skywalker and Solo of CNAS, tell the grim tale, warning that: [W]hile Americans may pay little attention to Yemen, al-Qaeda leadership devotes much more: Internet message boards linked to al-Qaeda are encouraging fighters from across the Islamic world to flock to Yemen. (Meanwhile, did you know there is an online encyclopedia ...
Exum and Fontaine, the Skywalker and Solo of CNAS, tell the grim tale, warning that:
[W]hile Americans may pay little attention to Yemen, al-Qaeda leadership devotes much more: Internet message boards linked to al-Qaeda are encouraging fighters from across the Islamic world to flock to Yemen.
(Meanwhile, did you know there is an online encyclopedia of Star Wars called Wookiepedia? Who you calling a Wookie?)
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Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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