Sunday, February 19, 2006

Al-Qaeda Escape in Yemen: Facts, Rumors and Theories / Global Politician, 18 Feb 2006

http://www.globalpolitician.com/articleshow.asp?ID=1614&cid=2
Jane Novak
"Yemen has increased its cooperation in the War on Terror since the September 11th attacks, making some progress with arrests, intelligence sharing, counter terrorism cooperation, and standing up a coast guard. Yemen recently brought to trial a suspected high ranking al-Qaeda leader, Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal. US officials have reported however that Yemen's cooperation is neither institutionalized nor consistent. To the extent that cooperation is ongoing, however sporadic, a pattern of escapes and terrorist facilitation may render cooperation a sum zero game. "