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Yemen: A Powder Keg Ready to Explode

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2009 Will Yemen become a haven for militants? Is President Obama ignoring the warning signs of unrest in this Middle Eastern hot spot? Link TV's Jamal Dajani looks into the complex problems brewing in Yemen in this week's "Mosaic Intelligence Report." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Guantanamo Judge, Obama at Odds Over Trial Delay

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2009 Army Col. James Pohl, a military judge at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has gone against President Barack Obama's call to suspend the hearing of the alleged orchestrator of the 2000 USS Cole bombing in Yemen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Attack on U.S. Embassy in Yemen

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2008 An attack on the US Embassy in Yemen killed 16 Wednesday, though it failed to breach the inner walls of the building complex The act, which has been claimed by the group Islamic Jihad, is probably a response to both an internal Yemeni crackdown against insurgent groups and the U global "war on terror". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Inside a CIA Black Site

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2008 A Yemeni man has told Amnesty International that he was abducted and tortured and spent nearly three years in secret prisons at the hands of the CIA. Khaled al-Maqtari says that without charge, legal representation or even a word to his family he was shuttled from one prison to another and ultimately dumped into Yemeni custody, once the U.S. had finished with him. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Death Urged For Yemeni Editor in Cartoons Case

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 Just when we thought the Muhammad cartoon-related madness had faded. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )