The Nation: Washington's War in Yemen Backfires

An article by Jeremy Scahill exposes how the U.S. backed Saleh regime uses aid from the U.S. government in order to suppress opposition to his regime. He also exposes how the many drone strikes and killing of civilians has caused thousands of new recruits for Al Qaeda who are angered by the actions of the U.S. government. Scahill writes,The October drone strike that killed Awlaki’s 16-year-old