Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Al-Arabiyya on al-Qaeda in Yemen

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I’ve been waiting for this program on al-Qaeda in Yemen to come out for a few days, and now al-Arabiyya has finally posted it to its website. I haven’t read it yet, but it is on my list for the weekend. So, for the moment, you are all on your own – print it off, take it to the beach and enjoy some nice weekend reading. It is not quite Alan Furst, but it is close.

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