State Cables Show Rising Concern About al-Qaeda In Yemen -- Washington Post
The warning from two influential French senators was stark, but it suggested there was still time to “save Yemen so that it does not become the next base for Al Qaeda.”
The warning from two influential French senators was stark, but it suggested there was still time to “save Yemen so that it does not become the next base for Al Qaeda.”
Diplomats in Qatar, Kuwait and Egypt used words such as “frightened” and said al-Qaeda was flourishing as Yemen faltered.
But the most dire assessments came from Saudi Arabia, where officials said Yemen would be a more hospitable environment for terrorists than even Afghanistan and was already so infested that it should be considered al-Qaeda’s “main home.”
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