U. S. Options for Fighting Terrorism in Yemen
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2010-11-02/u-s-options-fighting-terrorism-yemen
Foiled mail bombing plots to the U.S. by extremists in Yemen has added urgency to an Obama administration review of expanded military options in that country, including increased covert operations. Diane and her guests discuss the implications of new terrorist threats from al Qaeda in Yemen.
Guests
Juan Zarate
a senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a senior national security analyst at CBS News; former Deputy National Security Adviser for Combating Terrorism under the G.W. Bush Administration.
Christopher Preble
director of foreign policy studies, the Cato Institute; co-editor of "Terrorizing Ourselves: Why U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Is Failing and How to Fix It."
Scott Shane
reporter, The New York Times
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I can't help wondering if the intent was to succesfully explode the devices, or to have them caught and create the confusion which will ensue. With the holiday coming up, I can see this creating alot of frustration and anxiety, the intent of terrorism after all.
What bothers me is that the person who provided us the information about this potential attack was released from Guantanamo and THEN joined Al-Qaeda. It seems to me that our holding people indefinitely in Guantanamo is enciting rage against America in these detainees that could be counter-productive if and when they are released.
Lyana
Little Rock, AR.
The Oil chokepoint and other oily affairs
This is another false flag operation. A major part of any future US strategy aimed at denying oil flows to China, the EU or any region or country that opposes US policy by controlling Bab el-Mandab.
The strategic significance of the region between Yemen and Somalia becomes the point of geopolitical interest. It is the site of Bab el-Mandab, one of what the US Government lists as seven strategic world oil shipping chokepoints. In 2006, the Energy Department in Washington reported that an estimated 3.3 million barrels a day of oil flowed through this narrow waterway to Europe, the United States, and Asia.
Perpetual vague fear, perpetual war. The media is a mess.
ONE PERSON mailed printer bombs. So lets go and invade the whole country? There really is something wrong with the mentality of this country when that is how we make decisions. We are no longer the "Home of the Brave". We are the home of the scared who are willing to completely destroy another civilization so we can continue to watch "Jersey Shore" uninterrupted.
Until we have REAL concerns in this country, I personally would rather take my chances on being blown up at a mall than to continue this country's out of control, militaristic foreign policy. Aside from all the damage we are doing to other peoples of the world, we are only making things worse for ourselves by providing VALID excuses for other cultures to be upset with us.
Its time to STOP.