Thursday, January 14, 2010

US should consider drones, air attacks in Yemen: Senator

US should consider drones, air attacks in Yemen: Senator: "The United States should consider targeting Al-Qaeda extremists in Yemen with armed drones, air strikes, or covert operations, Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Carl Levin said Wednesday.
'Most options ought to be on the table,' short of invasion by US forces, the Democratic lawmaker from Michigan said on a conference call with reporters after a trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
'It's everything from physical actions that could be accomplished in terms of use of drones or air attacks, it could be clandestine actions,' said Levin,"