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American and British missions in Yemen closed

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NY Homeland Security Examiner

American and British Missions in Yemen Closed Until Further Notice

Due to intelligence that indicates an imminent threat posed against both the United States and British missions in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, both were closed down until further notice. The suspected source of an attack is the same al-Qaeda cell that carried out the failed plane bombing on Christmas Eve over the skies of Detroit.

Yemen is a country along the lines of Somalia in which the government is not a strong source of law and order. Only yesterday the United States pledged to double the amount of money it was supplying to Yemen for counterterrorism.

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Michael Haltman writes The Political Commentator, with articles having been picked up by publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Sun-Times and Houston Chronicle. He focuses much of his writing on national security, the war on terror, the presidency and politics as usual. Living in...

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