Southern Movement / AQAP / Yemeni Coast Guard / U.S. government / National Intelligence / Yemen’s parliament / Gulf Cooperation Council / Central Security Forces’ Counter Terrorism Unit / Department of State / Yemeni army / 1st Armored Division / al-Qaeda / Yemeni Air Force / United States Agency for International Development / Yemeni military / United Nations / Obama administration / American military / Saleh’s government / Yemeni government / U.S. intelligence / Air Force / Department of Defense / Central Security Forces / /
Person
Osama bin Laden / Ali Mohsen al Ahmar / Hamid al Ahmar / Ali Mohsen / Hosni Mubarak / Anwar al Awlaki / Ali Abdullah Saleh / Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab / Nasser al Wahayshi / James R. Clapper / Saddam Hussein / Ansar al Sharia / /
PoliticalEvent
America’s primary / presidential election / /
Position
President / deputy interior minister / General / tribal mediator / leader / Director / Republican Guard / an elite paramilitary unit / Executive / YemeniAmerican cleric / commander / powerful businessman and politician / governor in Saleh / /
RECIPE FOR FAILURE: AMERICAN STRATEGY TOWARD YEMEN AND AL QAEDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA