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Muhammad al-Ahmadi a very bright and talented journalist, who does a good job of following AQ in Yemen and now the Arabian Peninsula, weighs in with a short article on AQAP’s statement and their threat to send more suicide bombers against targets in Yemen.

Mareb Press also deals with the recent statement in article, although they try to bring in nearly every recent event with little success – citing Himyar al-Ahmar’s recent intervew with ‘Ukaz, and some sloppy writing makes it looks as thought al-Masri gave the interview to al-Hayat and not Salih. I expect better.

News Yemen’s uninspired and strikingly similar coverage is here.

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